Pronunciation: [ay zha(n) pahs]
Meaning: and that's not all, and all sorts of things, and so on
Literal translation: and I pass over some
Register: normal
Notes: The French expression et j'en passe is a sort of verbal shorthand, a way of letting listeners know that you are skipping over boring or excessive details. The adverbial pronoun en replaces the implied word choses - the things you're skipping over.
Example
Ce que Michel est raseur ! Il n'a pas arrêté de parler de son divorce, déménagement, licenciement et j'en passe !
Michel is such a bore! He droned on about his divorce, move, firing, and on and on!
Variation
J'en passe et des meilleures - literally, "I pass over some and better ones." Note that meilleures is feminine plural to agree with choses.
Synonyms
- et ainsi de suite
- et bla bla bla (informal)
- et cetera
- et patati et patata (informal)
- je vous fais cadeau des détails
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