They shall not pass
（重定向自Ils ne passeront pas）
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"They shall not pass" (French:'On ne passe pas'; Spanish:'¡No pasarán!') is a slogan used to express determination to defend a position against an enemy. "On ne passe pas" literally means "one does not pass"; this a common French idiom to express interdiction.