May
8
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!
nouns/noms
verbs/verbes
adjectives/adjectifs
adverbs/adverbes
expressions
submissions/soumissions
Posts tagged submission
Feb
1
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
Oct
29
ménager
to go easy on, to handle with tact; to spare; to use sparingly; to take great care of, look after
il faut le ~ : go easy on him
elle n’a pas ménagé les critiques : she spared no criticism
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Oct
26
la biche
doe; (colloquial) term of endearment note: it’s also used as a term of endearment (so “ma biche” would be calling someone your sweetie). ———————— submitted by quiestcequecest
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
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