"il ne fallait pas" meaning in French

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Phrase

IPA: /il nə fa.lɛ pa/, /il nə fa.lɛ pɑ/
Rhymes: -a Etymology: Literally, “it was not necessary”. Etymology templates: {{m-g|it was not necessary}} “it was not necessary”, {{lit|it was not necessary}} Literally, “it was not necessary” Head templates: {{fr-phrase|il ne fallait pas}} il ne fallait pas
  1. (idiomatic) you shouldn't have (said on receiving a gift) Tags: idiomatic Related terms: falloir
    Sense id: en-il_ne_fallait_pas-fr-phrase-UEnKH6e~ Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header

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        "(idiomatic) you shouldn't have (said on receiving a gift)"
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      "ipa": "/il nə fa.lɛ pa/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/il nə fa.lɛ pɑ/"
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      "rhymes": "-a"
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      "ipa": "/il nə fa.lɛ pɑ/"
    },
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