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à la
[ ah lah, ah luh; French a la ]
preposition
- according to; in the manner of:
a short poem à la Ogden Nash.
- Cooking.
- prepared in the manner of, to the taste of, or by:
chicken à la provençale.
- prepared with the ingredient of.
à la
/ a la; ɑː lɑː; æ lə /
preposition
- in the manner or style of
- as prepared in (a particular place) or by or for (a particular person)
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of à la1
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of à la1
Idioms and Phrases
Like, in the manner of, as in He hoped to break all records, à la Babe Ruth . This expression, an abbreviation of the French à la mode de (for “in the manner of”), has been used in English since the late 1500s.Example Sentences
Decades of anti-Washington bombast, denunciations of expertise in favor of “common-sense solutions,” anti-intellectualism and faith in tough-guy bromides, à la “Dirty Harry,” have brought us to a disaster that causes intelligent foreigners to blink with astonishment.
Any monster maven’s hopes for a mix of charmingly gonzo fare à la early Peter Jackson or sophisticated “Jurassic Park”-style awe will be regrettably dashed.
While working at KFMB, he outed transgender professional tennis player Renée Richards after she won a women’s singles division title in a La Jolla tournament.
Santa Ana police arrested a 48-year-old woman they believe stabbed to death her 11-year-old son inside a La Quinta Inn.
The mother was taken into custody at a La Quinta Inn without incident shortly after she called police at 9:25 a.m. to report that she had killed her son, according to Natalie Garcia, a Santa Ana police public information officer.
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