French

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɛ.tʁ‿a l‿wɛst/ ~ /e.tʁ‿a l‿wɛst/

Verb

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être à l’ouest

  1. (informal) to be out to lunch, out of it, not with it, spaced out
    Synonym: être à côté de ses pompes
    Être à l’ouest.To be out of it. (literally, “To be in the west.”)

Usage notes

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à l'ouest is almost exclusively used predicatively.

See also

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