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grands dieux

good heavens!

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phrase Rare #43,494
good heavens! An exclamation expressing surprise or dismay. In “jurer ses grands dieux,” it refers to swearing emphatically.
FR: Grands dieux, qu’est-ce qui s’est passé ?
EN: Good heavens, what happened?

Oh, grands dieux, non.

Oh, good heavens, no.

— La Famille Tenenbaum (2001)

Tu m'avais juré tes grands dieux, je t'ai cru.

You swore to me, solemnly, that you did—I believed you.

— Stalker (1979)

Grands dieux, non.

Good heavens, no.

Grands dieux, j'ai cru vous avoir tous perdus.

Good heavens, I thought I had lost you all.

— Le Chant de la mer (2014)

Grands dieux !

Good heavens!

Grands dieux.

Good heavens.

— Le vent se lève (2006)