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English
Noun
dégringolade (plural dégringolades)
- Alternative spelling of degringolade
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French
Etymology
From dégringoler (“to fall, tumble”) + -ade.
Pronunciation
Noun
dégringolade f (plural dégringolades)
- fall, tumble; collapse
1897 December 20, Solness, “À Montmartre”, in Le Matin:Et ceci est un signe des temps. La Butte glisse. Comment expliquer cette visible et progressive dégringolade de Montmartre ? N’accusez ni les chansonniers ni la versatilité du public.- And this is a sign of the times. La Butte slips. How do you explain this visible and progressive collapse of Montmartre? Don't accuse the singers or the audience's fickleness.
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