à pied
Americanadverb
adverb
Example Sentences
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A gendarme à pied was the only person near me, and I asked him, if he could explain the reason of the movement.
From A Residence in France With an Excursion Up the Rhine, and a Second Visit to Switzerland by James Fenimore Cooper
Thus equipped, my friend and I set out à pied, followed by a couple of stout deer-hounds.
From The Hunters' Feast Conversations Around the Camp Fire by Mayne Reid
"Bazin, aubergiste, loge à pied," was the sign.
From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 1 (of 25) by Andrew Lang
The chasseurs à pied go forward in spite of the machine-guns and of the bombardment, French and German.
From Letters of a Soldier 1914-1915 by André Chevrillon
I have just gone through a great deal of anguish on account of my oldest son, who, as I told you, left the cavalry to enter the chasseurs à pied at his request.
From The Living Present by Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton
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