Dictionary

bless you en · INTJ

Pronunciation

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• /ˈblɛʃ(j)uː/
• /ˈblɛs juː/

Etymology

Short for God bless you, from Middle English God blesse you, God blisse you.

Meanings

1. (abbreviation, alt-of) Short for (may) God bless you: said as a short prayer for the recipient.
   alt of (may) God bless you
2. (idiomatic) Said to someone who has just sneezed, as a polite remark.
3. (humorous, idiomatic) Used to express non-understanding of someone who has just used an unusual or foreign word or phrase (as if to imply that it sounds like a sneeze).
   • ‘What’s that?’ said Ron, pointing at a large dish of some sort of shellfish stew that stood beside a large steak-and-kidney pudding. ‘Bouillabaisse,’ said Hermione. ‘Bless you,’ said Ron. ‘It’s French,’ said Hermione. ‘I had it on holiday, summer before last, it’s very nice.’ 2000 July 8, J. K. Rowling [pseudonym; Joanne Rowling], “The Goblet of Fire”, in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter; 4), London: Bloomsbury Publishing, →ISBN, page 221:

Forms

Synonyms

gesundheit

Translations (132)

chy nevá'esėstse tsénėhetáta'e (said to somebody who has sneezed) · xal бурхн арш (said to somebody who has sneezed) · ca Jesús (said to somebody who has sneezed) · uz salomat boʻling (said to somebody who has sneezed) · az sağlam olun (said to somebody who has sneezed) · sh na zdravlje (said to somebody who has sneezed) · ru будь здоро́ва (said to somebody who has sneezed) · ne चिरन्जिभी (said to somebody who has sneezed) · ar صِحَّة (said to somebody who has sneezed) · scn saluti! (said to somebody who has sneezed) · aii ܒܪ̈ܲܚܡܹܐ (said to somebody who has sneezed) · fa عافیت باشه (said to somebody who has sneezed) · ga deiseal! (said to somebody who has sneezed) · th พุทโธ (said to somebody who has sneezed) · uk будьте здорові (said to somebody who has sneezed) · ro sănătate! (said to somebody who has sneezed) · lo ສົງໂຄ (said to somebody who has sneezed) · km អាយុវែង (said to somebody who has sneezed) · is Guð blessi þig (said to somebody who has sneezed) · sh nazdravlje (said to somebody who has sneezed) · el υγείες (said to somebody who has sneezed) · kk жәрекімалда (said to somebody who has sneezed) · ar اَلْحَمْدُ لِلّٰه (said to somebody who has sneezed) · hrx Gesundheit (said to somebody who has sneezed) · xal бурхнаш (said to somebody who has sneezed) · scn gisuzzu (said to somebody who has sneezed) · no prosit (said to somebody who has sneezed) · la absit omen (said to somebody who has sneezed) · es ¡salud! (said to somebody who has sneezed) · mt evviva (said to somebody who has sneezed) · hrx Gesundheet (said to somebody who has sneezed) · yi זײַ געזונט (said to somebody who has sneezed) · vi cơm muối (said to somebody who has sneezed) · lt į sveikatą (said to somebody who has sneezed) · hy առողջություն (said to somebody who has sneezed) · fo Jesus signi teg (said to somebody who has sneezed) · hu egészségedre (said to somebody who has sneezed) · mk на здравје (said to somebody who has sneezed) · pt santinho! (said to somebody who has sneezed) · nl gezondheid (said to somebody who has sneezed) · ky Акчуч (said to somebody who has sneezed) · eo sanon (said to somebody who has sneezed) · ja お大事に (said to somebody who has sneezed) · fr à tes souhaits (said to somebody who has sneezed) · sv väl bekomme (said to somebody who has sneezed) · fr à tes amours (said to somebody who has sneezed) · fr à vos amours (said to somebody who has sneezed) · fo Jesuspápi signi teg (said to somebody who has sneezed) · lkt waȟtéšni (said to somebody who has sneezed) · sh на здравље (said to somebody who has sneezed) · mg velona (said to somebody who has sneezed) · tk sabyr et (said to somebody who has sneezed) · it salute! (said to somebody who has sneezed) · nl proost (said to somebody who has sneezed) · de hatschi (said to somebody who has sneezed) · el γείτσες (said to somebody who has sneezed) · pl na zdrowie (said to somebody who has sneezed) · es ¡santinos! (said to somebody who has sneezed) · tr yerhamükellah (said to somebody who has sneezed) · cy bendithiwch chi (said to somebody who has sneezed) · ur سلامت باشید (said to somebody who has sneezed) · de Gesundheit (said to somebody who has sneezed) · ar يَرْحَمْكُم (said to somebody who has sneezed) · tyz cơm muối (said to somebody who has sneezed) · sw afya (said to somebody who has sneezed) · eu doministiku (said to somebody who has sneezed) · hi हरी ॐ (said to somebody who has sneezed) · fa الحمد للّٰه (said to somebody who has sneezed) · ur یرحمک اللہ (said to somebody who has sneezed) · de prost (said to somebody who has sneezed) · sv prosit (said to somebody who has sneezed) · cmn 一百歲 /一百岁 (said to somebody who has sneezed) · ru бу́дьте здоро́вы (said to somebody who has sneezed) · yo pẹ̀lẹ́ (said to somebody who has sneezed) · pt Deus te crie (said to somebody who has sneezed) · is hjálpi þér (said to somebody who has sneezed) · tr çok yaşa (said to somebody who has sneezed) · tr çok yaşayın (said to somebody who has sneezed) · ga Dia linn! (said to somebody who has sneezed) · la salvēte (said to somebody who has sneezed) · th สงโฆ (said to somebody who has sneezed) · lb Gesondheet (said to somebody who has sneezed) · ast santinos (said to somebody who has sneezed) · lo ພຸດໂທ (said to somebody who has sneezed) · yi צו געזונט (said to somebody who has sneezed) · uz sogʻ boʻling (said to somebody who has sneezed) · he אָסוּתָא (said to somebody who has sneezed) · la salvē (said to somebody who has sneezed) · fr à vos souhaits (said to somebody who has sneezed) · sq shëndet (said to somebody who has sneezed) · ro chef (said to somebody who has sneezed) · fr et qu'elles durent toujours (said to somebody who has sneezed) · rw kira (said to somebody who has sneezed) · pt saúde! (said to somebody who has sneezed) · zdj âfia (said to somebody who has sneezed) · ur الحمد للّٰہ (said to somebody who has sneezed) · pt viva (said to somebody who has sneezed) · cs na zdraví (said to somebody who has sneezed) · ru будь здоро́в (said to somebody who has sneezed) · he לַבְּרִיאוּת (said to somebody who has sneezed) · az sağlam ol (said to somebody who has sneezed) · la salūtā (said to somebody who has sneezed) · ky ак чүч (said to somebody who has sneezed) · sh наздравље (said to somebody who has sneezed) · da prosit (said to somebody who has sneezed) · he לִבְרִיאוּת (said to somebody who has sneezed) · es ¡Jesús! (said to somebody who has sneezed) · te చిరంజీవ (said to somebody who has sneezed) · is blessi þig (said to somebody who has sneezed) · izh oo terve (said to somebody who has sneezed) · fi terveydeksi (said to somebody who has sneezed) · ca salut (said to somebody who has sneezed) · gl saúde! (said to somebody who has sneezed) · de Helfgott (said to somebody who has sneezed) · ar يَرْحَمْكُم اللّٰه (said to somebody who has sneezed) · fo Gud signi teg (said to somebody who has sneezed) · ka ჯანმრთელობა (said to somebody who has sneezed) · ja 徳万歳 (said to somebody who has sneezed) · sk na zdravie (said to somebody who has sneezed) · bg наздра́ве (said to somebody who has sneezed) · ajp صَحَّة (said to somebody who has sneezed) · lv uz veselību (said to somebody who has sneezed) · cy Bendith Duw di (said to somebody who has sneezed) · sl na zdravje (said to somebody who has sneezed) · kmr xêr be înşele (said to somebody who has sneezed) · is guð hjálpi þér (said to somebody who has sneezed) · th ธรรโม (said to somebody who has sneezed) · gd Dia leat! (said to somebody who has sneezed) · ur سلامت باشد (said to somebody who has sneezed) · ro noroc (said to somebody who has sneezed) · et terviseks (said to somebody who has sneezed) · lo ທັມໂມ (said to somebody who has sneezed)