God forfend

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Meanings:

1.
generalhistoricalidiomaticsubjunctivedated
- May God prevent it; a literal prayer asking that a particular event not occur.
2.
generalhistoricalidiomaticexclamativedated
- An exclamation expressing strong hope or alarm that something undesirable will not happen.

Examples:

EN: God forfend!
ES: ¡Dios no lo permita!
EN: Marry, God forfend!
ES: ¡Madre Santa, Dios no lo quiera!

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