à bas

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

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French à bas (literally “to the bottom”).

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ɑ.ˈbɑ/, /a.ˈba/, /a.ˈbɑ/

Interjection

à bas

1. 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!

Anagrams

• AABs, BSAA, Basa, SABA, Saab, Saba, baas, basa, saba

French

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a ba/ ~ /a bɑ/

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Adverb

à bas

1. (figuratively) down with, away with

   Synonym: mort à

   Antonym: vive

   À bas le tyran ! ― Down with the tyrant!

Usage notes

• Not to be confused with en bas.

Anagrams

• basa

Norman

Adverb

à bas

1. (Jersey) downstairs

Antonyms

• à haut (“upstairs”)