"prendre de la place" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [French]

IPA: /pʁɑ̃.dʁə d(ə) la plas/
Etymology: Literally, “to take up space.” Head templates: {{fr-verb}} prendre de la place
  1. (literally) to take up a lot of room (to take up a lot of physical space) Tags: literally
    Sense id: en-prendre_de_la_place-fr-verb-ClMYK-kP
  2. (informal, figuratively) to be an overwhelming person, to be too much, to be the centre of attention (to take up a lot of notional space by one's demeanor) Tags: figuratively, informal
    Sense id: en-prendre_de_la_place-fr-verb-lQ-vmO09 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 14 86
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: tenir le crachoir

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          "text": "Near-synonym: être envahissant"
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    }
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