tonnerre de Brest

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Etymology

Literally, thunder of Brest. Said to originally have referred to cannon shots announcing the opening and closing of the arsenal at Brest.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tɔ.nɛʁ də bʁɛst/
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Interjection

tonnerre de Brest

  1. damn!