de haut en bas
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de haut en bas
- /dəˌ(h)əʊtɒnˈba/ UK
Where it comes from
Borrowed from French de haut en bas (“from on high to low”).
adverb
- With condescension; superciliously. Also used attributively. The landlady looked at him de haut en bas, rather pitying, and at the same time, resenting his clear, fierce morality.
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adv with condescension
| Русский | свысока́ svysoká |
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