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French Expression
| Meaning | and so on, and more, I could go on (but won’t) | |
| Literally | and I pass over some | |
| Register | normal | |
| Pronunciation |  |
[ay zha(n) pahs] |
| IPA | [e ʒã pas] | |
Usage notes: Et j’en passe is a useful French expression for making a long story short, telling the person you’re talking to that you’re sparing them the details. Indeed, et j’en passe is a shortened version of et je passe sur les détails; the adverbial pronoun en replaces sur les détails.
Par exemple…
| Il m’a dit d’acheter des poivrons, des carottes, des citrons et j’en passe. | He told me to buy peppers, carrots, lemons, and so on. | |
| J’ai tant de boulot ce matin : une téléconférence, deux rapports à rédiger, une réunion avec le patron et j’en passe. | I have so much work today: a conference call, two reports to write, a meeting with the boss, and more. |
Variations
- Je te / vous passe les détails – I’m sparing you the details
- Je te / vous passerai les détails – I’ll spare you the details
- J’en passe et des meilleurs – "I’m sparing [you] some [details] and better ones"
Somewhat synonymous
- bref
- enfin bref
- et ainsi de suite
- et cetera
- faire cadeau des détails (à quelqu’un)
Informal - et bla bla bla
- et patati et patata
- et tout le tintouin
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