au débotté
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French[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Adverb[edit]
- (archaic) as soon as one arrives, as soon as one gets home
- off the cuff, without preparation
- Synonyms: sans préparation, de manière improvisée
- unexpectedly, without warning
- prendre quelqu’un au débotté, prendre quelqu’un par surprise ― to take someone by surprise
See also[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “débotté”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.