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Pronunciation / Transliteration: jebal
"제발 그만 좀 해라!"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Used to express intense annoyance, impatience, frustration, or exasperation.
"For God's sake, turn that music down; I am trying to sleep!" - 2
Used as an intensifier in urgent pleas or supplications.
"Please, for God's sake, tell me the truth about what happened."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Originating as an explicit invocation of the deity in English, the phrase combines the preposition 'for', the possessive form of 'God', and 'sake' meaning cause, purpose, or regard (derived from Old English 'sacu' meaning dispute or cause at law). It emerged in Early Modern English as a conventional oath and exclamation used to express intense frustration, impatience, or to make an urgent plea.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "For God's sake" is said worldwide
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pour l'amour de Dieu
Transliteration: poor la-moor de dyo
"Pour l'amour de Dieu, dépêche-toi !"
um Gottes willen
Transliteration: oom ɡɔtəs vɪlən
"Um Gottes willen, hör auf damit!"
per l'amor di Dio
Transliteration: per la-mor di dee-o
"Per l'amor di Dio, lasciami in pace!"
por el amor de Dios
Transliteration: por el a-mor de dyos
"¡Por el amor de Dios, cállate ya!"
pelo amor de Deus
Transliteration: peh-loo a-mor de de-oos
"Pelo amor de Deus, me ajude!"
भगवान के लिए
Transliteration: bhagwan ke liye
"भगवान के लिए, अब और शोर मत करो।"
看在上帝的份上
Transliteration: kàn zài shàng dì de fèn shàng
"看在上帝的份上，别再争吵了。"
제발
Transliteration: jebal
"제발 그만 좀 해라!"
神に誓って
Transliteration: kami ni chikatte
"神に誓って、そんなつもりはなかった。"
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