Sacques res Bleux (pronounced "sock ray blue") I don't even know if I am spelling it correctly or if it's even a real word/sentence. It was used on tv shows and movies as a french interjection.
2006-06-19 15:58:41 · 8 answers · asked by britguy09 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
"Sacre Bleu!" means 'holy blue', literally ... in other words "Good Heavens!" but it's just a little bit stronger that the English version.
One derivation says it's a 'watered down' version of 'Sacre Dieu' (Holy God), and it may be that, since 'bleu' rhymes with 'Dieu', but the colour blue is also very strongly associated with Mary, so I think it also had (or has) the meaning (which you will hear Irish Catholics use) of "Holy Mary [,Mother of God]!"
Most swear words proper (rather than expletives) started out life as a prayer or a promise on something holy.
2006-06-19 16:07:07 · answer #1 · answered by Owlwings 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Sacre bleu is the proper spelling and I do believe the translation is actually came from the words Sacre dieu, meaning Sacred God. Now it is the equivalent of Omigod
2006-06-19 23:04:22 · answer #2 · answered by amaridy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is "Sacre bleu!"
Literally, it means "sacred blue."
It is an exclamation with no definite meaning. Whereever Robin would say "Holy [fill in the blank], Batman!" That is where you would say, "Sacre bleu!"
2006-06-19 23:05:06 · answer #3 · answered by crao_craz 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
literally translated means "sacred [or holy] blue", but it means "curse until you are blue in the face".
2006-06-20 02:33:01 · answer #4 · answered by nelent01 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sacrebleu is derived from sacre dieu, meaning 'sacred God'.
2006-06-19 23:02:29 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Sacre Bleu!" means 'holy blue',
2006-06-20 01:26:11 · answer #6 · answered by A guy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
just wanted to add that this expression is not used anymore in France, it even sounds ridiculous and very old-fashioned.
2006-06-21 08:00:08 · answer #7 · answered by nel 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it means sacred god
2006-06-21 18:21:32 · answer #8 · answered by misty 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋