à la

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English

Etymology

Borrowed from French à la.

Preposition

à la

  1. Alternative form of a la

Anagrams

Danish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from French à la.

Preposition

à la

  1. a la

French

Etymology

From à +‎ la.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a la/
  • (file)

Preposition

à la

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see à,‎ la.
  2. a la, in the style or manner of (with a feminine singular adjective or a proper noun)
    à la française
    in the French style
    à la Hugo
    in the style of Hugo

Descendants

  • English: a la, à la
  • Norwegian Bokmål: à la, a la

See also

German

Etymology

Borrowed from French à la.

Preposition

à la

  1. à la

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Etymology

From French à la (in the style or manner of), short for à la mode (in fashion), first part from French à (to, on, in), from Middle French , from Old French a (to, towards, belonging to), from Latin ad (to, towards, up to, at), from Proto-Italic *ad (toward, to, on, up to, for), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd (to, at). Last part from French la (the), from Middle French la (the), from Old French la (the), from Latin illam (that, those), which is the accusative singular feminine of ille (that, those), from Old Latin olle (he, that), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ol-no- or *h₂l̥-no-, from *h₂el- (beyond, other).

Pronunciation

Preposition

à la

  1. à la (in the style or manner of)
    • 1899, Jonas Lie, Faste Forland, page 12:
      Fastes skjødesløse paaklædning – aldeles a la den gamle
      Faste's careless attire - completely a la the old one
    • 1931 November 14, A-magasinet:
      i «à la», som betyr «à la manière de», d.v.s. som det er brukt der og der hos den og den person, ligger ikke alene en historisk erindring, men deri skjuler sig ofte hemmeligheten ved [mat]rettenes egenartethet
      i «à la», which means «à la manière de», i.e. as it is used there and there in this and that person, lies not only a historical memory, but often hides the secret of the peculiarity of dishes
    • 2005, Knut Borge, Tore Skoglund, Alt for Norge og vel så det:
      ymter noen om belønning a la permisjon til jul?
      does anyone claim rewards a la leave for Christmas?
    • 2008, Jon Michelet, Brev fra de troende:
      boka spiller opp mot det klassiske krim-mysteriet, a la Agatha Christie
      the book plays against the classic crime mystery, a la Agatha Christie
    biff à la Lindström
    steak à la Lindström
    taklampen vår er noe à la den dere har
    our ceiling light is akin to the one you have

Derived terms

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

  • a la (alternative spelling)

Etymology

From French à la.

Preposition

à la

  1. a la, in the style of, manner of

References

Anagrams

Polish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French à la.

Pronunciation

Preposition

à la

  1. a la
    Synonyms: na, niby

Further reading

  • à la in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • à la in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Swedish

Etymology

From French à la (in the style or manner of).

Preposition

à la

  1. à la (in the style or manner of)
    biff à la Lindström
    steak à la Lindström

Derived terms

References

  • à la” in Svensk ordbok