pied-a-terre

pied-a-terre
noun
lodging for occasional or secondary use
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they bought a pied-a-terre in London

• Hypernyms: ↑housing, ↑lodging, ↑living accommodations

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\\pē|ād.ə|te(ə)r, ˌpyā-\ noun (plural pieds-à-terre \\-ād.ə-\)
Etymology: French, literally, foot to the ground
: a temporary or second lodging (as a city apartment maintained by a country dweller)

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/pee ay'deuh tair", -dah-, pyay'-/, n., pl. pieds-à-terre /pee ay'deuh tair", -dah-, pyay'-/
a residence, as an apartment, for part-time or temporary use.
[1820-30; < F: lit., foot on ground]

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pied-à-terre /pyā-a-terˈ/ (French)
noun (pl pieds-à-terre)
A dwelling kept for temporary, secondary, or occasional lodging

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pied-à-terre UK [pɪˌeɪ dɑː ˈteə(r)] US [pɪˌeɪ dɑ ˈter] noun [countable] [singular pied-à-terre plural pieds-à-terre]
a small flat or house, especially in a city, that someone owns or rents in addition to their main house
Thesaurus: buildings where people live or stayhyponym

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pied-à-terre «pyay ta TEHR», noun, plural pieds-à-terre «pyay ta TEHR», French.
1. a temporary lodging: »

In England most of the noblemen and nearly all the squires still regarded their London houses only as pieds-à-terre, and looked on their seats in the country as their real homes (Nikolaus Pevsner).

2. a foothold.
3. (literally) foot on the ground.

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[pēˌyād ə 'ter]
n. (pl. pieds-à-terre pronunc. same) a small apartment, house, or room kept for occasional use
Origin:
early 19th cent.: French, literally ‘foot to earth’

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pied-à-terre f7 [pied-à-terre pieds-à-terre] [ˌpjeɪd ɑː ˈteə(r)] [ˈter] noun (pl. pieds-à-terre [ˌpjeɪd ɑː] ; [ˌpjeɪd ɑː] )(from French)
a small flat/apartment, usually in a town, that you do not live in as your main home but keep for use when necessary

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They live in Scotland but have a pied-à-terre in London.


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  • pied-à-terre — [ pjetatɛr ] n. m. inv. • 1732; « sonnerie de trompette » 1636; de pied, à et terre ♦ Logement qu on occupe en passant, occasionnellement. Avoir un pied à terre à Paris (⇒ garçonnière) . ● pied à terre nom masculin invariable Logement où on ne… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • pied à terre — ⇒PIED( )À( )TERRE, (PIED À TERRE, PIED À TERRE), subst. masc. Logement qu on n occupe que de manière occasionnelle. Avoir un pied à terre à Paris. Ne vaut il pas mieux avoir un pied à terre chez ta fille (...) et vivre huit mois de l année à… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • pied-à-terre — [ˌpjeıd æ ˈteə US piˌed a: ˈter] n a small apartment or house, often in the centre of a city or town, that is not your main home but which you own and stay in sometimes ▪ They kept a pied à terre in London for theatre evenings …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • pied a terre — (n.) small town house or rooms used for short residences, 1829, French, pied à terre, lit. foot on the ground …   Etymology dictionary

  • pied-à-terre — [pyā tȧ ter′] n. pl. pied à terre [Fr, lit., foot on the ground] a lodging or dwelling, esp. one used only part time or temporarily …   English World dictionary

  • pied-à-terre — pied à ter·re s.m.inv. ES fr. {{wmetafile0}} appartamento di piccole dimensioni utilizzato in modo provvisorio o per brevi e occasionali soggiorni {{line}} {{/line}} DATA: 1895. ETIMO: fr. pied à terre propr. piede a terra …   Dizionario italiano

  • pied-à-terre — [[t]piˌeɪ dəˈtɛər, dɑ , ˌpyeɪ [/t]] n. pl. pieds à terre [[t]piˌeɪ dəˈtɛər, dɑ , ˌpyeɪ [/t]] fot a residence, as an apartment, for part time or temporary use • Etymology: 1820–30; < F: lit., foot on ground …   From formal English to slang

  • pied-à-terre — meaning ‘a small house or apartment kept for occasional use’, is pronounced pyay dah tair and is now printed in roman type with the accent as shown. The plural form is pieds à terre (with the same pronunciation) …   Modern English usage

  • Pied-à-terre — (franz., spr. pjē t atǟr ), Absteigequartier, Landhäuschen eines Städters …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • pied-à-terre — /fr. pjetaˈtɛʀ/ [vc. fr., propriamente «piede a terra»] s. m. inv. appartamentino …   Sinonimi e Contrari. Terza edizione

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