| French > English |
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| au berceau |
| 1. adv. (idiomatic, figuratively) in (its) infancy, at an early stage |
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| French > French |
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| au berceau |
| 1. v. Au commencement. |
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| Cet établissement est encore au berceau. |
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| Les arts étaient encore au berceau. |
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| Il faut étouffer le monstre au berceau : il faut étouffer le mal dès sa naissance. |
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| Analysis |
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| au |
| 1. contraction. contraction of à le |
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| Il étudie la musique au conservatoire. - He studies music at the conservatory. |
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| à |
| 1. Notes. In Canada, à and a are not homophones, à a, a ɑː. |
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| 2. prep. to (destination) |
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| aller au bout - go to the end / go all the way |
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| Je vais à Paris. - I am going to Paris. |
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| 3. prep. to (until) |
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| le |
| 1. art. the (definite article) |
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| Le lait du matin. - The milk of the morning. |
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| 2. art. Used before abstract nouns; not translated in English. |
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| L'amour est aveugle. - Love is blind. |
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| 3. art. (before parts of the body) the; my, your, etc. |
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| berceau |
| 1. n-m. cradle, crib (bed for a baby) |
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| 2. n-m. (figuratively) cradle, birthplace, place of origin |
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| 3. n-m. (architecture) arch, vault |
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