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pardieu

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French

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Etymology

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    From par (by) +‎ dieu (God).

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /paʁ.djø/
    • Audio (France (Vosges)):(file)

    Interjection

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    pardieu

    1. (dated) by God
      • 1837, Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, chapter II, in Louis Viardot, transl., L’Ingénieux Hidalgo Don Quichotte de la Manche, volume II, Paris: J[acques]-J[ulien] Dubochet et Cie, éditeurs, [], →OCLC:
        Pardieu ! je le crois bien, s’écria Sancho, qu’il était sage et enchanteur, puisque, à ce que dit le bachelier, Samson Carrasco (c’est ainsi que s’appelle celui dont je viens de parler), l’auteur de l’histoire se nomme Cid Hamet Berengen.
        "By God! I do believe," cried Sancho, "that he was a sage and an enchanter, because, according to what the bachelor, Samson Carrasco (for that's the name of the one that I just talked about), says, the author of the story was named Cid Hamet Berengen."
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