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à l'

American  
  1. form of à la used for either gender before a vowel or h.


Example Sentences

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My favorite was a dish that came all the way from the country of Italy—they called it Macaroni a l’Italienne with Fromage de Parmesan.

From Literature

“Macaroni a l’Italienne with Fromage. The most wonderful dish I ever tasted!”

From Literature

You can go on with your life free of other people’s chicanery and hopefully enjoy the last days of 2025 without being caught up in a “L’Affaire du Vin Manquant.”

From MarketWatch

The last time she had stopped in to ask him what he had planned for dinner, he clawed at his face and shrieked, “De la soupe à l’air, un soufflé à l’air, un rôti d’air, des tartes pochées à l’air!” which Penelope understood to mean “Air soup, air soufflé, roasted air, and poached air tarts!”

From Literature

“If you invite someone over at seven, you have to serve them dinner. It’s a rule of society,” he says, waving around his great grandmother’s recipe for duck à l’orange and adding, “It’s a billionaire’s delight!”

From Salon