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Je ne sais pas 

The secret way to pass French in high school.
Teacher asks some question in French

You "Je ne sais pas"

Teacher "..."
Je ne sais pas by Rappathered January 25, 2008
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Je ne sais pas 

1. means "I don't know" in French.
2. also one of three answers you give your French teacher when he/she asks you a question that you don't know the answer too or are just too lazy to answer. (the others being "oui" and "non")
M/Mme/Mlle whoever: "Qu'est-ce qui s'est passé dans les chapitres que tu as lu hier?"
Student: "Ehh...je ne sais pas...mais c'était très intèressant?"

("What happened in the chapters that you read yesterday?" "Eh...I don't know...but it was very interesting?")
Je ne sais pas by vivelerockk07 August 2, 2008

fashion faux pas 

When you dress up and THINK you will be trendy, but you won't.
That trousers and this shirt mixed together... Fashion faux pas!
fashion faux pas by Da Threat October 29, 2015

Fallon-foul faux pas 

The desperate, near-futile attempt to regain control of Social-Media shared, contraband images taken in direct violation of Late-Night talk show guest-appearance contractual agreement.
Distraught, soon-to-be-famous musical artist: Ummm, is there any chance that you could 'UN-share' those pictures of me and Jimmy before I get fired for committing a Fallon-foul faux pas?
Avid fan: OK, sure...but, better curb yer mole before something REALLY scandalous happens.
Fallon-foul faux pas by YAWA April 11, 2019

Braux Pas 

A violation of accepted norms of male behavior (for example, standard men's room customs or etiquette rules).
There were six unoccupied urinals in the bathroom, but he still decided to use the one right next to me. It was a total braux pas.

c'est-pas-une-eglise-icitte

Translation: It's not a church here.

However, "icitte" is a word used only in Quebec. Its French counterpart would be "ici." Both words translate to "here" in English.
C'est pas une eglise icitte, vous pouvez faire n'importe quoi.

It's not a church here, you can do whatever you'd like.