English

Interjection

à bas

1. Down with. [First attested in 1897.]

   À bas the captain.

   • 1837 Thomas Carlyle, The French Revolution: A History

     And ever as any black cockade may emerge, rises the many-voiced growl and bark: À bas, Down!

References

1. ↑ Laurence Urdang (editor), The Random House College Dictionary (Random House, 1984 [1975], ISBN 0-394-43600-8), page 2

French

Etymology

From à ‎(“to”) + bas ‎(“bottom”). Compare with Spanish abajo, also used in sense “down with”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a bɑ/

Adverb

à bas

1. down, downwards
2. (figuratively) down with, away with

   À bas le tyran!‎

   Down with the tyrant!

Antonyms

• (direction): en haut
• (away with): vive

Anagrams

• basa

Norman

Adverb

à bas

1. (Jersey) downstairs

Antonyms

• à haut ‎(“upstairs”)