What does quitte à in French mean?
What is the meaning of the word quitte à in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use quitte à in French.
The word quitte à in French means even if you do , even if it means doing, if you are doing , you might as well, if you are doing anyway, you might as well, come out of relatively unscathed, get out of relatively unscathed. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word quitte à
even if you do , even if it means doing(au risque de) (expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.") Je défendrai mon patron jusqu'au bout, quitte à finir moi aussi en prison. I will defend my boss to the end, even if I end up in prison myself (or: even if it means ending up in prison myself). |
if you are doing , you might as well, if you are doing anyway, you might as well(tant qu'à faire [qch]) (expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.") Quitte à faire un détour, autant passer lui dire bonjour. If we're making a detour anyway, we might as well pop in and say hello to him. |
come out of relatively unscathed, get out of relatively unscathedlocution verbale (s'en tirer sans trop de dommages) (verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.") Ça aurait pu être pire, nous en sommes quittes à bon compte. |
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