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nytebreid
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nytebreid asked in Entertainment & MusicTelevisionDrama · 8 years ago

David Tennant's Doctor occasionally used a phrase I'm not familiar with...?

I'm a US fan of the Doctor Who, and sometimes heard him say something to the affect of "Avant Lee!" when about to charge into a potentially dangerous situation. Is this a British phrase? What does it mean? Where did it come from?

Thank you in advance.

Update:

Wow - I could not have been much more off. I'm glad that I was at least close enough that you knew what I was talking about.

Is this phrase used much in the UK, or was it just a David Tennant expression?

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  • Sarah
    8 years ago
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    I just love Doctor Who, and the tenth doctor so much. David Tennant would say "Allons-y!" meaning "Let's Go" in French.

  • Anonymous
    8 years ago

    Allons-y, french for LETS GO :D

    David Tennant is such a fabulous actor :D

  • Squidmaster
    Lv 7
    8 years ago

    It wasn't "Avant Lee" it was "Alonsy, taken from the French phrase Alonns-y, meaning "Lets go"

  • Who is Jack....
    Lv 7
    8 years ago

    It is French and in fact "allons-y" and translated means "lets go".

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