à la hauteur

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French

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /a la o.tœʁ/
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Adjective

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à la hauteur (invariable)

  1. up to the task
    être à la hauteurto be up to the task
    se montrer à la hauteurto rise to the occasion, to rise to the challenge, to make the grade
    être à la hauteur de nos espérancesto live up to our expectations

Usage notes

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  • Can be used without a complement, or with a complement introduced by de ("to live up to, to measure up to someone/something").

See also

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