à bas

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See also: abas, Abas, abás, abās, and -abas

English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French à bas (literally to the bottom).[1]

Pronunciation

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Interjection

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à bas

  1. Down with. [First attested in 1897.]

References

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  1. ^ Laurence Urdang (editor), The Random House College Dictionary (Random House, 1984 [1975], →ISBN), page 2

Anagrams

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French

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Etymology

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Compare with Spanish abajo, also used in sense “down with”.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /a ba/ ~ /a bɑ/
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Adverb

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à bas

  1. (figuratively) down with, away with
    Synonym: mort à
    Antonym: vive
    À bas le tyran !Down with the tyrant!

Usage notes

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  • Not to be confused with en bas.

Anagrams

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Norman

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Adverb

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à bas

  1. (Jersey) downstairs

Antonyms

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