peu à peu

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French

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /pø a pø/
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Adverb

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peu à peu

  1. bit by bit, little by little, gradually, by degrees
    Synonym: petit à petit

Descendants

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  • German: peu à peu
  • Norwegian Bokmål: pø om pø
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: pø om pø
  • Swedish: pö om pö

References

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German

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French peu à peu.

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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peu à peu

  1. (somewhat dated) bit by bit, little by little
    Synonyms: allmählich, nach und nach, Stück für Stück