Definition of de haut en bas in English:

de haut en bas

adjective & adverbdə ot ɑ̃ badə ˌəʊt ɒ̃ ˈbɑː

In a condescending or superior manner.
屈尊俯就地（的），自高自大地（的）
as adverb he never addressed his students de haut en bas
他从没有以高高在上的姿态对他的学生讲话。
Example sentencesExamples
- But that kind of approach strikes us as disagreeably de haut en bas now, and paternalism isn't really a vote-winner any more.
- The constitution is the epitome of Europe de haut en bas, of decisions imposed by elites.
- Everybody thinks they know more about the internet than everybody else so I anticipate a tirade of abuse and de haut en bas dismissals.

Origin

French, 'from above to below'.

Rhymes

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Definition of de haut en bas in US English:

de haut en bas

adverb & adjectivedə ˌōt än ˈbä

In a condescending or superior manner.
屈尊俯就地（的），自高自大地（的）
as adverb he never addressed his students de haut en bas
他从没有以高高在上的姿态对他的学生讲话。
as adjective he has a certain de haut en bas style
他有一种高高在上的派头。
Example sentencesExamples
- Everybody thinks they know more about the internet than everybody else so I anticipate a tirade of abuse and de haut en bas dismissals.
- The constitution is the epitome of Europe de haut en bas, of decisions imposed by elites.
- But that kind of approach strikes us as disagreeably de haut en bas now, and paternalism isn't really a vote-winner any more.

Origin

French, ‘from above to below’.

词汇	de haut en bas
释义	Definition of de haut en bas in English: de haut en bas adjective & adverbdə ot ɑ̃ badə ˌəʊt ɒ̃ ˈbɑː In a condescending or superior manner. 屈尊俯就地（的），自高自大地（的） as adverb he never addressed his students de haut en bas 他从没有以高高在上的姿态对他的学生讲话。 Example sentencesExamples But that kind of approach strikes us as disagreeably de haut en bas now, and paternalism isn't really a vote-winner any more. The constitution is the epitome of Europe de haut en bas, of decisions imposed by elites. Everybody thinks they know more about the internet than everybody else so I anticipate a tirade of abuse and de haut en bas dismissals. Origin French, 'from above to below'. Rhymes aargh, Accra, afar, ah, aha, aide-mémoire, ajar, Alcazar, are, Armagh, armoire, Artois, au revoir, baa, bah, bar, barre, bazaar, beaux-arts, Bekaa, bête noire, Bihar, bizarre, blah, Bogotá, Bonnard, bra, cafard, café noir, Calabar, car, Carr, Castlebar, catarrh, Changsha, char, charr, cigar, comme ci comme ça, commissar, coup d'état, devoir, Dhofar, Directoire, Du Bois, Dumas, Dunbar, éclat, embarras de choix, escritoire, fah, famille noire, far, feu de joie, film noir, foie gras, Fra, galah, gar, guar, guitar, ha, hah, ha-ha, Halacha, hurrah, hussar, huzza, insofar, Invar, jar, je ne sais quoi, ka, kala-azar, Kandahar, khimar, Khorramshahr, knar, Krasnodar, Kwa, la-di-da, lah, Lehár, Loire, ma, mama, mamma, mar, Mardi Gras, ménage à trois, mirepoix, moire, nam pla, Navarre, noir, objet d'art, pa, pah, Panama, papa, par, Pará, Paraná, pas, pâté de foie gras, peau-de-soie, pietà, Pinot Noir, pooh-bah, poult-de-soie, pya, rah, registrar, Saar, Salazar, Sana'a, sang-froid, scar, schwa, Seychellois, shah, Shangri-La, shikar, ska, sol-fa, spa, spar, star, Starr, Stranraer, ta, tahr, tar, tartare, tata, tra-la, tsar, Twa, Villa, voilà, waratah, yah Definition of de haut en bas in US English: de haut en bas adverb & adjectivedə ˌōt än ˈbä In a condescending or superior manner. 屈尊俯就地（的），自高自大地（的） as adverb he never addressed his students de haut en bas 他从没有以高高在上的姿态对他的学生讲话。 as adjective he has a certain de haut en bas style 他有一种高高在上的派头。 Example sentencesExamples Everybody thinks they know more about the internet than everybody else so I anticipate a tirade of abuse and de haut en bas dismissals. The constitution is the epitome of Europe de haut en bas, of decisions imposed by elites. But that kind of approach strikes us as disagreeably de haut en bas now, and paternalism isn't really a vote-winner any more. Origin French, ‘from above to below’.
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