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à cheval

[ a shuh-val; English ah shuh-val ]

French.
  1. by horse; on horseback.


à cheval

/ a ʃəval /

adverb

  1. (of a bet, esp in roulette) made on two adjacent numbers, cards, etc
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of à cheval1

literally: on horseback
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Example Sentences

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He considered a few of the most precious bottles he owned — a Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, one of the great Burgundies, perhaps, or a Cheval Blanc, an equally hallowed Bordeaux.

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After the free exhibition closes on Sept. 15, the building will reportedly be turned into a Cheval Blanc luxury hotel.

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Sunweb brought the peloton with them and Chavanel is swallowed up along with his two companions just in time for this climb up to Belvedere du Fer a Cheval, an uncategorised climb but still a testing one.

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You know what we call Steak a Cheval?

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Once, she went to the wine cellar by herself for a bottle of red wine and chose a Cheval Blanc ’55.

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