à bas
English
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ɑ.ˈbɑ/, /a.ˈba/, /a.ˈbɑ/
Interjection
à bas
- Down with. [First attested in 1897.]
- À bas the captain.
- 1837 Thomas Carlyle, The French Revolution: A History
- And ever as any black cockade may emerge, rises the many-voiced growl and bark: À bas, Down!
References
- Laurence Urdang (editor), The Random House College Dictionary (Random House, 1984 [1975], →ISBN), page 2
French
Etymology
From à (“to”) + bas (“bottom”). Compare with Spanish abajo, also used in sense “down with”.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a bɑ/
Adverb
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