"à fond" meaning in French

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Adverb

IPA: /a fɔ̃/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Lepticed7-à fond.wav
Head templates: {{fr-adv}} à fond
  1. right to the bottom
    Sense id: en-à_fond-fr-adv-tBDQx6JV
  2. (figuratively, often informal) all the way: totally; completely; entirely, throughout Tags: figuratively, informal, often Synonyms: à mort, à crever, blindé
    Sense id: en-à_fond-fr-adv-MnZFrzpu Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: à donf (english: Verlan) Derived forms: à donf, à fond de balle, à fond de train

Download JSON data for à fond meaning in French (2.0kB)

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