bon tonnerre

English translation: Good Lord, good grief

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French term or phrase:bon tonnerre
English translation:Good Lord, good grief
Entered by: Valentini Mellas

02:07 Jan 20, 2004
French to English translations [PRO]
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French term or phrase: bon tonnerre
A request I received by email:

Hi,
My 10 year old is reading the Hardy Boys Mysteries and in one story a Canadian
Trapper uses the expression "Bon Tonerre" when he is caught off guard or
shocked. Do you happen to know what this means?
Scott de Lesseps
United States
Local time: 18:07
Good lord!, good grief!
Explanation:
tonnerre is actually the lighting, thunder etc so the expression is like saying "Good God!" (there is also the Tonnerre de Dieu! which is an expression like "Oh my God!")

Just an idea.

V
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Valentini Mellas
Greece
Local time: 00:07
Grading comment

This is what I was thinking also. Thanks for the confirmation. Thanks to everyone.

Scott
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4 +5Good lord!, good grief!
Valentini Mellas


  

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Good lord!, good grief!


Explanation:
tonnerre is actually the lighting, thunder etc so the expression is like saying "Good God!" (there is also the Tonnerre de Dieu! which is an expression like "Oh my God!")

Just an idea.

V

Valentini Mellas
Greece
Local time: 00:07
Native speaker of: Greek
PRO pts in pair: 30
Grading comment

This is what I was thinking also. Thanks for the confirmation. Thanks to everyone.

Scott

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  swisstell: Good grief! (like Charly Brown)
5 mins
  -> Yes that is what I thought originally :)

agree  zaphod
6 hrs
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agree  ben baudoin
8 hrs
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agree  Abdellatif Bouhid: sounds right
12 hrs
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agree  ZIL (X)
3 days 7 hrs
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