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de haut en bas

UK/dəˌ(h)əʊtɒnˈba/

de haut en bas adverb: with condescension; superciliously. Also used attributively.

Adverb

de haut en bas (not comparable)

  1. With condescension; superciliously. Also used attributively.
    • The landlady looked at him de haut en bas, rather pitying, and at the same time, resenting his clear, fierce morality.1913, D[avid] H[erbert] Lawrence, chapter 4, in Sons and Lovers, London: Duckworth & Co. […], →OCLC
    • Thomas initially took a de haut en bas attitude to Nazism, expecting it to be a flash in the pan.2016 April, Stoddard Martin, Literary Review, page 19

de haut en bas meaning in Bengali

de haut en bas in Bengali

তাচ্ছিল্যের সাথে, অহংকারপূর্ণভাবে

Origin of de haut en bas

Borrowed from French de haut en bas (“from on high to low”).

Questions about de haut en bas

What does de haut en bas mean?
De haut en bas means with condescension; superciliously. Also used attributively.
What is de haut en bas in Bengali?
De haut en bas in Bengali is তাচ্ছিল্যের সাথে, অহংকারপূর্ণভাবে. See De haut en bas meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is de haut en bas?
De haut en bas is an adverb.
How do you pronounce de haut en bas?
De haut en bas is pronounced /dəˌ(h)əʊtɒnˈba/ (UK).

Words near de haut en bas in the dictionary

  1. de gras
  2. de Grasse
  3. de Grasses
  4. De Groot
  5. de Haas-Van Alphen effect
  6. de haut en bas
  7. de Havilland
  8. de Havilland Law
  9. De Jong
  10. de Jongh
  11. de Jonghs

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