Pronunciation: [ay pa ta tee ay pa ta ta]
Meaning: and so on and so forth, blah blah, yada yada
Register: informal
Notes: The informal French exclamation et patati et patata might be one of most useful expressions you never realized you needed. It comes from patatin, patatan, the French equivalent of "giddyup." I love the image the onomatopoeic French expression evokes: someone's mouth running off like a galloping horse.
Example:
Elle m'a dit de faire la lessive, les lits, la vaiselle et patati et patata.
She told me to do the laundry, make the beds, do the dishes, yada yada.
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Synonyms
- et ainsi de suite
- et bla bla bla (informal)
- et cetera
- et j'en passe
- je vous fais cadeau des détails
Most common French phrases
