au pied levé

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au pied levé

  • \o pje lə.ve\

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Composé de pied et de lever.

adverb

  1. figuratively À l’improviste, sans préparation. Reprendre une organisation au pied levé.

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"au pied levé." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/fr/au%20pied%20lev%C3%A9. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

APA

au pied levé. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/fr/au%20pied%20lev%C3%A9

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"au pied levé." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/fr/au%20pied%20lev%C3%A9.

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@misc{au_pied_leve_2026,
  title = {au pied levé},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fr/au%20pied%20lev%C3%A9},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}