"baisser les bras" meaning in French

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Verb

IPA: /bɛ.se le bʁa/, /bɛ.se le bʁɑ/, /be.se le bʁa/, /be.se le bʁɑ/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-baisser les bras.wav
Etymology: Literally, “to lower one's arms”. Compare Russian опуска́ть ру́ки (opuskátʹ rúki). Etymology templates: {{m-g|to lower one's arms}} “to lower one's arms”, {{lit|to lower one's arms}} Literally, “to lower one's arms”, {{cog|ru|опуска́ть ру́ки}} Russian опуска́ть ру́ки (opuskátʹ rúki) Head templates: {{fr-verb}} baisser les bras
  1. (figuratively) to give up; to stop trying Tags: figuratively Related terms: jeter l’éponge, lâcher l’affaire
    Sense id: en-baisser_les_bras-fr-verb-IMPoi4ts Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "to lower one's arms"
      },
      "expansion": "Literally, “to lower one's arms”",
      "name": "lit"
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    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "опуска́ть ру́ки"
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  ],
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      "expansion": "baisser les bras",
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  "lang_code": "fr",
  "pos": "verb",
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Alors je prends l'instant qui passe"
        },
        {
          "text": "Et prends le temps de le voir qui trace"
        },
        {
          "text": "Sans jamais baisser les bras"
        },
        {
          "text": "Jamais baisser les bras (lyrics from Tom Frager, Give Me That Love)"
        }
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        "to give up; to stop trying"
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        "(figuratively) to give up; to stop trying"
      ],
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        {
          "word": "jeter l’éponge"
        },
        {
          "word": "lâcher l’affaire"
        }
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      "ipa": "/bɛ.se le bʁa/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bɛ.se le bʁɑ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/be.se le bʁa/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/be.se le bʁɑ/"
    },
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      "expansion": "baisser les bras",
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  "lang_code": "fr",
  "pos": "verb",
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    {
      "word": "jeter l’éponge"
    },
    {
      "word": "lâcher l’affaire"
    }
  ],
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        {
          "text": "Alors je prends l'instant qui passe"
        },
        {
          "text": "Et prends le temps de le voir qui trace"
        },
        {
          "text": "Sans jamais baisser les bras"
        },
        {
          "text": "Jamais baisser les bras (lyrics from Tom Frager, Give Me That Love)"
        }
      ],
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        "to give up; to stop trying"
      ],
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        "(figuratively) to give up; to stop trying"
      ],
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        "figuratively"
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      "ipa": "/bɛ.se le bʁa/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bɛ.se le bʁɑ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/be.se le bʁa/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/be.se le bʁɑ/"
    },
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    }
  ],
  "word": "baisser les bras"
}

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