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à tout bout de champ

French, adverb/a tu bu d(ə) ʃɑ̃/

à tout bout de champ is a French adverb meaning “constantly, at every turn, especially if inappropriate or for no good reason” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “À chaque instant, à tout propos, sans cesse”.

What does à tout bout de champ mean in English?

adverb

  1. 1

    informalconstantly, at every turn, especially if inappropriate or for no good reason

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

How French dictionaries define it

adverb: 1. À chaque instant, à tout propos, sans cesse.

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 tout bout de champ?

  • /a tu bu d(ə) ʃɑ̃/
  • \a tu bu d‿ʃɑ̃\

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