tant pis

English

Etymology

From French tant pis.

Phrase

tant pis

1. (italicized, foreign phrase) so much the worse
   • 1975, Tennessee Williams, Memoirs, New Directions Publishing, published 2006, →ISBN, page 105:

     Then deep melancholia struck her, the lace was left out of whatever fine lace should be kept in for moth protection, and the moths ate it up. Oh, well. Tant pis.

Anagrams

• tanpits

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɑ̃ pi/

• Audio:

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Adverb

tant pis

1. too bad, never mind

   Antonym: tant mieux

   Tant pis pour toi ! ― It's your loss! Your loss!

   ― Elle ne sera pas là demain. ― Bon, tant pis, ce n'est pas grave, on fera sans elle.

   "She will not be there tomorrow." ―"Oh, too bad, it's not important, we'll go on without her."

   ― Madame, j'ai oublié mes devoirs! ― Tant pis!

   "Miss, I forgot my homework!" ―"Too bad"

   • 2018, Zaz, Plume:

     Si je me brûle, tant pis.

     If I get burned, too bad.

Anagrams

• pistant