Found insideAs we entered the largish department store with the French-sounding name, my knees got a little weak as I uttered a French-sounding phrase (SACRÉ BLEU!) Found inside – Page 610“ Served up to gentlemen , ” added Mr. Pickwick — an exclamation which seemed to infer that the great man would not have been so much astonished nor so ... Found inside – Page 59... French Revolution had discarded the breeches ( culottes ) , an aristocratic garb , for the plain trousers . an exclamation commonly attributed to ... The correct expression in French is Sacrebleu ! derived from Sacré Dieu [ by the sacred God ) . Found inside – Page 452... of someone's coming out with an exclamation such as "good shitl, ... The corresponding French forms sacre Dieu! and sacre ciel! are considered ... Found inside – Page 259I uttered an English exclamation that I need not repeat on entering a second time; and I so far forgot myself as to suffer a French 'sacrebleu! Found inside – Page 176He told me that the white un- verted into an hospital for soldiers , in which tanned leather of France , from its strength , capacity it ... he had shown to me . rent , drawling exclamations , which in writ- The precautions which the French nation , ing can only very imperfectly be ... although the horses were , as I have distinctly charge 500 young men , who , as candidates for stated , milk - white , by “ Sacre bleu ! Found inside – Page 39... Polish Boże!, French (Sacre) Dieu!, which has given rise to sacrebleu! In contemporary usage these terms are more commonly applied as exclamations, ... Found inside – Page 194consecrated ' as in sacré coeur the Holy Heart ( of Jesus ) ' and are usually rendered euphemistically as sacré bleu , par bleu , etc. Since both French and German use their equivalent for ' holy'in exclamations , one might expect that the nouns ... Found inside – Page 265Gessonex uttered a quick exclamation. "Sacre-bleu! Do you know what you have done, ... French for "Good God ... Take mercy on me and let me love just once, ... Found inside – Page 614session, the profound delicious sense of property, with which a humble French man or woman of the peasant class dilates upon chez mous, the ... At this moment a burst of exclamation is heard from without, “Ventrel SaintGris | Sacre-bleu ! Found inside – Page 8820. der Refrain ' ( pronounce as in French ) , is that part of a song that is repeated at the end of every stanza . anstimmen , syn . anfangen zu singen . P. 75 . - 1. Sacrebleu ( French ) , exclamation for sacré ( ciel ) bleu , by the blue heaven ... The only French-English dictionary to offer comprehensive, unexpurgated coverage of French slang, with three levels of English translation, ranging from slang through to standard English. Found inside – Page 186Some of us heard , sacre bleu , her choaking , sobs , and broken exclamations in the sweet familiar voice , -Do not doubt that it was Mademoiselle Jasmin herself whom M. ... After all , it is 186 EXPERIENCES OF A FRENCH DETECTIVE . Found inside – Page 186... Jasmin after she was brought back to the Château by M. Hippolyte . That is to say , Mademoiselle was so closely veiled that no one could see her face . Some of us heard , sacre bleu , her choaking , sobs , and broken exclamations ... Found inside – Page 170... in blasphemous expressions, that is, using sacred names as exclamations of anger and surprise, as in sacré nom d'une pipe! (=du Christ), sacré bleu! Found insideThis substitution of 'bleu' for 'Dieu' still exists in the exclamation 'Sacrebleu !', though apart from Inspector Clouseau no self-respecting Frenchman ... With this book, Hilary Wise offers the first comprehensive overview of the modern French vocabulary: its historical sources, formal organisation and social and stylistic functions. These are just a few of the questions confronting Vincent's friends—baker-turned-painter Lucien Lessard and bon vivant Henri Toulouse-Lautrec—who vow to discover the truth about van Gogh's untimely death. Found inside – Page 165Then with a hearty “ Ouf , ” the French exclamation of relief , he would throw down his say , There , I think those few lines will state our case plainly ; what ! do they really run to five columns ? Sacrebleu ! it seemed to me as if I had only been ... Found inside – Page 132The pig is necessarily converted by the translator into a normal French collocation –“planté comme un . ... His recurring exclamation “Sacré! Found inside – Page 1564origin Latin, from sacer, sacr- 'holy'. sacré bleu /ˌsakreɪ ˈbləː/, French /sakʀe blø/ 7 exclamation a French expression of surprise, exasperation, ... Found inside – Page 219I uttered an English exclamation that I need not repeat, on entering a second time; and I so far forgot myself as to suffer a French "sacrebleu" to escape ... Found inside – Page 102Sacre bleu ! Bon sang ! Tonnerre de Dieu ! Mille tonnerres ! Semence de mes aïeuls ! Further French exclamations worth using in their own right and permissible in France are Flûte ! as a variant of Zut !, sapristi ! and saperlepopette or ... Found inside – Page 206became Sacrebleu! (“Holy Blue!”), a favorite exclamation of Agatha Christie's Hercule Poirot. I suspect this French spoken curiosity is the origin of what ... When the rich and well-connected Raoule de Vénérande becomes enamored of Jacques Silvert, a poor young man who makes artificial flowers for a living, she turns him into her mistress and eventually into her wife. Found inside – Page 10Samuel French Ltd. DOTRÉCY ( speaking in ... Sacré bleu ! -when you are gone ? DUTRÉCY . Yes , to Berlin . How I love Berlin ! GUTTMANN . How she lofe Berlin - und she vil go there . ... His voice dies away in mutterings and exclamations . Found inside – Page 77“Madison gave us a crash course in French exclamations,” Katie filled me in. “We now know sacrebleu, out alors, and c'est formidable, if you didn't notice. Found inside – Page 233... sacred . représentant , m . , representative . sacrebleu , an exclamation of astonreprésenter , to represent . ishment ; formerly an oath . réprimer , to repress . sage , wise , good . répugner , to be repugnant . saigner , to bleed . résolu , resolved ... Rendered an object of obsession by the Kommandant occupying her French town in World War I, Sophie risks everything to reunite with her husband a century before a widowed Liv tests her resolve to claim ownership of Sophie's portrait. Found inside – Page 88Sacrebleu is an exclamation from the French . - was gilt mir das ! of what concern is that to me ! -- 20 . Eia is an exclamation , here expressive of satisfaction . — 24. Vorgänger means , literally , leader of a choir ; its force as applied to Marion is ... Found inside(kah-RAH-hoh) (1) A Mexican's exclamation, ejaculation, or eruption of vehement feeling, like the French-Canadian's sacré bleu. In Spanish, it means, ... Found inside – Page 113... or so , there is a fair number of French words scattered interestingly both in the narrative and in the dialogue . As can be expected from military men , some are exclamations and swear words : ' Que diable , mille tonnerres , ' ' Sacrebleu . Found inside – Page 107Indeed, it is this convention that accounts for the exclamation Sacré Bleu. By invoking the sacred color of the Blessed Mother's mantle, the French are ... Found inside – Page 297297 French 1 1 abnormality, miscreation, monstrosity 12 malformation, ... 9 Josephine evening: 4 soir exclamation: 3 zut 4 eheu, hein 9 sacrebleu farewell: ... Found inside – Page 88Sacrebleu is an exclamation from the French.was gilt mir das ! of what concern is that to me ! -20 . Eia is an exclamation , here expressive of satisfaction . - 24. Vorgänger means , literally , leader of a choir ; its force as applied to Marion is ... Found inside – Page 69Si , la veille d'une bataille , tous les soldats avaient une indigestion , l'ennemi nous en ferait voir de drôles ; ventrebleu ! . . . nom d'un nom ! sacrebleu ! ... C'est le capitaine Bourru qui pousse ces exclamations et qui les accompagne de gestes ... Found inside – Page 92The expression “ Sacre Bleu " is a French colloquialism which connotes an exclamation , namely “ Confound it ! ” or “ Curse it ! ” . For Cheese ( U.S. CI . Found inside – Page 373and he wore the ordinary French Yves gave exclamation of working - man's blouse and cap . ... his poor tired Yves grew first red and curiosity was roused to know what then pale with vexation . this poor foreigner could have to do “ Sacré bleu ! Found inside – Page 144other side of the seating trying to remain incognito amongst the startled comments of 'sacré bleu','vot is dis?' and other European exclamations of shock ... Found inside – Page 610Served up to gentlemen , ” added Mr. Pickwick - an exclamation which seemed to inser that the great man would not have ... Sacrebleu ! je vois ça , moi . Found inside – Page 250... which are not quite innocent in their origin but which are merely exclamations , mild expletives , or points of emphasis under existing corruptions . “ Sacristi , ” “ Palsambleu , " “ Ventré bleu , " " Corbleu , " “ Sacré bleu " are a few instances . The laws are very stringent , and always have been in French Canada , against profanity of any kind and , needless to say , it is severely dealt with by the Church . Found inside – Page 176He told me that the white un verted into an hospital for soldiers , in which tanned leather of France , from its strength , capacity it continued ... diffe - graphed papers he had shown to me . rent , drawling exclamations , which in writ The precautions which the French nation , ing can ... the horses were , as I have distinctly charge 500 young men , who , as candidates for stated , milk - white , by 66 Sacre bleu ! 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