"à la française" meaning in French

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Adverb

IPA: /a la fʁɑ̃.sɛz/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Lepticed7-à la française.wav
Etymology: From à la (“in the manner of; the style of”) française (“French”). Head templates: {{fr-adv|head=à la française}} à la française
  1. of or according to a French manner or style, like the French
    Sense id: en-à_la_française-fr-adv-WSd3BIa1 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French links with redundant wikilinks, Fashion Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 68 32 Disambiguation of French links with redundant wikilinks: 74 26 Disambiguation of Fashion: 100 0
  2. (cooking) service à la française, buffet (in which each guest compiles their own menu from a selection of dishes) Derived forms: appareil à la française, fenêtre à la française, habit à la française, jardin à la française, petit déjeuner à la française, présentation à la française, robe à la française, service à la française, tacos à la française, traverser à la française Related terms: à la russe, à l’anglaise, à l’italienne
    Sense id: en-à_la_française-fr-adv-77DmL7qO Categories (other): Cooking, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 37 63 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 15 85 Topics: cooking, food, lifestyle
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