à petit feu
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/a p(ə).ti fø/
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Adverb
à
petit
feu
(
cooking
)
over a
gentle
heat
, over a
slow
heat, on a
low
heat
Synonym:
à feu doux
(
figuratively
)
slowly
,
little by little
mourir à petit feu
―
to die a slow death, to die
by inches