bons mots

un nouveau mot français chaque jour
a new french word every day

le francais n'est pas ma langue maternelle alors si je fais une erreur sur cette page, dites-la moi s'il vous plait!
french isn't my first language so if I make a mistake on this page (and I will probably make several), please tell me!

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Posts tagged expression

Feb 3

une grasse matinée

a sleep-in, a lie-in (literally: a fat morning)


Feb 1

vous vous prenez pour qui?

who do you think you are?

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submitted by oralsex-and-smokersbreath


Jan 21

rendre quelqu’un fou

to drive somebody to distraction


Jan 9

je suis dans les nuages

to have your head in the clouds, to be daydreaming or mentally somewhere else ———

submitted by oralsex-and-smokersbreath

Jan 3

bonne année

happy new year


Dec 25

joyeux noël

merry christmas


Dec 6

sans sourciller

without batting an eyelid


Sep 20

santé

cheers

literally: health


Sep 15

Prendre ses jambes à son cou

to take to one’s heels 

note: the same idiomatic expression in both languages but it is not a word for word translation.

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submitted by contrabonosmores

Sep 7

avoir la gueule de bois

to have a hangover

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submitted by fiercenipplepierce


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