à bras-le-corps

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French[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /a bʁa.l(ə).kɔʁ/, /a bʁɑ.l(ə).kɔʁ/
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Adverb[edit]

à bras-le-corps

  1. with both arms around someone's body, bodily
  2. (figuratively) completely invested in resolving a problem, head-on
    prendre le problème à bras-le-corps ― to grasp the nettle
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