pied-à-terre

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meaning 'a small house or apartment kept for occasional use', is pronounced pyay-dah-tair and is now printed in roman type with the accent as shown. The plural form is pieds-à-terre (with the same pronunciation).

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[F., foot on ground]  /pyA da TAR/  a secondary or temporary place of lodging

IN BRIEF: Temporary or second lodgings.

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For a list of words related to pied-à-terre, see:

• Types of Buildings - pied-à-terre: temporary or second lodging; townhouse
• Real Estate Practice - pied-à-terre: residence used only part-time
• French - pied-à-terre: temporary or part-time residence

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - aftrædelsesværelse, midlertidigt opholdssted

Nederlands (Dutch)
verblijf van iemand die elders woont

Français (French)
n. - pied-à-terre

Deutsch (German)
n. - Zweitwohnung

Italiano (Italian)
pied a terre

Português (Portuguese)
n. - abrigo temporário (m)

Español (Spanish)
n. - apeadero

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - tillfällig bostad, övernattningslägenhet

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) مسكن مؤقت‏

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