"prendre avec des pincettes" meaning in French

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Verb

IPA: /pʁɑ̃.dʁ‿a.vɛk de pɛ̃.sɛt/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-prendre avec des pincettes.wav
Head templates: {{fr-verb}} prendre avec des pincettes
  1. (transitive, informal, figuratively) to take with a pinch of salt Tags: figuratively, informal, transitive Related terms: prendre pour argent comptant
    Sense id: en-prendre_avec_des_pincettes-fr-verb-Z-EnCcyp Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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        "(transitive, informal, figuratively) to take with a pinch of salt"
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