à l'aune de

== French == === Etymology === Literally, “by the ell of”, the ell being a unit of measure (often for cloth). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /a l‿on də/ === Preposition === à l'aune de (formal, literary) in the light of, with regards to, by the standards of, by the yardstick of, by taking as a reference mesurer quelque chose à l'aune de quelque chose ― to measure something against something ==== See also ==== à la lumière de