se mettre dans le bain

The French expression “se mettre dans le bain” translates literally to “to put oneself into the bath”.

English meanings:

• to warm up
• to get into the swing of things

French meanings:

• s’acclimater – to acclimatize
• s’adapter – to adapt

Example sentence:

• Avant de commencer la leçon, on va se mettre dans le bain avec quelques exercises. Before starting the lesson, we’re going to warm up with a few exercises.

Synonyms:

• s’échauffer – to warm up (in sports)

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