là-bas

See also: Appendix:Variations of "labas"

French

Etymology

From là +‎ bas.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /la.ba/ ~ /la.bɑ/

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Adverb

là-bas

1. there, over there

   Ma maison est là-bas ― My house is over there

   N'allez pas là-bas, c'est dangereux. ― Do not go there, it's hazardous.

2. down there
3. yonder

Derived terms

• allez voir là-bas si j'y suis

Descendants

• Mauritian Creole: laba

See also

• là-haut

Further reading

• “là-bas”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012

Anagrams

• sabla

Norman

Adverb

là-bas

1. down there