semper fi

Anglais

Étymologie

Abréviation du latin semper fidelis.

Locution-phrase

semper fi \ˈsɛm.pə ˈfaɪ\

  1. (États-Unis) (Argot militaire) Devise signifiant « toujours fidèle ».
    • We rocked along throughout the day, and after dark, we saw the sails coming down. We were approaching land. We glided into an inlet and slid right up to a lighted dock. There were US marines there waiting for us. Semper Fi!  (C. Gilbert Lowery, The Untold Experiences of a Navy Corpsman, AuthorHouse, Bloomington, 2011, page 157)
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