# The Merovingian... or something like that

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [May 28, 2003, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-merovingian-or-something-like-that/178059 "2003-05-28T17:08:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![GrimGrin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ba9def/32.png) [@GrimGrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrimGrin)\
**Post date:** [May 28, 2003, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-merovingian-or-something-like-that/178059/1 "2003-05-28T17:08:02Z")

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What does the Merovingian, played by Lambert Wilson, say when he curses in French? I can only catch a word or two in my near total ignorance of that language. Thanks

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**Author:** ![Achernar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e274bd/32.png) [@Achernar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Achernar)\
**Post date:** [May 28, 2003, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-merovingian-or-something-like-that/178059/2 "2003-05-28T17:26:43Z")

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[http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=184548](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=184548)

That should answer your question.