"tant pis" meaning in English

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Phrase

Etymology: French tant pis Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|tant pis}} French tant pis Head templates: {{head|en|phrase|head=tant pis}} tant pis
  1. (italicized, foreign phrase) so much the worse
    Sense id: en-tant_pis-en-phrase-ayDz-W4m Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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