au grand dam de - French expression
au grand dam de — to the dismay of — Mot du Jour
au grand dam de – at the big damnation of. In everyday French, au grand dam de means ‘to the disadvantage of + a person or a group of people or the displeasure of. Use it when you want to express ‘annoying someone’ or a distress caused to a third party.
- « Ils faisaient faire des travaux très bruyants ce jour-là, au grand dam des voisins. »
- “They were having very noisy work done that day, much to the dismay of the neighbors.”
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