reculer pour mieux sauter

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French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʁə.ky.le puʁ mjø so.te/
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Verb

reculer pour mieux sauter

  1. (figuratively, in good part) to take a run-up so as to jump farther, to make a strategic retreat, to make a strategic withdrawal so as to come back stronger
  2. (figuratively, in bad part) to delay the inevitable, to put off the evil day

Usage notes

  • Can carry either a positive or a negative connotation.

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