il n'y a pas mort d'homme

French edit

Etymology edit

Literally, “there's no death of a person”, or more loosely “no one's died.”

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /il ni.j‿a pa mɔʁ d‿ɔm/, /il ni.j‿a pɑ mɔʁ d‿ɔm/, /il n‿j‿a pa mɔʁ d‿ɔm/, /il n‿j‿a pɑ mɔʁ d‿ɔm/
  • (informal) IPA(key): /i.j‿a pa mɔʁ d‿ɔm/, /i.j‿a pɑ mɔʁ d‿ɔm/

Phrase edit

il n’y a pas mort d’homme

  1. It’s not that bad; said to de-dramatize an event
    • 2011 May 16, Jack Lang, in televised interview:YouTube
      [] il n’y a pas mort d’homme []
      [] no one's died []

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