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| mon Dieu |
| 1. interj. my God! |
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| French > French |
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| mon Dieu |
| 1. interj. Expression qui exprime la surprise ou l'émotion. |
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| Analysis |
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| mon |
| 1. det. (possessive) my (used to qualify masculine nouns and vowel-initial words regardless of gender) |
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| J'ai perdu mon chapeau. - I lost my hat. |
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| La décision a été prise pendant mon absence. - The decision was taken in my absence. |
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| 2. det. Followed by rank, obligatory way of addressing a (male) superior officer within the military. (Folk etymology: military-specific short for "monsieur".) |
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| Dieu |
| 1. Proper noun. God |
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| 2. n-m. a god, male divinity |
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