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French Expression
| Meaning | at most, or even, if needed | |
| Literally | at the strictness | |
| Register | normal | |
| Pronunciation | [ah lah ree geur] | |
| IPA | [a la ʁi gœʁ] | |
Usage notes: The French expression à la rigueur is useful when estimating or when talking about a possibility.
Par exemple…
| J’ai bu deux cafés, trois à la rigueur. | I drank two or three coffees at most. | |
| Il nous faut trois semaines, quatre à la rigueur. | We need three weeks, four at most. | |
| C’est un menteur ou, à la rigueur, un escroc. | He’s a liar, or even a con man. | |
| Tu dois ajouter de la sauce soja ou, à la rigueur, du sel. | You need to add soy sauce or, in a pinch, salt.* |
* Ha ha, no pun intended. 🙂
Synonym: à la limite
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