не дай бог

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Russian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [nʲɪ‿ˌdaj ˈbox] (phonetic respelling: не дай бо́х)

Phrase

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не дай бог (ne daj bog)

  1. God forbid
    Не дай бог, что с ним что́-нибудь случи́тся.Ne daj bog, što s nim štó-nibudʹ slučítsja.God forbid something happens to him.

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Ukrainian

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Etymology

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From не (ne) +‎ дай (daj) +‎ бог (boh).

Pronunciation

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Interjection

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не дай бог (ne daj boh)

  1. God forbid
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