French Meaning of by the by

au fait

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Definitions and Meaning of by the by in English

by the by

past entry 2 sense 2, something of secondary importance, through the agency (see agency sense 3) or instrumentality of, sired or borne by, incidentally sense 2, in proximity to, in conformity with, in a series of, with respect to, into the vicinity of and beyond, being off the main route, in comparison with, on behalf of, to or in the amount or length of, in or to the amount or extent of, not later than, aside, away, through or through the medium (see medium entry 1 sense 2) of, at or to another's home, close to, according to sense 1, aside entry 1 sense 2, according to, incidental, past, past entry 4, so as to go along or through, at, during, with the witness or sanction (see sanction entry 1 sense 4c) of, close at hand, in the opinion of, something incidental, in the direction of, born or begot of, during the course of, through the means or agency of

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au fait

past entry 2 sense 2, something of secondary importance, through the agency (see agency sense 3) or instrumentality of, sired or borne by, incidentally sense 2,

à propos,Au fait,en passant,en passant,interjection,en passant,entre parenthèses,secondairement,tangentiellement,digressivement

No antonyms found.

by one's own bootstraps => par ses propres moyens, by means of => par le moyen de, by leaps and bounds => à pas de géant, by half => de moitié, by dint of => à force de,