c'est autre chose

American  

[se toh-tr^uh shohz] / sɛ toʊ trə ˈʃoʊz /

French.

1. that is different.

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Etymology

Origin of c'est autre chose

Literally, “that is another thing”

Example Sentences

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c'est autre chose

Bah," looking at the card, "ceci est Monsieur Ro-ban-sown; c'est autre chose.

From A Residence in France With an Excursion Up the Rhine, and a Second Visit to Switzerland by James Fenimore Cooper

"No, I am not exactly a merchant, I... I... moi c'est autre chose."

From The Possessed (The Devils) by Fyodor Dostoyevsky

A la bonne heure, my lord, c'est autre chose; and the sauce was forthwith made, and was served at table the day we dined with Lord ——.

From The Idler in France by Marguerite, Countess of Blessington