sapristi
French, interjection/sa.pʁis.ti/
sapristi is a French interjection meaning “heavens! good heavens!” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Pour marquer l’étonnement ou l'énervement”.
What does sapristi mean in English?
interjection
- 1
datedheavens! good heavens!
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
interjection: 1. Pour marquer l’étonnement ou l'énervement.
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.
Forms of sapristi
- pristi
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce sapristi?
- /sa.pʁis.ti/
- \sa.pʁis.ti\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to sapristi
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is sapristi in French?
sapristi appears about once in every 6 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).