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à la petite semaine

French, prepositional phrase/a la p(ə).tit sə.mɛn/

à la petite semaine is a French prepositional phrase meaning “taking the short view, in the short run, short-sightedly” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).

What does à la petite semaine mean in English?

prepositional phrase

  1. 1

    derogatorytaking the short view, in the short run, short-sightedly

    vivre à la petite semaine

  2. 2

    derogatoryunambitious, small-time, petty

Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How French dictionaries define it

adverb: 1. Au jour le jour ; à court terme 2. Médiocrement ; sans envergure.

The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.

Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

How do you pronounce à la petite semaine?

  • /a la p(ə).tit sə.mɛn/
  • \a la pə.tit sɛ.mɛn\

Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.