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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PIS ALLER

Literally: (at) the worst going.
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PRONUNCIATION OF PIS ALLER

pis aller  [piz ale] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PIS ALLER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Pis aller is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PIS ALLER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of pis aller in the English dictionary

The definition of pis aller in the dictionary is a last resort; stopgap.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PIS ALLER

pirozhok
Pisa
Pisanello
Pisano
Pisaurum
piscaries
piscary
piscator
piscatorial
piscatorially
piscatory
piscatrix
Piscean
Pisces
piscicolous
piscicultural
pisciculturally
pisciculture
pisciculturist
piscifauna

WORDS THAT END LIKE PIS ALLER

baller
bookseller
caballer
caller
dialler
faller
footballer
Haller
handballer
hospitaller
installer
knuckleballer
laisser aller
laissez aller
marshaller
melon baller
nuisance caller
recaller
signaller
victualler
Waller

Synonyms and antonyms of pis aller in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «pis aller» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PIS ALLER

Find out the translation of pis aller to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of pis aller from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «pis aller» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

PIS阿列尔
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

pis aller
570 millions of speakers

English

pis aller
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

pis Aller
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

حزب القانون والعدالة ألير
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

ИП Aller
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

pis aller
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পিয়ার অ্যালার
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

pis aller
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pis aller
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

pis aller
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

のPIのアラー
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

5,315 ALLER
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pis aller
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

PI aller
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Pis aller
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पिअर अलेर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Pis aller
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

pis aller
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

pis aller
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

ІП Aller
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pis aller
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

pis aller
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Pis aller
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

pis aller
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

pis aller
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of pis aller

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PIS ALLER»

The term «pis aller» is regularly used and occupies the 107.253 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PIS ALLER» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about pis aller

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PIS ALLER»

Discover the use of pis aller in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to pis aller and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Nouveau Dictionnaire Français-anglais Et Anglais-francais ...
"Fin the worst thnt eau befia|l,him. c'est leplus grand malheur qui puisse lui arriver: Let the worst corne to the w0rnt or \vhenv the worst çomes to the ;voràt, au pis aller, a-la dernière çtrèmité. Ia'm at the worst, 'il ne peut rien m'arriver de pire on ...
G. Hamonière, 1830
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A Dictionary of Idioms: French and English
Au pis aller. Ce sera notre pis aller. Les choses vont de mal en pis. PISTE*- Suivre quelqu'un à la piste. Il s'imagina que c'était l'Al- guazil, qui l'ayant suivi à la piste, le cherchait dans ce bois. (Dialle boiteux.) Suivre un lièvre à la piste. PITIÉ — ...
William A. Bellenger, 1830
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Nature Displayed in Her Mode of Teaching Language to Man ... ...
Au pis aller. So much thé worse. Tant pis. Worse and worse. De mal en pis. He awoke suddenly in thé middle of thé night. Il se réveilla en sursaut au milieu de la nuit. He is a prey to corroding cares. Il est en proie à des soucis cuisans.
Nicolas Gouin Dufief, 1834
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Vocabulaire complet français-anglais et anglais-français
pirouette Pirouetter, vn. to turn one's leg, wnirl about Pis , sm. udder, dug Pis, s. ad. worse, worst De mal en pis, worse and worse Au pis aller, come to the worst Pis aller, the last shift Qui pis est , what is worse Pis que jamais, worse than ever  ...
Samuel Stone, 1823
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A French and English dictionary
WORST (oueurst) adj. [the superlative of Bad] Le phts méchant, le plus mauvais, le pis. He is the worst of men, Cest le plus méchant des hemmet. Woiit, s. [the last degree of ill or of misery] Le is, le pis aller ; le plus grand malheur. pire, le pis, .
Joseph Wilson (Professor in St. Gregory's College.), 1833
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Nature Displayed in Her Mode of Teaching Language to Man: ...
Mal' Cette maisons est' mal bâtie'. Ill, or badly. He has succeeded. veryfill or badly . Il a fort mal réussi. Mol. o'! the WONÏ f00l- Let us put all on the worstfooting. lng. a Au pis. 'M Let the worst come Le to the worst. Au pis aller. ettons tout au. pis.
Nicolas Gouin Dufief, 1818
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Dictionnaire FRANÇAIS-TSHILUBA et TSHILUBA-FRANÇAIS
n.m. le pis, bubi bupite bukole; au pis aller, pikala bibi bikole mwa kuvua; de mal en pis, ku bubi ne ku bubi bupite bikole pis-aller n.m. tshia muena Luambwa pisciculture n.f. dimuna dia mishipa piscine n.f. tshiowelu pisé n.m. bulaba ...
Mathieu Kayoka Mudingay
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Boyer's Royal Dictionary Abridged: In Two Parts ... ...
(Différer) toprolong, to defer, to delay, to prorogue, to Aller t. m. Ex. Il a eu l'aller poui Allumelle, V. Alumelle. le Tenir, Ac hat had /tit labour for Pis aller, V. Pis. Alltu, ». m. Franc alien, freehold, fnt tenure, frank tenement, aUo- iallaad», V. Allodial.
Abel Boyer, William Gardiner, 1814
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Nature Displayed, in Her Mode of Teaching Language to Man, ...
'du pis aller. p So much the worse. Tant pis' Worse and worse' De mal en pis. Perpendicmarly. A plomb. Perpendicularly. A pic. Upon a level. De niveau. Upon a level. 'du niveau. In equilibrio. En équilibre. In suspense. En suspens.
‎1806
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The idioms of the French language with those of the english
Ce sera mon pis aller. Je tiendrai bon. Allez faire ma chambre. Il ne vaut pas le diable. Vous mettez le comble à mon bonheur. Il se sauva à toutes jambes. Il se doute de mon dessein. Il a l'air d'un honnette homme. 11 n'en demeurera pas là.
Charles Praval, 1783

5 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PIS ALLER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term pis aller is used in the context of the following news items.
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Freedom's Conscientious Limits: The Natural Law and Catholic …
As Matthew Arnold said in his poem, "Pis Aller:" "Man is blind because of sin, revelation makes him sure; without that, who looks within, looks in ... «Catholic Online, Dec 11»
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The Macmillan Diaries, Vol II: Prime Minister and After (1957-66)
Macmillan's decision that Britain should apply to join the EEC was consequently a second-best solution, a pis aller. But here, too, he was ... «New Statesman, May 11»
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Réforme de la GAV : une chance pour les policiers
C'est donc un pis aller. C'est le gouvernement de Vichy qui a réglementé la GAV. Sous couvert d'empêcher les évasions, il a organisé la ... «Blog Le Monde, Aug 10»
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Political Aspects of Full Employment
It looks at present as if business leaders and their experts (at least some of them) would tend to accept as a pis aller public investment financed ... «Monthly Review, May 10»
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Les souvenirs de Michel Bernstein (II)« Être éditeur »
Bien qu'Erato ait bénéficié de beaucoup plus de subsides qu'aucune autre édition française, une politique de renflouement est un pis aller qui ... «Qobuz.com, Jul 09»

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« EDUCALINGO. Pis aller [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/pis-aller>. Apr 2024 ».
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