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bon Dieu de bois de saperlotte

English translation: mild blasphemy, euphemism


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French term or phrase:bon Dieu de bois de saperlotte
English translation:mild blasphemy, euphemism
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08:50 Sep 2, 2004
French to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature
French term or phrase: bon Dieu de bois de saperlotte
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kalas
Local time: 02:13
mild blasphemy, euphemism
Explanation:
Stone the crows!
Skin the saints alive!
Goodness gracious saints alive!
Well, I'll be darned/danged!
Or anything humourous you might care to make up.

Shades of Captain Haddock's "Tonnerr' de Brest" and "Saperlipopette".
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xxxBourth
Local time: 03:13
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Many , Many Thanks
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mild blasphemy, euphemism


Explanation:
Stone the crows!
Skin the saints alive!
Goodness gracious saints alive!
Well, I'll be darned/danged!
Or anything humourous you might care to make up.

Shades of Captain Haddock's "Tonnerr' de Brest" and "Saperlipopette".

xxxBourth
Local time: 03:13
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 110
Grading comment
Many , Many Thanks

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