au ras de

French

Pronunciation

• (Louisiana) IPA^(key): [oɾad]

Preposition

au ras de

1. (Louisiana) near, close to

   Ils ont des locks au ras de la mer pour empêcher l’eau salée de rentrer durant les chesseresses.

   They have locks near the Gulf to stop salt water from coming inland during droughts.

2. (Louisiana) next to
3. (Louisiana) approximately, about, around, nearly

   L’oragan Audrey a tué au ras de cinq cents personnes.

   Hurricane Audrey killed nearly five hundred people.

4. (Louisiana) around (temporal)

   Au ras de Christmas.

   Around Christmas.

Further reading

• Dictionary of Louisiana French: As Spoken in Cajun, Creole, and American Indian Communities (2009; →ISBN; →ISBN)