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French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /se.de l(ə) pa/ ~ /se.de l(ə) pɑ/
Verb
céder le pas
- (figuratively) to give way, to yield
- Antonym: prendre le pas
1972, Georges Brassens (lyrics and music), “Mourir pour des idées”, in Fernande:O vous, les boutefeux, ô vous les bons apôtres / Mourez donc les premiers, nous vous cédons le pas- (please add an English translation of this quotation)