"da sei Gott vor" meaning in All languages combined

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Phrase [German]

Etymology: Literally, “God be in front of it”, or more loosely translated as “may He block it from happening”. The splitting of the pronominal adverb davor suggests a northern or western German origin. Etymology templates: {{m-g|God be in front of it}} “God be in front of it”, {{m-g|may He block it from happening}} “may He block it from happening”, {{lit|God be in front of it|may He block it from happening}} Literally, “God be in front of it”, or more loosely translated as “may He block it from happening” Head templates: {{head|de|phrase}} da sei Gott vor
  1. God forbid; said when mentioning a possible and undesirable future event Synonyms: Gott bewahre
    Sense id: en-da_sei_Gott_vor-de-phrase-NH~ioi9X Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry
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