"prise de tête" meaning in French

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Adjective

IPA: /pʁiz də tɛt/
Etymology: From se prendre la tête. Etymology templates: {{m|fr|se prendre la tête}} se prendre la tête Head templates: {{fr-adj|inv=1}} prise de tête (invariable)
  1. (informal, of a person) fussy, tiresome Tags: informal, invariable
    Sense id: en-prise_de_tête-fr-adj-wMu1B9Fk Categories (other): French terms with collocations, French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 51 41 8

Noun

IPA: /pʁiz də tɛt/ Forms: prises de tête [plural]
Etymology: From se prendre la tête. Etymology templates: {{m|fr|se prendre la tête}} se prendre la tête Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} prise de tête f (plural prises de tête)
  1. (informal) headache, hassle Tags: feminine, informal Synonyms: casse-tête
    Sense id: en-prise_de_tête-fr-noun-LGO8tNpi
  2. (informal) argument Tags: feminine, informal
    Sense id: en-prise_de_tête-fr-noun-t0-DyTU7

Download JSON data for prise de tête meaning in French (2.1kB)

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