well i was in french class and we all asked my teacher what it means and she said its just like several phrases in one and she said its like saying oh darn or omg or like stuff like that but i wanna know what it really means?
2006-09-03 19:47:28 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
Holy sh!t in French.
Literally, it is sacré bleu "sacred blue"
French term of astonishment. a curse. translation; "sacred blue" refers to Christ's mother, Mary, often depicted in art in blue dress. the subversive tone is derived from the question of Mary's immaculate conception (i.e. her birth) and her ability to accept the Holy Spirit and birth Jesus without having ever mensturated
2006-09-03 19:52:26 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 8⤊ 2⤋
Sacre Bleu
2016-10-01 08:07:40 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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what does the phrase sacre blue literally mean?
well i was in french class and we all asked my teacher what it means and she said its just like several phrases in one and she said its like saying oh darn or omg or like stuff like that but i wanna know what it really means?
2015-08-06 07:21:42 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It quite literally means "sacred blue" and makes reference to the garments worn by Mary, the mother of Christ. It would be like saying something like, "Holy God!" or whatever. But it is just their way of saying an expletive in a place where we'd say anything at all, "My Gosh!" or "Darn!" or "Goodness sakes" or even a few choice swear words.
2006-09-03 19:59:07 · answer #4 · answered by Rvn 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
"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.
2006-09-03 20:02:57 · answer #5 · answered by ted_armentrout 5 · 5⤊ 2⤋
My understanding of "sacre bleu" referred to the blue robe the Virgin Mary wore.
Medieval paintings traditionally dressed her in blue robe or mantle. Woops!! The color blue signified she was related to the house of David. I suppose the expression was used Like, "Holy Mother Of God"!!! or "jesus H. Christ"!! and so on as some people have mentioned. I had heard (not worth that much) that it was popular particularly in French Canada.
2006-09-03 19:54:36 · answer #6 · answered by linfinity27 2 · 4⤊ 0⤋
sacre bleu literally means 'holy coronation'.but the crazy french use it the same way we say 'holy ****' or something as colorful as that.
2006-09-04 02:31:05 · answer #7 · answered by electralove88 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Sacré bleu" is a rather outdated phrase used to express surprise or anger.
The word "bleu" (blue) is a hidden way to say "Dieu" (God) since to use the name of God in vain is considered sinful among Christians.
2006-09-03 21:34:47 · answer #8 · answered by JLD 2 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Your teacher is right.... This is not a phrase at all, but a common way of saying... I'll be damned ( or darned)... In fact THAT would be the closest translation...
Hope this clears the matter...
2006-09-03 19:53:41 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 6⤋
sacre blue I was saying it at pe today to ethan oh sacre blue HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
2015-03-27 06:43:59 · answer #10 · answered by Sebastian 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋