il ne fallait pas

French

Etymology

Literally, “it was not necessary”.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /il nə fa.lɛ pa/ ~ /il nə fa.lɛ pɑ/
Rhymes: -a

Phrase

il ne fallait pas

(idiomatic) you shouldn't have (said on receiving a gift)

See also

falloir

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