au pied levé

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French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /o pje l(ə).ve/
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Adverb

au pied levé

  1. at a moment's notice, at the last minute, without preparation
    • 1945, Elsa Triolet, Le premier accroc coûte deux cents francs : nouvelles, page 9:
      Cet avènement s’était fait comme la carrière d’une petite actrice qui remplace au pied levé la vedette et remporte un triomphe.
      This advent was like the career of a little actress who replaces the star at the last minute and achieves a triumph.

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