croix de bois, croix de fer, si je mens, je vais en enfer
French, phrase/kʁwa d(ə) bwa | kʁwa d(ə) fɛʁ | si ʒə mɑ̃ | ʒə vɛ(.z‿)ɑ̃.n‿ɑ̃.fɛʁ/
croix de bois, croix de fer, si je mens, je vais en enfer is spelled C-R-O-I-X-D-E-B-O-I-S-C-R-O-I-X-D-E-F-E-R-S-I-J-E-M-E-N-S-J-E-V-A-I-S-E-N-E-N-F-E-R (42 letters). Croix de bois, croix de fer, si je mens, je vais en enfer is a French phrase meaning “cross my heart and hope to die” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Serment, engagement à ne pas mentir”.
What does croix de bois, croix de fer, si je mens, je vais en enfer mean in English?
phrase
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cross my heart and hope to die
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
phrase: 1. Serment, engagement à ne pas mentir.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce croix de bois, croix de fer, si je mens, je vais en enfer?
- /kʁwa d(ə) bwa | kʁwa d(ə) fɛʁ | si ʒə mɑ̃ | ʒə vɛ(.z‿)ɑ̃.n‿ɑ̃.fɛʁ/
- \kʁwa də bwa kʁwa də fɛʁ si ʒə mɑ̃ ʒə vɛ ɑ̃.n‿ɑ̃.fɛʁ\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.