"à la queue leu-leu" meaning in Français

See à la queue leu-leu in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: \a la kø lø.lø\, a la kø lø.lø Audio: Fr-Paris--à la queue leu-leu.ogg , LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-à la queue leu-leu.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-Poslovitch-à la queue leu-leu.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-à la queue leu-leu.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-Lepticed7-à la queue leu-leu.wav Forms: à la queue leu leu
  1. En file indienne, l’un derrière l’autre, comme des loups en marche.
    Sense id: fr-à_la_queue_leu-leu-fr-adv-Bh~RmSRU Categories (other): Exemples en français
  2. Jeu d’enfants ^([1]) ^([2]), ainsi appelé parce qu’à ce jeu on marche à la suite les uns des autres, comme marchent les loups, qu’on appelait autrefois leux dans certaines régions du nord de la France. Tags: dated
    Sense id: fr-à_la_queue_leu-leu-fr-adv-wVtA1ApI Categories (other): Termes vieillis en français
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: à la file indienne Synonyms (l’un derrière l’autre): en file indienne, en rang d'Oignon Derived forms: défiler à la queue leu-leu Related terms: queue à queue Translations: im Gänsemarsch (Allemand), one after the other (Anglais), in single file (Anglais), بالتتابع (Arabe), en fila índia (Catalan), 鱼贯地 (Chinois), 一个接着一个地 (Chinois), a la deshilada (Espagnol), a la hila (Espagnol), en fila india (Espagnol), anservice (Espéranto), toisensa jälkeen (Finnois), al achter makangers (Flamand occidental), al achter makanders (Flamand occidental), en fila indiana (Francoprovençal), in fila indiana (Italien), à la défilade (Normand), پشت سر هم (Persan), em fila indiana (Portugais), один за другим (Russe), по одному (Russe), al cawêye (Wallon)

Alternative forms

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      "lang": "Chinois",
      "lang_code": "zh",
      "word": "一个接着一个地"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Espagnol",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "word": "a la deshilada"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Espagnol",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "word": "a la hila"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Espagnol",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "word": "en fila india"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Espéranto",
      "lang_code": "eo",
      "word": "anservice"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Finnois",
      "lang_code": "fi",
      "word": "toisensa jälkeen"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Flamand occidental",
      "lang_code": "vls",
      "word": "al achter makangers"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Flamand occidental",
      "lang_code": "vls",
      "word": "al achter makanders"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Francoprovençal",
      "lang_code": "frp",
      "word": "en fila indiana"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Italien",
      "lang_code": "it",
      "word": "in fila indiana"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Normand",
      "lang_code": "normand",
      "word": "à la défilade"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Persan",
      "lang_code": "fa",
      "word": "پشت سر هم"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Portugais",
      "lang_code": "pt",
      "word": "em fila indiana"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Russe",
      "lang_code": "ru",
      "word": "один за другим"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Russe",
      "lang_code": "ru",
      "word": "по одному"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Wallon",
      "lang_code": "wa",
      "word": "al cawêye"
    }
  ],
  "word": "à la queue leu-leu"
}

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