Francia | Angol |
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à la nom {f} | to◼◼◼(used to indicated exponentiation) |
à la barre preposition | at the helm◼◼◼(in charge of a company or project) at the helm◼◼◼(steering a vessel) |
à la base adverbe | basically◼◼◼(in a fundamental or basic manner) originally◼◼◼(as it was in the beginning) |
à la belle étoile preposition | under the stars◼◼◼preposition |
à la belle étoile [at nighttime] preposition | in the open◼◼◼(outdoors) |
à la carte adjectif | à la carte◼◼◼(allowing selection from a menu) |
à la condition que conjunction | inasmuch as◼◼◼(to the extent that) |
à la coque adjectif | soft-boiled◼◼◼(of an egg) |
à la dernière minute preposition | at the last minute◼◼◼(very close to a deadline) |
à la dernière minute nom | eleventh hour◼◻◻(The last minute) |
à la difference de preposition | unlike◼◼◼(in contrast with; as opposed to) |
à la dure verbe | learn the hard way◼◼◼(learn by experiencing the consequences of making mistakes) |
à la dérive adjectif | adrift◼◼◼(floating at random) |
à la dérive adverbe | adrift◼◼◼(in a drifting condition) |
à la dérobée adverbe | on the sly◼◼◼(slyly, in an inconspicuous manner, so as not to be seen; secretly; stealthily) |
à la fin adverbe | already◼◼◼(intensifier used to emphasize impatience or express exasperation) eventually◼◼◼(in the end) |
à la fin preposition | at last◼◼◻(in the end; finally; ultimately) |
à la fin interjection | come on◼◼◻(expression of exasperation/impatience) |
à la fois preposition | at a time◼◼◼(in a continuous period) |
à la fois adverbe | at once◼◼◼(together) |
à la folie adverbe | head over heels◼◼◼(hopelessly, madly (as in head over heels in love)) |
à la framboise adjectif | raspberry◼◼◼(containing or having the flavor/flavour of raspberries) |
à la gomme adjectif {m} | phony◼◼◼(fraudulent; fake) |
à la guerre comme à la guerre phrase | all's fair in love and war◼◼◼(unpleasant behavior is acceptable during love and conflict) |
à la hâte adverbe | hastily◼◼◼(in a hasty manner) hurriedly◼◼◻(in a hurried manner) |
à la lettre adverbe | to the letter◼◼◼(idiomatic for "literally", following the rules as they're written) |
à la lettre preposition | by the book◼◻◻preposition |
à la limite preposition | in a pinch◼◼◼(in a difficult situation) |
à la longue preposition | in the long run◼◼◼(eventually) |
à la louche [colloquial] adverbe | approximately(imprecise but close to in quantity or amount) |
à la loyale adverbe | fair and square◼◼◼(fairly and undoubtedly) |
à la lumière de preposition | in light of◼◼◼(given, considering) |
à la lumière du jour preposition | in broad daylight◼◼◼(in ample natural illumination) |
à la légère adverbe | in vain◼◼◼(disrespectful manner) |
à la main preposition | by hand◼◼◼preposition |
à la main adverbe | manually◼◼◻(by hand) |