terre-à-terre

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French

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Adjective

terre-à-terre (invariable)

  1. Alternative form of terre à terre (down-to-earth)

Noun

terre-à-terre m (uncountable)

  1. Alternative form of terre à terre (that which is concerned with practical day-to-day life, a pace of a horse)

Adverb

terre-à-terre

  1. Alternative form of terre à terre (coast-hugging (sailing))

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