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faire la grasse matinée - Mot du Jour
March 2, 2022 : Le Mot du Jour
to sleep in - French expression faire la grasse matinée. faire - to do or to make, la - the, grasse - fat, matinée - morning. faire la grasse matinée means to sleep later than usual, to stay in bed, 'to...Read Post
un froid de canard - Mot du Jour
February 21, 2022 : Le Mot du Jour
It's freezing cold - French Expression Part of Mots Du Jour | Vocabulary Lists What does the French expression 'un froid de canard' mean? What does it sound like? How is it used in a sentence? Listen to Anne. As the...Read Post
esprit de clocher - Mot du Jour
February 5, 2022 : Le Mot du Jour
chauvinism – French expression Part of Mots Du Jour | Visit France esprit de clocher - spirit of church tower, steeple. People who have an 'esprit de clocher' stick together, they are biased by their own kind. In everyday French,...Read Post
rififi - Mot du Jour
January 28, 2022 : Le Mot du Jour
hubbub – French expression Part of Mots Du Jour | Use French Expressions What does ” rififi ” mean? How do you say ‘ hubbub ’ in French? How is it pronounced? How is it used in a French sentence?...Read Post
entre chien et loup - Mot du Jour
January 9, 2022 : Le Mot du Jour
at dusk – French expression Part of Mots Du Jour | Practice French Expressions What does the French expression ‘entre chien et loup’ mean? How is it used in a sentence? Listen to Anne. entre chien et loup - between...Read Post
la peau des fesses - Mot du Jour
December 29, 2021 : Le Mot du Jour
to cost an arm and a leg – French expression Part of Mots Du Jour | Practice French Expressions coûter la peau des fesses – to cost the skin of one’s derrière, bottom. In everyday French, coûter la peau des fesses means to...Read Post
un temps de chien – Mot du Jour
December 6, 2021 : Le Mot du Jour
un temps de chien – French expression Part of Mots Du Jour | Weather Vocabulary un temps de chien– a weather of dog, a tense of dog. Poor dog, it seems that 'a dog's weather' is always rainy, cold or...Read Post
jeter un froid - Mot du Jour
December 6, 2021 : Le Mot du Jour
jeter un froid – French expression Part of Mots Du Jour | Weather Vocabulary jeter un froid - to throw a cold. jeter un froid, in everyday French, means 'to put a damper on', 'to cast a chill', 'to rain...Read Post
un rencard – Mot du jour
August 6, 2021 : Le Mot du Jour
a date – French expression Part of Mots Du Jour | Valentine's Day What does ” un rencard ” mean? How do you say ‘ a date ’ in French? How is it pronounced? How is it used in a...Read Post
se tromper - Mot du Jour
August 2, 2021 : Le Mot du Jour
to make a mistake - French expression Part of Mots Du Jour | Reflexive Verbs - List se tromper - oneself to mislead. se tromper means 'to make a mistake'. « Oh là là ! Je me suis trompé. Elle m'avait...Read Post
faire son cinéma - Mot du jour
July 16, 2021 : Le Mot du Jour
to go over the top - French expression Part of Mots Du Jour | Le Festival de Cannes faire son cinéma - to do one's movies. In everyday French, faire son cinéma means to be dramatic, to be over the top...Read Post
faire le mur - Mot du Jour
July 16, 2021 : Le Mot du Jour
to sneak out - French expression Part of Mots Du Jour | Le Festival de Cannes faire le mur – to do the wall, faire le mur means to escape, to sneak out of a place. This expression is mostly...Read Post
les pieds sur Terre - Mot du Jour
July 13, 2021 : Le Mot du Jour
down to Earth - French expression Part of Mots Du Jour | Body Parts les pieds sur terre – the feet on earth. In everyday French, les pieds sur terre means 'avoir du bon sens', 'être réaliste.' 'sensible', 'practical', 'reasonable', 'down-to-earth', 'to have your feet...Read Post
sacré personnage – Mot du jour
July 9, 2021 : Le Mot du Jour
quite a character – French expression Part of Mots Du Jour | Le Festival de Cannes Sophie Marceau sur les marches de Cannes en 2021 What does ” un sacré personnage ” mean? How do you say ‘ quite a...Read Post
bonjour les dégâts - Mot du Jour
July 6, 2021 : Le Mot du Jour
what a disaster – French expression Part of Mots Du Jour | Strike and Protest Terms - Today's French What does ” bonjour les dégâts ” mean? How do you say ‘ what a disaster ’ in French? How is...Read Post
tourner la page – Mot du jour
July 3, 2021 : Le Mot du Jour
things behind you – French expression Part of Mots Du Jour | La Covid What does ” tourner la page ” mean? How do you say ‘ to put things behind you ’ in French? How is it pronounced? How...Read Post
ici et là – Mot du jour
May 28, 2021 : Le Mot du Jour
here and there – French expression Part of Mots Du Jour | French Adverbs What does ” ici et là ” mean? How do you say ‘ here and there ’ in French? How is it pronounced? How is it...Read Post