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Meaning of pas devant in English:
pas devant
adjective
Of a statement, action, etc.: not appropriate for the present company. Of a look, etc.: intended as a warning about the need for discretion.
Pronunciation
pas devant
/ˌpɑː dəˈvɒ̃/ /ˌpa dəˈvɒ̃/exclamation
Pronunciation
pas devant
/ˌpɑː dəˈvɒ̃/ /ˌpa dəˈvɒ̃/Origin
1950s; earliest use found in Nancy Freeman-Mitford (1904–1973), novelist and biographer. Apparently short for pas devant les enfants (although this is first attested later).
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