à côté de ses pompes

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French

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /a ko.te d(ə) se pɔ̃p/
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Adjective

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à côté de ses pompes (invariable)

  1. (informal, figuratively) out to lunch, out of it, not with it
    Synonym: à l’ouest
    Être à côté de ses pompes.To be zoned out (unfocused). (literally, “To be next to one's shoes.”)

Usage notes

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As an adjective, chiefly used predicatively.

See also

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