à côté de la plaque

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French

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Etymology

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Literally, next to the target.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /a ko.te d(ə) la plak/
  • Audio (Vosges):(file)

Prepositional phrase

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à côté de la plaque

  1. (informal) off the mark, wide of the mark, off-beam, off-the-wall; beside the point, beside the mark
    être à côté de la plaqueto be off the mark
    répondre à côté de la plaqueto answer beside the point

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See also

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