"off the cuff" meaning in Anglais

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Adverb

IPA: \ɒf ðə kʌf\ Audio: En-au-off-the-cuff.ogg
  1. Extemporanément, d’une manière improvisée. Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: fr-off_the_cuff-en-adv-hyt2U~Zj Categories (other): Exemples en anglais, Métaphores en anglais
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: extemporaneously

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  "categories": [
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Locutions adverbiales en anglais",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Anglais",
      "orig": "anglais",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_texts": [
    "→ voir off et cuff (« sans la manchette »)."
  ],
  "lang": "Anglais",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adv",
  "pos_title": "Locution adverbiale",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Exemples en anglais",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Métaphores en anglais",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "When asked for a speech, she spoke off the cuff.",
          "translation": "Quand on lui demanda un discours, elle improvisa."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Extemporanément, d’une manière improvisée."
      ],
      "id": "fr-off_the_cuff-en-adv-hyt2U~Zj",
      "tags": [
        "figuratively"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "\\ɒf ðə kʌf\\"
    },
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      "raw_tags": [
        "Australie"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "extemporaneously"
    }
  ],
  "word": "off the cuff"
}
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    "Locutions adverbiales en anglais",
    "anglais"
  ],
  "etymology_texts": [
    "→ voir off et cuff (« sans la manchette »)."
  ],
  "lang": "Anglais",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adv",
  "pos_title": "Locution adverbiale",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Exemples en anglais",
        "Métaphores en anglais"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "When asked for a speech, she spoke off the cuff.",
          "translation": "Quand on lui demanda un discours, elle improvisa."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Extemporanément, d’une manière improvisée."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "\\ɒf ðə kʌf\\"
    },
    {
      "audio": "En-au-off-the-cuff.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/c/cb/En-au-off-the-cuff.ogg/En-au-off-the-cuff.ogg.mp3",
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      "raw_tags": [
        "Australie"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "word": "extemporaneously"
    }
  ],
  "word": "off the cuff"
}

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