à petit feu

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a p(ə).ti fø/
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Adverb

à petit feu

  1. (cooking) over a gentle heat, over a slow heat, on a low heat
    Synonym: à feu doux
  2. (figuratively) slowly, little by little
    mourir à petit feu ― to die a slow death, to die by inches
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