Summary
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jeter le gant:
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Wiktionary:
jeter le gant → throw down the gauntlet, affront
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Wiktionary:
French
Detailed Translations for jeter le gant from French to English
jeter le gant: (*Using Word and Sentence Splitter)
- jeter: throw; throw away; throw out; cast; fling; heave; waste; dissipate; squander; cast off; throw off; discard; hurl; throw down; throw on the ground; rocket; kick off; throw to
- le: the; him
- lé: front-width
- île: island; isle
- gant: glove; mitten; leather
- géant: colossus; jumbo; big man; broad man; giant; whopper; vast; enormous; immense; stupendous; gigantic; colossal; huge; tremendous; very large; out of proportion; to a huge extent
Wiktionary Translations for jeter le gant:
jeter le gant
verb
jeter le gant
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(figuré) défier quelqu’un au combat.
- jeter le gant → throw down the gauntlet
verb
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to insult intentionally, especially openly
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issue a challenge