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French
Pronunciation
Preposition
au ras de
- (Louisiana) near, close to
Ils ont des locks au ras de la mer pour empêcher l’eau salée de rentrer durant les chesseresses.- They have locks near the Gulf to stop salt water from coming inland during droughts.
- (Louisiana) next to
- (Louisiana) approximately, about, around, nearly
L’oragan Audrey a tué au ras de cinq cents personnes.- Hurricane Audrey killed nearly five hundred people.
- (Louisiana) around (temporal)
Au ras de Christmas.- Around Christmas.
Further reading
- Dictionary of Louisiana French: As Spoken in Cajun, Creole, and American Indian Communities (2009; →ISBN; →ISBN)