"pardon my French" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [Anglais]

IPA: \ˈpɑɹ.dən maɪ fɹentʃ\, \ˈpɑː.dən maɪ fɹentʃ\ Audio: En-au-pardon my French.ogg
  1. Excusez mon langage grossier ou vulgaire. Note d’usage : Utilisé à l’impératif. Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: fr-pardon_my_French-en-verb-bDEbNjzS Categories (other): Exemples en anglais, Exemples en anglais à traduire, Métaphores en anglais
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: excuse my French

Alternative forms

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    "(1895) De pardon my French, littéralement « pardonnez mon français »."
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          "ref": "NancyBush, Unseen, 2009, ISBN 9781420109795, p. 71",
          "text": "But Jean’s a piece of fuckin’ work, pardon my French, and she made some threat that Kevin should keep his family close if he wants ’em to survive, y’know what I mean?"
        },
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          "ref": "Melissa, How the Tradition of Saying “Pardon My French” After Saying Swear Words Started, site todayifoundout.com, 8 octobre 2013",
          "text": "Pardon my French, but you’re an asshole! Asshole! –Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (1986)"
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