à bas

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

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Interjection

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!

References

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

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

(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

(Jersey) downstairs

Antonyms

à haut (“upstairs”)

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