pis aller

[ pee za-ley ]

/ pi zaˈleɪ /

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noun French.

the last resort or the final resource.

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How to use pis aller in a sentence

Arrivs, Monsieur de Biancourt se mit en armes, pour en cet arroy aller veoir Meteourmite.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. II: Acadia, 1612-1614|Various
Le Sieur de Poutrincourt se mit dans vne chaloupe pour aller au devant, & avec vn dogue il le fit tourner en arrire d'o il venoit.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. II: Acadia, 1612-1614|Various
It would be time enough to give in, and make the best of a pis aller , when he was forced to do so.
The Kellys and the O'Kellys|Anthony Trollope
The use of tre for aller when followed by an infinitive is inelegant, though the construction is sometimes used by good writers.
Contes Franais|Douglas Labaree Buffum

Ainsi qu'il sortoit presentement du Louvre, pour aller disner en son logis.
History of the Rise of the Huguenots|Henry Baird

British Dictionary definitions for pis aller

pis aller

/ French (piz ale) /

noun

a last resort; stopgap

Word Origin for pis aller

literally: (at) the worst going

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