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Bonjour,

There is a phrase I have heard many times & it is used in the last episode of Saison 2 of Engrenages, the advocat Ms.  Karlsson says: ''tempi''? - this is a phonetic representation of what she says so it is spelt incorrectly.  The BBC have translated this as: ''never mind''.  I have not been able to locate this phrase so do not know how to spell it correctly.  Does anyone know what I am talking about?

Je t'en remercie!

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The exact expression is "tant pis". It means....well, "never mind" =)but, as in :

"I can't find your umbrella

- never mind, I'll take my coat"

To express that something is not really important, and that you can deal without it.

 

I can really explain where it comes from, it is typically a french idiom. It must have some etymological origin or something, but I don't know what it is.

Hello Lauris,

Thank you so much for taking the time to give such a full & clear reply!!  I was spelling it totally wrong - as I was aware - & couldn't guess at correct spelling.  It had been nagging me all morning so I'm grateful for this clarification & shall file away the correct spelling in my mind!

Kindest regards

Paul

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