pis aller
pis aller · pis allers
A last resortA last resort.
/piːzˈaleɪ/
Meaning
1 sensesA last resort.
More definitions
- an expedient adopted only in desperation
Origin
Unadapted borrowing from French pis-aller.Unadapted borrowing from French pis-aller.
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Forms
plural: pis allers| Singular | pis aller |
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Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- an expedient adopted only in desperation:last resort