bless you
Interjection
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Interjection
- Short for (may) God bless you: said as a short prayer for the recipient.
- (idiomatic) Said to someone who has just sneezed, as a polite remark.
- Synonyms: gesundheit
- (idiomatic, jocular) Used to express non-understanding of someone who has just used an unusual or foreign word or phrase (as if to imply that it sounds like a sneeze).
- 2000, J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire:
- “What's that?” said Ron, pointing at a large dish of some sort of shellfish stew that stood beside a large steak-and-kidney pudding. ¶ “Bouillabaisse,” said Hermione. ¶ “Bless you,” said Ron. ¶ “It's French,” said Hermione, “I had it on holiday summer before last. It's very nice.”
- 2000, J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire:
- French: à vos souhaits ! (formal), à tes souhaits ! (informal), à vos amours !, à tes amours ! (after a second sneeze)
- German: Gesundheit i normal; hatschi i informal; prost i very informal
- Italian: salute
- Portuguese: saúde (Brazilian), santinho (European), viva, Deus te crie
- Russian: будь здоро́в
- Spanish: Jesús (Spain), salud (Latin America), santinos (Northern Spain)
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