petit à petit

Nous avançons petit à petit dans ce projet.
We are moving step by step through this project.
Elle apprend le français petit à petit.
She is learning French little by little.
La maison a été réparée petit à petit.
The house was repaired little by little.
Petit à petit, il a repris confiance.
Little by little, he regained confidence.
Le jardin change petit à petit au fil des saisons.
The garden changes gradually through the seasons.

Similar words

progressivement

peu à peu

graduellement

Elle apprend le français petit à petit.
She is learning French little by little.
La maison a été réparée petit à petit.
The house was repaired little by little.
Petit à petit, il a repris confiance.
Little by little, he regained confidence.
Nous avançons petit à petit dans ce projet.
We are moving step by step through this project.
Le jardin change petit à petit au fil des saisons.
The garden changes gradually through the seasons.

peu à peu

progressivement

graduellement

A repeated petit, “small”, joined by à, presenting one small step after another.

What does petit à petit mean?

“Little by little” or “gradually.”

Does it suggest an instant change?

No. It suggests small steps over time.

Can it describe learning a language?

Yes. Skills can grow petit à petit.

What is a close French alternative?

Peu à peu has a close meaning.

Is the spelling three words?

Yes: petit, à, petit.

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