Provençal expression

M'as coumprés !

Character

Literal translation

You have understood me!

Meaning

you've understood me

Explanation

This exclamation, made famous by a well known historical use and since taken up with amused irony, asserts that a message has gotten across without needing further elaboration, the listener being expected to grasp its full meaning, including whatever remains unspoken. Literally it merely states that the other person has understood, but in everyday use it mostly serves to close off an allusion, an innuendo or a double edged joke, signalling with a knowing wink that nothing more needs saying. The trailing, rising intonation described in context, paired with a wink, is part of the expression itself: without that particular delivery, the phrase loses its effect. The register is familiar, often playful, used among people who know each other or to punctuate a remark with a slightly risqué or teasing undertone, in a pure spirit of complicity.

Browse all 432 Provençal expressions

Other expressions on the same theme

M'en fóuti, siéu d'AuruouI don't care, it's none of my concern Marca bèn/mauto look good or bad, cut a fine or poor figure Mena la biassoto take along a picnic Mounta l'aiòlito make an aïoli Ni parlo ni siblohe or she says absolutely nothing Parla pounchuto speak French with a northern accent