à petit feu

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a p(ə).ti fø/

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Adverb

à petit feu

1. (cooking) over a gentle heat, over a slow heat, on a low heat

   Synonym: à feu doux

2. (figuratively) slowly, little by little

   mourir à petit feu ― to die a slow death, to die by inches