"donner le la" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [French]

IPA: /dɔ.ne lə la/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-donner le la.wav
Etymology: Literally, “to give the A” (the musical note). Compare Italian dare il la. Etymology templates: {{m-g|to give the A}} “to give the A”, {{lit|to give the A}} Literally, “to give the A”, {{cog|it|dare il la}} Italian dare il la Head templates: {{fr-verb}} donner le la
  1. (music) to give the tuning note Categories (topical): Music
    Sense id: en-donner_le_la-fr-verb-50VJnFNN Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
  2. (figuratively) to set the pace, to set the tone Tags: figuratively Related terms: donner le ton, donner l’exemple
    Sense id: en-donner_le_la-fr-verb-pF4Nz7uY Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 11 89 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 15 85 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 95
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