"à quia" meaning in French

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Adjective

IPA: /a kɥi.a/, /a kja/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-à quia.wav
Etymology: From Latin quia (“because”); when one is out of arguments, the only line of argumentation left is saying “because [I say so]”. Etymology templates: {{der|fr|la|quia||because}} Latin quia (“because”) Head templates: {{fr-adj|head=à quia|inv=1}} à quia (invariable)
  1. silenced, nonplussed, speechless, tongue-tied, dumbfounded Tags: invariable
    Sense id: en-à_quia-fr-adj-swmNM--1 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header

Download JSON data for à quia meaning in French (1.7kB)

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