"prendre la main" meaning in Français

See prendre la main in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: \pʁɑ̃dʁ la mɛ̃\
  1. Saisir la main de quelqu’un.
    Sense id: fr-prendre_la_main-fr-verb-tyi3n-y- Categories (other): Exemples en français
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: prendre la main dans le sac Related terms: se prendre par la main
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