à bas
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French à bas (literally “to the bottom”).[1]
Pronunciation edit
- (General American) IPA(key): /ɑ.ˈbɑ/, /a.ˈba/, /a.ˈbɑ/
Interjection edit
à bas
- Down with. [First attested in 1897.]
- 1837, Thomas Carlyle, The French Revolution: A History […], volumes (please specify |volume=I to III), London: Chapman and Hall, →OCLC, (please specify the book or page number):
- And ever as any black cockade may emerge, rises the many-voiced growl and bark: À bas, Down!
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French edit
Etymology edit
Compare with Spanish abajo, also used in sense “down with”.
Pronunciation edit
Adverb edit
Usage notes edit
- Not to be confused with en bas.
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Adverb edit
Antonyms edit
- à haut (“upstairs”)