to have formal discussions or negotiations with someone
avoir des discussions formelles ou des négociations avec quelqu'un
"The foreign ministers agreed to hold talks with neighboring countries."
"Les ministres des affaires étrangères ont accepté de tenir des discussions avec les pays voisins."
to make great efforts to achieve or obtain something
to return to a topic once something else has finished
to aim for something very ambitious or difficult to achieve
to be the first to take action or start something
to cause something bad to happen; to make something start
to help the economy move away from a downturn