| French > English |
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| quitte à |
| 1. adv. since, given that |
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| 2. adv. at the risk of, however much |
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| il adore faire le show quitte à dépasser les bornes - He loves showboating at the risk of stepping over the mark |
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| French > French |
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| quitte à |
| 1. conj. En prenant le risque de la conséquence mentionnée ensuite. |
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| 2. conj. (suivi d'une proposition en « autant… ») Tant qu'à. |
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| Quitte à aller en ville, autant en profiter pour acheter le pain. |
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| Analysis |
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| quitte |
| 1. adj. quits |
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| 2. adj. play quitte, play even, play without winning or losing, a draw |
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| 3. v. first-person singular present of quitter |
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| 4. v. third-person singular present of quitter |
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| 5. v. second-person singular imperative of quitter |
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| quitter |
| 1. v. to discharge somebody from an obligation |
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| 2. v. to leave, to quit |
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| 3. v. to part with somebody, to leave somebody |
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| à |
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| 1. Notes. In Canada, à and a are not homophones, à a, a ɑː. |
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| 2. prep. to (destination) |
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| aller au bout - go to the end / go all the way |
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| Je vais à Paris. - I am going to Paris. |
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| 3. prep. to (until) |
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