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au pas: at a walking pace, at foot pace; very slowly
au pas de charge: on the double, at a run; With the fast and determined pace on which the attack of an army that is in front of an enemy is made.
au pas de course: on the double, at a run
au pas de gymnastique: on the double, at a run
au passage: by the way; at the same time, while one is at it
au petit bonheur: haphazardly, without planning; in a shot-in-the-dark manner
au pied: to heel!
au pied de la lettre: to the letter, literally
au pied du mur: cornered, up against the wall, up against it
au pied levé: at a moment's notice, at the last minute, without preparation
au pif: randomly, approximately
au pire: at worst, worst-case scenario
au plaisir: see you!
au plus: at most, tops, at the very most, at the outside
au plus haut point: intensely, very much, really, thoroughly, absolutely, most, to the utmost
au plus juste: as tightly as possible, as accurately as possible; down to the last penny
au plus tard: at the latest, at a push, no later than
au plus tôt: at the earliest, at the soonest, no sooner than; as soon as possible
au plus vite: ASAP
au poil: perfect
au point: ready, functional
au point de: to the point of, so much so that
au possible: extremely
au pouvoir: in power
au premier abord: at first, at first sight, at first glance, on first impression
au premier chef: primarily, most of all, first and foremost, chiefly
au prix de: at the cost of, at the expense of (something)
au prix fort: over the odds, too much
au profit de: to the benefit of, for the benefit of, in favour of; in aid of
au préalable: beforehand, first
au préjudice de: to the detriment of, at the expense of (someone), at the cost of (something)
au péril de sa vie: at the risk of one's life, risking life and limb
au quart de tour: in no time, straight off
au quotidien: on a daily basis, daily, every day
au rabais: discounted; third-rate, cheap
au radar: on autopilot (in a state of mind where one no longer thinks about doing one's actions, but acts mechanically)
au ralenti: in slow motion, at a slower pace, slowly
au ras de: near, close to; next to; approximately, about, around, nearly; around (temporal)
au regard de: given, in view of, in light of
au reste: besides, moreover
au revoir: goodbye
au risque de: at the risk of
au royaume des aveugles, les borgnes sont rois: in the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king
au secours: help! (a cry of distress)
au sein de: within, inside, in the midst
au sens large: in every sense of the word
au sortir de: at the end of
au sujet de: about
au surplus: moreover, furthermore
au taquet: on fire, full on, on top of it, raring to go, very motivated; on the ball, on the alert, on the lookout (very alert and efficient in one's work, very aware of one's surroundings; ready to seize an opportunity)
au temps de: in the age of, in the era of, at a time when
au temps pour moi: my bad, my mistake, silly me, I stand corrected
au total: in total, in all, all told
au train où vont les choses: the way things are going
au travail: get to work! let's get to work!
au travers de: by way of, by means of, with, using, through
au violon: in the clink; in jail
au vol: while an object is still moving through the air, in flight; on the fly
au volant: behind the wheel, at the wheel (driving a car); drive-in
au voleur: stop thief!