il ne fallait pas

French

Etymology

Literally, “it was not necessary”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /il nə fa.lɛ pa/ ~ /il nə fa.lɛ pɑ/
  • Rhymes: -a

Phrase

il ne fallait pas

  1. (idiomatic) you shouldn't have (said on receiving a gift)

See also

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