à bas
Americaninterjection
Etymology
Origin of à bas
Literally, downwards, toward (the) lower (part, location); cf. abase
Example Sentences
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The cries of "Les agents! à bas les agents!" had suddenly carried him elsewhere on the field of battle.
From Mlle. Fouchette A Novel of French Life by Murray, Charles Theodore
If any shouts were uttered of "Vive le Roi," they were drowned in the cry which seemed to burst from all lips, "Vive la Réforme! à bas les Ministres!"
From Louis Philippe Makers of History Series by Abbott, John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot)
Yesterday evening, notwithstanding the cold, there were groups on the Boulevards shouting "à bas Trochu."
From Diary of the Besieged Resident in Paris by Labouchere, Henry
“S’il vous plait, pouvez vous dire nous le chemin à bas à Llanberis?” said Magnus, who was a capital French scholar.
From Boycotted And Other Stories by Reed, Talbot Baines
The pass-word of this league is à bas le mérite.
From The Essays of Arthur Schopenhauer: the Wisdom of Life by Saunders, T. Bailey (Thomas Bailey)
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