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English
Etymology
Borrowed from French à la.
Preposition
à la
- Alternative form of a la
Anagrams
Danish
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from French à la.
Preposition
à la
- a la
French
Etymology
From à + la.
Pronunciation
Preposition
à la
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see à, la.
- 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
See also
German
Etymology
Borrowed from French à la.
Preposition
à la
- 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
- 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
- la “à la” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “à_la” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
- “à la” in Store norske leksikon
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
- a la (alternative spelling)
Etymology
From French à la.
Preposition
à la
- a la, in the style of, manner of
References
Anagrams
Polish
Alternative forms
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from French à la.
Pronunciation
Preposition
à la
- 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
- à la (in the style or manner of)
- biff à la Lindström
- steak à la Lindström
Derived terms
References