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honi soit qui mal y pense

[ aw-nee swakee mal ee pahns ]
/ ɔ ni ˈswa ki mal i ˈpɑ̃s /
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French.
shamed be the person who thinks evil of it: motto of the Order of the Garter.
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honi soit qui mal y pense
/ French (ɔni swa ki mal i pɑ̃s) /

shamed be he who thinks evil of it: the motto of the Order of the Garter
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