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ramener son grain de sel

French, verb/ʁam.ne sɔ̃ ɡʁɛ̃ d(ə) sɛl/

ramener son grain de sel is a French verb meaning “to put in one's two cents” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Se mêler à une conversation et donner son avis sans y être convié”.

What does ramener son grain de sel mean in English?

verb

  1. 1

    to put in one's two cents

Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How French dictionaries define it

verb: 1. Se mêler à une conversation et donner son avis sans y être convié.

The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.

Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of ramener son grain de sel

  • mettre son grain de sel

Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce ramener son grain de sel?

  • /ʁam.ne sɔ̃ ɡʁɛ̃ d(ə) sɛl/
  • \ʁam.ne sɔ̃ ɡʁɛ̃ də sɛl\
  • \ʁam.ne sɔ̃ ɡʁɛ̃ d‿sɛl\

Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.