"ventre à terre" meaning in All languages combined

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Adverb [English]

Forms: more ventre à terre [comparative], most ventre à terre [superlative]
Etymology: Borrowed from French ventre à terre. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|ventre à terre}} French ventre à terre Head templates: {{en-adv|nolinkhead=1}} ventre à terre (comparative more ventre à terre, superlative most ventre à terre)
  1. At breakneck speed.
    Sense id: en-ventre_à_terre-en-adv-dz6trnUP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries

Adverb [French]

IPA: /vɑ̃tʁ a tɛʁ/
Head templates: {{fr-adv}} ventre à terre
  1. (informal, figuratively) at full tilt, at full pelt Tags: figuratively, informal Synonyms: à toute allure, à toute vitesse, à toute berzingue, au grand galop
    Sense id: en-ventre_à_terre-fr-adv-JK4HrFB- Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries
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