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How to Say ‘But no more terrible lines!’ in French

Mais pas d'autres phrases nulles !

meh pah d oh-truh FRAHZ NOOL

[meh pah d oh-truh FRAHZ NOOL]

💬 Usage Tip: After pas, words like des or un shrink to de or d', as in pas de vin "no wine" and pas d'autres here.

Phrase Breakdown

Mais pas d'autres

meh pah d oh-truh

But no other

After 'pas', 'des' becomes 'de', shortened to 'd'' before a vowel. Say 'meh pah DOH-truh'.

Example

Pas d'autres questions ?

No other questions?

Words in this phrase

Mais

[meh]

But

Used to introduce a contrast.

Example

Il est petit mais fort.

He is small but strong.

pas

[pah]

not

Used with 'ne' to form a negative.

Example

Je ne comprends pas.

I do not understand.

[d]

any

Shortened 'de' before a vowel; after a negation it replaces 'des' meaning 'any'.

Example

Je n'ai pas d'amis ici.

I don't have any friends here.

autres

[oh-truh]

other

Plural adjective meaning “other,” used before a plural noun.

Example

Des autres poules du poulailler, elle doit être isolée.

She must be isolated from the other hens in the coop.

phrases nulles !

FRAHZ NOOL

rubbish lines!

Both final 's' letters are silent: 'frahz NUL'.

Example

Il dit des phrases nulles.

He says rubbish lines.

Words in this phrase

phrases

[FRAHZ]

sentences / lines

Plural of 'phrase'; here it means pick-up lines or things someone says.

Example

Il connaît des phrases drôles.

He knows funny lines.

nulles

[NOOL]

lame

Feminine plural of 'nul'; informal for bad or rubbish.

Example

Ses idées sont nulles.

His ideas are lame.

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