"prendre du recul" meaning in French

See prendre du recul in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /pʁɑ̃.dʁə dy ʁ(ə).kyl/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-prendre du recul.wav
Head templates: {{fr-verb}} prendre du recul
  1. (figuratively) to take a step back, to step back and get some perspective Tags: figuratively Related terms: relativiser, prendre de la hauteur, prendre de la distance, prendre du champ, vue d’ensemble, à froid, à tête reposée
    Sense id: en-prendre_du_recul-fr-verb-S5Hxrydt Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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          "perspective",
          "perspective"
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      ],
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        "(figuratively) to take a step back, to step back and get some perspective"
      ],
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        {
          "word": "relativiser"
        },
        {
          "word": "prendre de la hauteur"
        },
        {
          "word": "prendre de la distance"
        },
        {
          "word": "prendre du champ"
        },
        {
          "word": "vue d’ensemble"
        },
        {
          "word": "à froid"
        },
        {
          "word": "à tête reposée"
        }
      ],
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      ]
    }
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      "word": "prendre de la hauteur"
    },
    {
      "word": "prendre de la distance"
    },
    {
      "word": "prendre du champ"
    },
    {
      "word": "vue d’ensemble"
    },
    {
      "word": "à froid"
    },
    {
      "word": "à tête reposée"
    }
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      ],
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        [
          "step back",
          "step back"
        ],
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      ],
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