off-the-cuff in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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impromptu(e) [ɛ̃pʀɔ̃pty] ADJ

pied [pje] N m

Phrases:

traiter qn sur un pied d'égalité
to treat sb as an equal
prendre qc au pied de la lettre
to take sth literally
mettre qn au pied du mur
to put sb's back to the wall
avoir bon pied bon œil
to be as fit as a fiddle
avoir/rouler le pied au plancher
to have/drive with one's foot hard down
mettre les pieds dans le plat (commettre une gaffe)
to put one's foot in it
mettre pied à terre
to set foot on land
vouloir être à cent pieds sous terre
to wish the ground would open up and swallow one
avoir/garder les (deux) pieds sur terre
to have/keep both feet on the ground
des pieds à la tête
from head to toe
avoir un pied dans la tombe
to have one foot in the grave
partir du bon/mauvais pied
to get off to a good/bad start
se lever du pied gauche [ou du mauvais pied]
to get out of the wrong side of the bed
faire un cours au pied levé
to make up a lesson as one goes along
faire un discours au pied levé
to make an off-the-cuff speech
remplacer qn au pied levé
to stand in for sb at the last minute
pieds nus
barefoot
avoir pied
to be in one's depth
casser les pieds à qn inf
to get on sb's nerves
s'emmêler les pieds
to get one's feet caught
être sur pied
to be up and about
ça lui fait les pieds inf
that serves her right
lever le pied (s'enfuir)
to run away
lever le pied (ralentir)
to ease of the accelerator
marcher sur les pieds de qn (faire mal)
to tread on sb's feet
marcher sur les pieds de qn (embêter)
to tread on sb's toes
mettre les pieds quelque part
to set foot somewhere
mettre un projet sur pied
to set up a project
mettre une entreprise sur pied
to set up a company
perdre pied (se noyer, ne plus comprendre)
to get out of one's depth
prendre/reprendre pied
to gain/regain a footing
remettre qn/qc sur pied
to stand sb/sth up again
ne pas savoir sur quel pied danser
not to know what to do
sortir de qc les pieds devant
to leave sth feet first
traîner les pieds
to drag one's feet
tomber [ou se jeter] aux pieds de qn
to fall at sb's feet
se traîner [ou ramper] aux pieds de qn
to grovel at sb's feet
pied de nez
insult
faire un pied de nez à qn
to thumb one's nose at sb

off-the-cuff Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

off the cuff
à l'improviste
to speak off the cuff
parler au pied levé
American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
That true real-time, off-the-cuff nature of the service will flush down the toilet.
techcrunch.com
The sound is open, free, off-the-cuff, bound together through all the stumbling, fumbling chaos that their approach entails.
en.wikipedia.org
He became known for flamboyant theatrics in the operating room, including off-the-cuff witticisms and the flinging of recently removed larynxes at the viewing gallery.
en.wikipedia.org
His humor was off-the-cuff, often with the typical journalist's sarcastic tone.
en.wikipedia.org
She is spontaneous and off-the-cuff and her writing is a strong indication of her capable and strong storytelling skills.
www.kelowna.com
But right up until the end, when she was dying of cancer, she lived her off-the-cuff, invent-each-moment style.
en.wikipedia.org
Then his sister's boyfriend, in an off-the-cuff comment, noted it was an easy computer to write software for.
www.afr.com
As styles changed in the 1960s and 1970s, his more fluid, off-the-cuff style became his trademark.
en.wikipedia.org
He was an excellent off-the-cuff speaker and raconteur, and he had a flair for the theatrical that continued into his retirement.
en.wikipedia.org
She made some off-the-cuff remarks which were on the record.
en.wikipedia.org

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