à propos de bottes
/ˌæpɹəˌpoʊ də ˈbɑt(s)/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.99 in modern English
21
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "In fact, the renovated appearance of this monster—à propos de bottes, as one may say—had already excited considerable sensation among the population of Hazeldean."
- "'That is a strange remark,' said he; 'and à propos de bottes, I never continue a cigar when once the ash is fallen;[…]'"
- "Suddenly jumped up; shook fist at back of ASQUITH's unoffending head, and, à propos de bottes, "wanted to know about the swindling companies and their shareholders?""
- "Of course, it is rather characteristic of the folk-mind, as of the child-mind, to heap up incidents à propos de bottes; but as this is one of the characteristics to be corrected in the child by his training in literature, so it is one of the faults which should exclude a fairy-tale from his curriculum."
- "Moody, restless, and unhappy, he wandered like a ghost about the town, bursting into soliloquies in public places, or asking odd questions, suddenly, à propos de bottes."
- "Suddenly, for no reason, in the middle of the night, or even in the middle of the jolliest party, she would remember an ancient floater—just like that, à propos de bottes—would remember and be overcome by a feeling of self-reproach and retrospective shame."
Etymology
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˌæpɹəˌpoʊ də ˈbɑt(s)/
- British English: /ˌæpɹəˌpəʊ də ˈbɒt(s)/
Usage
Inflected Forms
a propos de bottes (alternative)