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arriver à la cheville

French, verb/a.ʁi.ve a la ʃ(ə).vij/

arriver à la cheville is spelled A-R-R-I-V-E-R-À-L-A-C-H-E-V-I-L-L-E (18 letters). Arriver à la cheville is a French verb meaning “to hold a candle to, to measure up to” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).

What does arriver à la cheville mean in English?

verb

  1. 1

    informalto hold a candle to, to measure up to

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

How do you pronounce arriver à la cheville?

  • /a.ʁi.ve a la ʃ(ə).vij/
  • /a.ʁi.ve.ʁ‿a la ʃ(ə).vij/

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

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