pour la forme
French, adverb/puʁ la fɔʁm/
pour la forme is spelled P-O-U-R-L-A-F-O-R-M-E (11 letters). Pour la forme is a French adverb meaning “out of principle, on principle, as a matter of principle, pro forma; perfunctorily” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Afin de se conformer aux usages reçus ou de sauver les apparences”.
What does pour la forme mean in English?
adverb
- 1
out of principle, on principle, as a matter of principle, pro forma; perfunctorily
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adverb: 1. Afin de se conformer aux usages reçus ou de sauver les apparences.
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 pour la forme?
- /puʁ la fɔʁm/
- \puʁ la fɔʁm\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to pour la forme
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.