"ventre à terre" meaning in English

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Adverb

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

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