"à-peu-près" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /a.pø.pʁɛ/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Lepticed7-à-peu-près.wav
Etymology: Substantivised use of à peu près. Etymology templates: {{m|fr|à peu près}} à peu près Head templates: {{fr-noun|m|-}} à-peu-près m (uncountable)
  1. slapdash, shoddy work Tags: masculine, uncountable
    Sense id: en-à-peu-près-fr-noun-P2NKyGuF Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header

Download JSON data for à-peu-près meaning in French (1.3kB)

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