à terre
[ French a -ter ]
/ French a ˈtɛr /
adverb Ballet.
on the ground.
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What does "scattergood" mean?
a person who acts as though he or she knows everything and who dismisses the opinions, comments, or suggestions of others.
a person who spends possessions or money extravagantly or wastefully; spendthrift.
a well-intentioned but naive and often ineffectual social or political reformer.
TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUTOrigin of à terre
Borrowed into English from French around 1920–25
Words nearby à terre
Aten, Aten asteroid, atenolol, a tergo, Aterian, à terre, at every turn, at face value, take, at fault, at first, at first blush
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