il n'y a pas mort d'homme

French

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• 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

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 […]

See also

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