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à la
[ ah lah, ah luh; French a la ]
preposition
- according to; in the manner of:
a short poem à la Ogden Nash.
- Cooking.
- prepared in the manner of, to the taste of, or by:
chicken à la provençale.
- prepared with the ingredient of.
à la
/ a la; ɑː lɑː; æ lə /
preposition
- in the manner or style of
- as prepared in (a particular place) or by or for (a particular person)
Word History and Origins
Origin of à la1
Word History and Origins
Origin of à la1
Idioms and Phrases
Like, in the manner of, as in He hoped to break all records, à la Babe Ruth . This expression, an abbreviation of the French à la mode de (for “in the manner of”), has been used in English since the late 1500s.Example Sentences
That mentality is juxtaposed by the popular Boca motto 'transpira a la camiseta', which means to 'make the shirt sweat'.
Throughout the series, the women battled it out in boxing matches, basketball contests and even a bizarre contest where they had to devise a TV advert for a mattress, à la The Apprentice.
In Canada, the premier of Manitoba, Wab Kinew, signed a decree in an oversized folder and held it up with his signature, à la Trump.
There are open-air booths facing the stage where guests can order bottle service with a la carte options from Nobu, while the interior features a chef’s counter with omakase service.
Housed in the Red Bull Mirage pyramid in a multilevel terrace that faces the Quasar stage, the Nobu pop-up featured an omakase counter and open-air booths where guests can purchase bottle service from Red Bull and a la carte items from Nobu’s menu.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
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