pardon my French
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pardon my French
- /ˌpɑːdn̩ maɪ ˈfɹɛnt͡ʃ/ UK
- /ˌpɑɹd(ə)n maɪ ˈfɹɛnt͡ʃ/ US
Rhymes with -ɛntʃ
Where it comes from
From the use of French to mean “vulgar language”, ostensibly because the words used are not in English.
verb pardons my French · pardoning my French · pardoned my French
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To excuse the speaker's frankness of expression or profanity.
That computer is a worthless piece of shit, if you’ll pardon my French.
Similar: excuse my français, excuse my French, forgive my French, pardon mon français, pardon my français, pardonnez mon français, pardonnez my French
Translations
Every language
verb to excuse the speaker’s frankness of expression or profanity
| Español | perdona mis garabatos, perdona mi francés |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 下品な言い方で恐縮だけど… gehin na iikata de kyōshuku da kedo … |
| Kiswahili | ashakum |
| Português | com o perdão da palavra, desculpa o palavreado |
| Français | passez-moi l'expression |
| Deutsch | auf Deutsch gesagt, auf gut Deutsch, entschuldigen Sie meine Ausdrucksweise, mit Verlaub, verzeihen Sie den Ausdruck, wenn Sie den Ausdruck erlauben |
| Italiano | scusate il francesismo, con rispetto parlando, mi si passi l'espressione |
| Ελληνικά | συγγνώμη για τα γαλλικά μου! syngnómi gia ta galliká mou! |
| Română | scuză-mi limbajul, scuzați-mi limbajul |
| Русский | извини́те за мо́й францу́зский izviníte za mój francúzskij, извини́те за выраже́ние izviníte za vyražénije |
| العربية | لَا تُؤَاخِذْنِي lā tuʔāḵiḏnī, أَسْتَمِيحُكَ عُذْرًا ʔastamīḥuka ʕuḏran, اُعْذُرْنِي uʕḏurnī |
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title = {pardon my French},
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