noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
an à la carte menu (= a menu listing many separate dishes which you choose from )
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In the evening there is a full à la carte menu.
crème de la crème
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Oxford and Cambridge are often seen as the crème de la crème of British universities.
ooh la la
ooh la la
à la carte
à la mode
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apple pie à la mode
à la
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detective stories à la Agatha Christie
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
carte
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All are worthwhile, judiciously seasoned with salt and fresh pepper, served a la carte , and cooked just right.
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La Carte While the restaurant offers a comprehensive la carte menu, nearly everyone chooses one of the set menus.
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Menu items are also available a la carte .
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Chocolate arrows that is, if they come from Chocolates a la Carte .
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Nearly all of the lunch entrees top $ 20, and this is a la carte .
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All of the entrees are served a la carte , which seems to be the custom in steak houses these days.
mode
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Once, just after Inez served apple pie a la mode , Alfred snorted suddenly, loudly.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
in La-la Land
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Fernando de la Rua, the country's hapless president, is exuding quiet confidence.
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He had visited shanty settlements known as fa las owing to their resemblance, at a distance, to honeycombs.
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More than 100 rounds were fired into de la Torre's car as he drove to work on a Sunday morning.
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Peter de la Billiere, will no longer be welcome at the table of the heroic fighting force he once led.
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The chances are that Mr de la Rua will manage to defeat efforts to overturn his decrees.
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Try Cabot Vermont light Cheddar, the creme de la creme of low-fat cheeses.