au fur et à mesure
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French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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Pronunciation[edit]
Conjunction[edit]
- (idiomatic) in keeping with (progressively, in sequence)
- La demande diminue toujours au fur et à mesure que le prix augmente.
- The demand decreases in keeping with the price increase.
- Les dénivelés se font plus importants au fur et à mesure que les Pyrénées approchent.
- The sloping sections become progressively more pronounced as the Pyrenees are approached.
Adverb[edit]
- bit by bit, gradually; as one goes along
- Synonym: au fil de l’eau
- 1997, “Demain, c’est loin”, in L'École du micro d'argent, performed by IAM:
- Demain, c’est loin, on n’est pas pressé, au fur et à mesure / On avance en surveillant nos fesses pour parler au futur
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)