mettre des gants

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mettre des gants

\mɛ.tʁə dɛ ɡɑ̃\
\mɛt dɛ ɡɑ̃\

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Composé de mettre et de gant.

verb

Agir avec circonspection. Pour dire les choses telles que son honnêteté les sentait, il ne mettait pas de gants, et sa langue naïve ignorait l’art des périphrases.

Similar: prendre des gants

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Similar: prendre des gants

In English

walk on eggshells to handle sensitive matters delicately

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"mettre des gants." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/fr/mettre%20des%20gants. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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mettre des gants. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/fr/mettre%20des%20gants

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"mettre des gants." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/fr/mettre%20des%20gants.

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@misc{mettre_des_gants_2026,
  title = {mettre des gants},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fr/mettre%20des%20gants},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}