Yield the floor in French

Definition

Definition in EnglishTo give up one's speaking turn so that another participant can speak.

Definition in FrenchCesser de parler pour laisser une autre personne prendre la parole.

Example sentences

• Je vous en prie, poursuivez ; j’ai terminé.🔊

  Please go ahead; I've finished making my point.

• Vas-y, c’est à toi. J’ai dit ce que je voulais dire.🔊

  Go on, it's your turn. I've said what I wanted to say.

Learn it in a lesson

• Managing discussions and clearing up misunderstandings in French

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