à bas

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See also: abas, Abas, abás, abās, and -abas

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French à bas (literally “to the bottom”).

Pronunciation

Interjection

à bas

  1. Down with.

References

  1. ^ Laurence Urdang (editor), The Random House College Dictionary (Random House, 1984 , →ISBN), page 2

Anagrams

French

Etymology

Compare with Spanish abajo, also used in sense “down with”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a ba/, /a bɑ/
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Adverb

à bas

  1. (figuratively) down with, away with
    Synonym: mort à
    Antonym: vive
    À bas le tyran ! ― Down with the tyrant!

Usage notes

  • Not to be confused with en bas.

Anagrams

Norman

Adverb

à bas

  1. (Jersey) downstairs

Antonyms

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