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à terre

[ French a ter ]

adverb

Ballet.
  1. on the ground.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of à terre1

Borrowed into English from French around 1920–25
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Example Sentences

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Despite life-saving efforts, Waters was later pronounced dead Monday at a Terre Haute hospital.

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Some 50 are left on federal death row at a Terre Haute, Indiana, prison after the Trump executions reduced their numbers by nearly a quarter.

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David Moore, the founder of Michelin-star restaurant Pied à Terre, said he had already told one customer who had a £95 voucher for a 10-course menu, that their meal would now cost £105.

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"Anecdotally, I have a lot of pals saying they are opening up restaurants and they are expecting their 18 employees to come back and only 12 turn up," The Pied à Terre founder said.

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David Moore, the founder of Pied à Terre in London, said he decided to halt the restaurant's lunchtime menu to "preserve" his depleted workforce.

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