"for God's sake" meaning in English

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Interjection

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-for God's sake.wav [Southern-England]
  1. An exclamation of anger, surprise, or impatience. Translations (exclamation of anger, surprise, or impatience): πρὸς θεῶν (pròs theôn) (Ancient Greek), τοὺς θεούς σοι (toùs theoús soi) (Ancient Greek), مِنْ أَجْلِ اللّٰهِ (min ʔajli llāhi) (Arabic), لِوَجْهِ اللّٰهِ (li-wajhi allāhi) (Arabic), ի սեր աստծո (i ser astco) (Armenian), Allah xatirinə (Azerbaijani), sən Allah (Azerbaijani), дзе́ля бо́га (dzjélja bóha) (Belarusian), бо́гам прашу́ (bóham prašú) (Belarusian), за бо́га (za bóga) (Bulgarian), заради́ бо́га (zaradí bóga) (Bulgarian), per l'amor de Déu (Catalan), بۆ خاتری خوا (bo xatrî xwa) (Central Kurdish), 拜託 /拜托 (bàituō) (Chinese Mandarin), 我的天啊 (wǒ de tiān a) (Chinese Mandarin), proboha (Czech), for Guds skyld (Danish), in hemelsnaam (Dutch), in godsnaam (Dutch), om Gods wil (Dutch), Herran tähden (Finnish), pour l'amour de Dieu (French), mon Dieu (French), por Deus (Galician), um Gottes willen (German), Grundgütiger (english: exalted) (German), Himmel nochmal (German), verflixt nochmal (German), Menschenskind (German), για όνομα του Θεού (gia ónoma tou Theoú) (Greek), για το Θεό (gia to Theó) (Greek), για τ’ όνομα του Θεού (gia t’ ónoma tou Theoú) (Greek), לְמַעַן הַשֵּׁם (lemá'an hashém) (Hebrew), az isten szerelmére (Hungarian), az istenért (Hungarian), í guðanna bænum (Icelandic), pro amo a deo (Ido), مَحْضِ رِضایِ خُدا (mahz-e rezâ-ye xodâ) (Iranian Persian), in ainm Dé! (Irish), as ucht Dé (Irish), per l'amor di Dio (Italian), 後生だから (go-shō da kara) (alt: ごしょうだから) (Japanese), お願いだから (o-negai da kara) (alt: おねがいだから) (Japanese), 冗談じゃないよ (jōdan ja nai yo) (alt: じょうだんじゃないよ) (Japanese), 제발 (jebal) (Korean), 제발 바라건대 (jebal barageondae) (Korean), ალლაჲისე (allayise) (Laz), аман (aman) (Macedonian), for Guds skyld (Norwegian Bokmål), Gudskjelov (Norwegian Bokmål), na litość boską (Polish), na miłość boską (Polish), rany boskie (Polish), na Boga (Polish), pelo amor de Deus (Portuguese), por amor da Santa (Portuguese), în numele lui Dumnezeu (Romanian), го́споди бо́же (góspodi bóže) (Russian), ра́ди бо́га (rádi bóga) (Russian), ра́ди всего́ свято́го (rádi vsevó svjatóvo) (Russian), an ainm an Àigh (Scottish Gaelic), за̏бога [Cyrillic] (Serbo-Croatian), zȁboga [Latin] (Serbo-Croatian), preboha (Slovak), por Dios (Spanish), por el amor de Dios (Spanish), pardiez (Spanish), för Guds skull (Swedish), தயவு செய்து (tayavu ceytu) (Tamil), Allahını seversen (Turkish), Allah aşkına (Turkish), allahise [dialectal] (Turkish), зара́ди бо́га (zarády bóha) (Ukrainian), ра́ди бо́га (rády bóha) (Ukrainian), خُدارَہ (xudāra) (Urdu), خُدا کے واسْطے (xudā ke vāste) (Urdu), اَللّٰہ کے واسْطے (allāh ke vāste) (Urdu), خُدا کے لِئے (xudā ke lie) (Urdu), למען־השם (leman-hashem) (Yiddish), לשם־שמים (lesheym-shomayem) (Yiddish)
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  2. Indicating a heartfelt or urgent request. Synonyms: please Translations (indicating a heartfelt or urgent request): sən allah (Azerbaijani), Herran tähden (Finnish), por Deus (Galician), as ucht Dé (Irish), na miłość boską (Polish), na litość boską (Polish), ра́ди бо́га (rádi bóga) (Russian), தயவு செய்து (tayavu ceytu) (Tamil)
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Alternative forms

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          "text": "“The structure is deteriorating. The roof was leaking. The floor is sinking,” Mr. Biden said in a speech in front of the tunnel, the oldest in the Northeast, where the crowd included dozens of union workers. “This is the United States of America, for God’s sake. We know better than that.”",
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          "word": "ի սեր աստծո"
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          "sense": "exclamation of anger, surprise, or impatience",
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          "sense": "exclamation of anger, surprise, or impatience",
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          "sense": "exclamation of anger, surprise, or impatience",
          "word": "拜託 /拜托"
        },
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          "_dis1": "99 1",
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          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
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          "roman": "wǒ de tiān a",
          "sense": "exclamation of anger, surprise, or impatience",
          "word": "我的天啊"
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          "_dis1": "99 1",
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          "lang_code": "cs",
          "sense": "exclamation of anger, surprise, or impatience",
          "word": "proboha"
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          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "lang_code": "da",
          "sense": "exclamation of anger, surprise, or impatience",
          "word": "for Guds skyld"
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          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "lang_code": "nl",
          "sense": "exclamation of anger, surprise, or impatience",
          "word": "in hemelsnaam"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "lang_code": "nl",
          "sense": "exclamation of anger, surprise, or impatience",
          "word": "in godsnaam"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "lang_code": "nl",
          "sense": "exclamation of anger, surprise, or impatience",
          "word": "om Gods wil"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "lang_code": "fi",
          "sense": "exclamation of anger, surprise, or impatience",
          "word": "Herran tähden"
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          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
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          "sense": "exclamation of anger, surprise, or impatience",
          "word": "pour l'amour de Dieu"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "lang_code": "fr",
          "sense": "exclamation of anger, surprise, or impatience",
          "word": "mon Dieu"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "lang_code": "gl",
          "sense": "exclamation of anger, surprise, or impatience",
          "word": "por Deus"
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        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "lang_code": "de",
          "sense": "exclamation of anger, surprise, or impatience",
          "word": "um Gottes willen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "de",
          "english": "exalted",
          "lang": "German",
          "lang_code": "de",
          "sense": "exclamation of anger, surprise, or impatience",
          "translation": "exalted",
          "word": "Grundgütiger"
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          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "lang_code": "de",
          "sense": "exclamation of anger, surprise, or impatience",
          "word": "Himmel nochmal"
        },
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          "_dis1": "99 1",
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          "sense": "exclamation of anger, surprise, or impatience",
          "word": "verflixt nochmal"
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          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "lang_code": "de",
          "sense": "exclamation of anger, surprise, or impatience",
          "word": "Menschenskind"
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          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
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          "roman": "gia ónoma tou Theoú",
          "sense": "exclamation of anger, surprise, or impatience",
          "word": "για όνομα του Θεού"
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          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "el",
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          "roman": "gia to Theó",
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          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "el",
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          "roman": "gia t’ ónoma tou Theoú",
          "sense": "exclamation of anger, surprise, or impatience",
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          "_dis1": "99 1",
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          "_dis1": "99 1",
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          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "hu",
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          "sense": "exclamation of anger, surprise, or impatience",
          "word": "az isten szerelmére"
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          "_dis1": "99 1",
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          "lang_code": "hu",
          "sense": "exclamation of anger, surprise, or impatience",
          "word": "az istenért"
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          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "lang_code": "is",
          "sense": "exclamation of anger, surprise, or impatience",
          "word": "í guðanna bænum"
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          "code": "io",
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          "sense": "exclamation of anger, surprise, or impatience",
          "word": "pro amo a deo"
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          "code": "ga",
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          "sense": "exclamation of anger, surprise, or impatience",
          "word": "in ainm Dé!"
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          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
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          "sense": "exclamation of anger, surprise, or impatience",
          "word": "as ucht Dé"
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          "_dis1": "99 1",
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          "sense": "exclamation of anger, surprise, or impatience",
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          "_dis1": "99 1",
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          "sense": "exclamation of anger, surprise, or impatience",
          "word": "冗談じゃないよ"
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          "_dis1": "99 1",
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          "lang": "Korean",
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          "roman": "jebal",
          "sense": "exclamation of anger, surprise, or impatience",
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          "sense": "exclamation of anger, surprise, or impatience",
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          "roman": "bo xatrî xwa",
          "sense": "exclamation of anger, surprise, or impatience",
          "word": "بۆ خاتری خوا"
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          "lang": "Laz",
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          "roman": "allayise",
          "sense": "exclamation of anger, surprise, or impatience",
          "word": "ალლაჲისე"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "lang_code": "mk",
          "roman": "aman",
          "sense": "exclamation of anger, surprise, or impatience",
          "word": "аман"
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          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "lang_code": "nb",
          "sense": "exclamation of anger, surprise, or impatience",
          "word": "for Guds skyld"
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          "sense": "exclamation of anger, surprise, or impatience",
          "word": "Gudskjelov"
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          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "fa-ira",
          "lang": "Iranian Persian",
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          "roman": "mahz-e rezâ-ye xodâ",
          "sense": "exclamation of anger, surprise, or impatience",
          "word": "مَحْضِ رِضایِ خُدا"
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          "_dis1": "99 1",
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          "sense": "exclamation of anger, surprise, or impatience",
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          "sense": "exclamation of anger, surprise, or impatience",
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          "sense": "exclamation of anger, surprise, or impatience",
          "word": "pelo amor de Deus"
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          "sense": "exclamation of anger, surprise, or impatience",
          "word": "în numele lui Dumnezeu"
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          "roman": "góspodi bóže",
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          "sense": "exclamation of anger, surprise, or impatience",
          "word": "ра́ди всего́ свято́го"
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          "roman": "zarády bóha",
          "sense": "exclamation of anger, surprise, or impatience",
          "word": "зара́ди бо́га"
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          "word": "for Christ's sake"
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          "word": "for the love of all that is holy"
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          "word": "for the love of Betsy"
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          "word": "for the love of God"
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          "source": "Thesaurus:for the love of God",
          "word": "for the love of Mike"
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          "source": "Thesaurus:for the love of God",
          "word": "for the love of Moses"
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      "code": "ar",
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      "roman": "min ʔajli llāhi",
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      "word": "مِنْ أَجْلِ اللّٰهِ"
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      "word": "Allah xatirinə"
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      "word": "我的天啊"
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      "code": "da",
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      "sense": "exclamation of anger, surprise, or impatience",
      "word": "for Guds skyld"
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      "word": "in hemelsnaam"
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      "sense": "exclamation of anger, surprise, or impatience",
      "word": "in godsnaam"
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      "sense": "exclamation of anger, surprise, or impatience",
      "word": "om Gods wil"
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      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "exclamation of anger, surprise, or impatience",
      "word": "Herran tähden"
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      "sense": "exclamation of anger, surprise, or impatience",
      "word": "pour l'amour de Dieu"
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      "sense": "exclamation of anger, surprise, or impatience",
      "word": "por Deus"
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      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "exclamation of anger, surprise, or impatience",
      "word": "um Gottes willen"
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      "code": "de",
      "english": "exalted",
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      "sense": "exclamation of anger, surprise, or impatience",
      "translation": "exalted",
      "word": "Grundgütiger"
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      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "exclamation of anger, surprise, or impatience",
      "word": "Himmel nochmal"
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      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "exclamation of anger, surprise, or impatience",
      "word": "verflixt nochmal"
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      "code": "de",
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      "word": "Menschenskind"
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      "roman": "gia ónoma tou Theoú",
      "sense": "exclamation of anger, surprise, or impatience",
      "word": "για όνομα του Θεού"
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      "word": "για τ’ όνομα του Θεού"
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      "roman": "pròs theôn",
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      "word": "πρὸς θεῶν"
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      "lang_code": "grc",
      "roman": "toùs theoús soi",
      "sense": "exclamation of anger, surprise, or impatience",
      "word": "τοὺς θεούς σοι"
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      "code": "he",
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      "roman": "lemá'an hashém",
      "sense": "exclamation of anger, surprise, or impatience",
      "word": "לְמַעַן הַשֵּׁם"
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      "code": "hu",
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      "lang_code": "hu",
      "sense": "exclamation of anger, surprise, or impatience",
      "word": "az isten szerelmére"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "lang_code": "hu",
      "sense": "exclamation of anger, surprise, or impatience",
      "word": "az istenért"
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    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "lang_code": "is",
      "sense": "exclamation of anger, surprise, or impatience",
      "word": "í guðanna bænum"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "lang_code": "io",
      "sense": "exclamation of anger, surprise, or impatience",
      "word": "pro amo a deo"
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    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "lang_code": "ga",
      "sense": "exclamation of anger, surprise, or impatience",
      "word": "in ainm Dé!"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "lang_code": "ga",
      "sense": "exclamation of anger, surprise, or impatience",
      "word": "as ucht Dé"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "lang_code": "it",
      "sense": "exclamation of anger, surprise, or impatience",
      "word": "per l'amor di Dio"
    },
    {
      "alt": "ごしょうだから",
      "code": "ja",
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      "lang_code": "ja",
      "roman": "go-shō da kara",
      "sense": "exclamation of anger, surprise, or impatience",
      "word": "後生だから"
    },
    {
      "alt": "おねがいだから",
      "code": "ja",
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      "lang_code": "ja",
      "roman": "o-negai da kara",
      "sense": "exclamation of anger, surprise, or impatience",
      "word": "お願いだから"
    },
    {
      "alt": "じょうだんじゃないよ",
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      "lang_code": "ja",
      "roman": "jōdan ja nai yo",
      "sense": "exclamation of anger, surprise, or impatience",
      "word": "冗談じゃないよ"
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    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "lang_code": "ko",
      "roman": "jebal",
      "sense": "exclamation of anger, surprise, or impatience",
      "word": "제발"
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    {
      "code": "ko",
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      "roman": "jebal barageondae",
      "sense": "exclamation of anger, surprise, or impatience",
      "word": "제발 바라건대"
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    {
      "code": "ckb",
      "lang": "Central Kurdish",
      "lang_code": "ckb",
      "roman": "bo xatrî xwa",
      "sense": "exclamation of anger, surprise, or impatience",
      "word": "بۆ خاتری خوا"
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    {
      "code": "lzz",
      "lang": "Laz",
      "lang_code": "lzz",
      "roman": "allayise",
      "sense": "exclamation of anger, surprise, or impatience",
      "word": "ალლაჲისე"
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      "code": "mk",
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      "roman": "aman",
      "sense": "exclamation of anger, surprise, or impatience",
      "word": "аман"
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      "code": "nb",
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      "sense": "exclamation of anger, surprise, or impatience",
      "word": "for Guds skyld"
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    {
      "code": "nb",
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      "lang_code": "nb",
      "sense": "exclamation of anger, surprise, or impatience",
      "word": "Gudskjelov"
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    {
      "code": "fa-ira",
      "lang": "Iranian Persian",
      "lang_code": "fa-ira",
      "roman": "mahz-e rezâ-ye xodâ",
      "sense": "exclamation of anger, surprise, or impatience",
      "word": "مَحْضِ رِضایِ خُدا"
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    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "lang_code": "pl",
      "sense": "exclamation of anger, surprise, or impatience",
      "word": "na litość boską"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "lang_code": "pl",
      "sense": "exclamation of anger, surprise, or impatience",
      "word": "na miłość boską"
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    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "lang_code": "pl",
      "sense": "exclamation of anger, surprise, or impatience",
      "word": "rany boskie"
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    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "lang_code": "pl",
      "sense": "exclamation of anger, surprise, or impatience",
      "word": "na Boga"
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    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "lang_code": "pt",
      "sense": "exclamation of anger, surprise, or impatience",
      "word": "pelo amor de Deus"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "lang_code": "pt",
      "sense": "exclamation of anger, surprise, or impatience",
      "word": "por amor da Santa"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "lang_code": "ro",
      "sense": "exclamation of anger, surprise, or impatience",
      "word": "în numele lui Dumnezeu"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "lang_code": "ru",
      "roman": "góspodi bóže",
      "sense": "exclamation of anger, surprise, or impatience",
      "word": "го́споди бо́же"
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "lang_code": "ru",
      "roman": "rádi bóga",
      "sense": "exclamation of anger, surprise, or impatience",
      "word": "ра́ди бо́га"
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    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "lang_code": "ru",
      "roman": "rádi vsevó svjatóvo",
      "sense": "exclamation of anger, surprise, or impatience",
      "word": "ра́ди всего́ свято́го"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "lang_code": "gd",
      "sense": "exclamation of anger, surprise, or impatience",
      "word": "an ainm an Àigh"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "lang_code": "sh",
      "sense": "exclamation of anger, surprise, or impatience",
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      "word": "за̏бога"
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    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "lang_code": "sh",
      "sense": "exclamation of anger, surprise, or impatience",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "zȁboga"
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    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "lang_code": "sk",
      "sense": "exclamation of anger, surprise, or impatience",
      "word": "preboha"
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    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "exclamation of anger, surprise, or impatience",
      "word": "por Dios"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "exclamation of anger, surprise, or impatience",
      "word": "por el amor de Dios"
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    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "exclamation of anger, surprise, or impatience",
      "word": "pardiez"
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      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "lang_code": "sv",
      "sense": "exclamation of anger, surprise, or impatience",
      "word": "för Guds skull"
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    {
      "code": "ta",
      "lang": "Tamil",
      "lang_code": "ta",
      "roman": "tayavu ceytu",
      "sense": "exclamation of anger, surprise, or impatience",
      "word": "தயவு செய்து"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "lang_code": "tr",
      "sense": "exclamation of anger, surprise, or impatience",
      "word": "Allahını seversen"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "lang_code": "tr",
      "sense": "exclamation of anger, surprise, or impatience",
      "word": "Allah aşkına"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "lang_code": "tr",
      "sense": "exclamation of anger, surprise, or impatience",
      "tags": [
        "dialectal"
      ],
      "word": "allahise"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "lang_code": "uk",
      "roman": "zarády bóha",
      "sense": "exclamation of anger, surprise, or impatience",
      "word": "зара́ди бо́га"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "lang_code": "uk",
      "roman": "rády bóha",
      "sense": "exclamation of anger, surprise, or impatience",
      "word": "ра́ди бо́га"
    },
    {
      "code": "ur",
      "lang": "Urdu",
      "lang_code": "ur",
      "roman": "xudāra",
      "sense": "exclamation of anger, surprise, or impatience",
      "word": "خُدارَہ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ur",
      "lang": "Urdu",
      "lang_code": "ur",
      "roman": "xudā ke vāste",
      "sense": "exclamation of anger, surprise, or impatience",
      "word": "خُدا کے واسْطے"
    },
    {
      "code": "ur",
      "lang": "Urdu",
      "lang_code": "ur",
      "roman": "allāh ke vāste",
      "sense": "exclamation of anger, surprise, or impatience",
      "word": "اَللّٰہ کے واسْطے"
    },
    {
      "code": "ur",
      "lang": "Urdu",
      "lang_code": "ur",
      "roman": "xudā ke lie",
      "sense": "exclamation of anger, surprise, or impatience",
      "word": "خُدا کے لِئے"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "lang_code": "vi",
      "note": "vì Chúa (literally “for the sake of God”) (usually in translation)",
      "sense": "exclamation of anger, surprise, or impatience"
    },
    {
      "code": "yi",
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "lang_code": "yi",
      "roman": "leman-hashem",
      "sense": "exclamation of anger, surprise, or impatience",
      "word": "למען־השם"
    },
    {
      "code": "yi",
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "lang_code": "yi",
      "roman": "lesheym-shomayem",
      "sense": "exclamation of anger, surprise, or impatience",
      "word": "לשם־שמים"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "lang_code": "az",
      "sense": "indicating a heartfelt or urgent request",
      "word": "sən allah"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "lang_code": "fi",
      "sense": "indicating a heartfelt or urgent request",
      "word": "Herran tähden"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "lang_code": "gl",
      "sense": "indicating a heartfelt or urgent request",
      "word": "por Deus"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "lang_code": "ga",
      "sense": "indicating a heartfelt or urgent request",
      "word": "as ucht Dé"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "lang_code": "pl",
      "sense": "indicating a heartfelt or urgent request",
      "word": "na miłość boską"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "lang_code": "pl",
      "sense": "indicating a heartfelt or urgent request",
      "word": "na litość boską"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "lang_code": "ru",
      "roman": "rádi bóga",
      "sense": "indicating a heartfelt or urgent request",
      "word": "ра́ди бо́га"
    },
    {
      "code": "ta",
      "lang": "Tamil",
      "lang_code": "ta",
      "roman": "tayavu ceytu",
      "sense": "indicating a heartfelt or urgent request",
      "word": "தயவு செய்து"
    }
  ],
  "word": "for God's sake"
}

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