pied-à-terre

n., pl., pieds-à-terre (pyā-dä-târ').
A secondary or temporary place of lodging.

[French : pied, foot + à, to, on + terre, ground.]

(pee-ay-duh-TARE)

noun, plural pieds-a-terre
A place of lodging for temporary or secondary use.

Etymology
From French, literally foot on the ground

-a-terre

Usage
"These days [Arthur Miller] divides his time between his ample farmhouse in Roxbury, Connecticut and the pied-a-terre in New York." — Deborah Solomon; Goodbye (Again), Norma Jean; The New York Times; Sep 19, 2004.

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

IN BRIEF: Temporary or second lodgings.

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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