prendre de court

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French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pʁɑ̃.dʁə d(ə) kuʁ/

Verb

prendre de court

  1. (transitive) to take somebody unawares, to catch somebody off-guard, to bowl a googly to someone
    Synonym: prendre en défaut