à bas

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

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French à bas (literally “to the bottom”).[1]

Pronunciation

Interjection

à bas

  1. 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
  1. Laurence Urdang (editor), The Random House College Dictionary (Random House, 1984 [1975], →ISBN), page 2

Anagrams

French

Etymology

From à (“to”) + bas (“bottom”). Compare with Spanish abajo, also used in sense “down with”.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /a bɑ/

Adverb

à bas

  1. down, downwards
  2. (figuratively) down with, away with
    À bas le tyran !
    Down with the tyrant!

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Norman

Adverb

à bas

  1. (Jersey) downstairs

Antonyms
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