pied-à-terre
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pied-à-terre
(pyā-dä-târ′)n. pl. pieds-à-terre (pyā-)
A secondary or temporary place of lodging.
[French : pied, foot + à, to, on + terre, ground.]
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pied-à-terre
(ˌpjeɪtɑːˈtɛə)n, pl pieds-à-terre (ˌpjeɪtɑːˈtɛə)
a flat, house, or other lodging for secondary or occasional use
[French, literally: foot on (the) ground]
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pied-à-terre
(piˌeɪ dəˈtɛər, -dɑ-, ˌpyeɪ-)n., pl. pieds-à-terre (piˌeɪ dəˈtɛər, -dɑ-, ˌpyeɪ-)
a residence, as an apartment, for part-time or temporary use.
[1820–30; < French: literally, foot on ground]
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pied-à-terre
A French term meaning foot on the ground, used to mean a house that the owner uses as a secondary home, such as an apartment in town.
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| Noun | 1. | pied-a-terre - lodging for occasional or secondary use; "they bought a pied-a-terre in London" |
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pied-à-terre
[ˌpɪeɪdɑːˈtɛəʳ] N (pieds-à-terre (pl)) [ˌpjeɪdɑːˈtɛəʳ] → segunda vivienda f (en una ciudad)Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
pied-à-terre
n → Zweitwohnung f
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