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le premier mai – Mot du Jour
May 1, 2021 : Le Mot du Jour
French Labor Day - French expression Part of Le Mot du Jour | Merry Month of May le premier mai - the first May. le premier mai is also called 'la fête du travail' which means 'work holiday', or 'labor day'. le premier mai is...Read Post
fumer la moquette – Mot du jour
April 22, 2021 : Le Mot du Jour
to be unrealistic – French expression Part of Mots Du Jour | My Health What does the French expression ‘ fumer la moquette ’ mean? Use it in a sentence. fumer la moquette - to smoke the carpeting. In everyday...Read Post
eau dans son vin – Mot du jour
April 13, 2021 : Le Mot du Jour
to meet halfway – French expression What does ” eau dans son vin ” mean? How do you say ‘ to meet halfway ’ in French? How is it pronounced? How is it used in a French sentence? Listen to...Read Post
tuer dans l’œuf – Mot du Jour
March 29, 2021 : Le Mot du Jour
to nip in the bud – French expression Part of Practice French Expressions | Easter tuer (étouffer) dans l’œuf – to kill (choke) in the egg. tuer dans l’œuf means 'to stop something right then', ‘to nip in the bud’....Read Post
ça vaut le coup – Mot du Jour
March 27, 2021 : Le Mot du Jour
it's worth it - French expression Part of Mots Du Jour | Conjugated Verbs ça vaut le coup - it worth the blow. ça vaut le coup means 'it's worth it'. It's often used with DE: ça vaut le coup de +...Read Post
péter les plombs – Mot du Jour
March 6, 2021 : Le Mot du Jour
to blow a fuse - French expression Part of Mots Du Jour | French Idiomatic Expressions What does the French expression ‘péter les plombs’ mean? How is it used in a sentence? How do you say 'to blow a fuse'?...Read Post
le train-train – Mot du Jour
February 25, 2021 : Le Mot du Jour
le train-train - French expression Part of Mots Du Jour | French Idiomatic Expressions What does the French expression ‘ le train-train ’ mean? How is it used in a sentence? Listen to Anne’s audio. le train-train or le train-train...Read Post
être à l’ouest – Mot du Jour
February 24, 2021 : Le Mot du Jour
to be out to lunch — French expression Part of Mots Du Jour | Learn Idiomatic Expressions être à l’ouest – to be West of here. être à l’ouest, in everyday French, means to not be well in one's mind, ‘to be out there’ or...Read Post
on s’éclate – Mot du Jour
February 19, 2021 : Le Mot du Jour
we're having a blast – French expression Part of All Levels | French Expressions - Daily Practice on s’éclate - we're ourselves smashing, exploding. In everyday French, on s’éclate means "we’re having a blast". It's a familiar expression, yet it's very common....Read Post
demain la veille – Mot du Jour
February 15, 2021 : Le Mot du Jour
c'est pas demain la veille - that will be the day - French expression Part of Mots Du Jour | Day in and Day Out - Lesson c'est pas demain la veille - that's not tomorrow the day before. c'est pas demain...Read Post
à l’eau de rose – Mot du jour
February 13, 2021 : Le Mot du Jour
sappy, mushy – French expression Part of Mots Du Jour | Valentine's Day What does ” à l'eau de rose ” mean? How do you say ‘sappy' or 'mushy ’ in French? How is it pronounced? How is it used...Read Post
bonnes résolutions – Mot du Jour
January 11, 2021 : Le Mot du Jour
new year's resolutions - French expression Part of Mots Du Jour | French New Year les bonnes résolutions – the good resolutions. That's the way French people talk about new year’s resolutions. les bonnes résolutions means ‘the New Year’s resolutions’....Read Post
les étrennes – Mot du Jour
January 6, 2021 : Le Mot du Jour
New Year's Gifts - French expression Part of Mots Du Jour | The New Year les étrennes – New Year's gift. Traditionally, grand parents, uncles and aunts give little ones leurs étrennes, their New Year’s gift around new year's day....Read Post
sabrer le champagne – Mot du Jour
January 5, 2021 : Le Mot du Jour
to celebrate with champagne – French expression Part of Mots Du Jour | French New Year sabrer le Champagne, to saber a bottle of Champagne, to open it with a saber. It's quite thrilling, and yet, surprisingly easy. All you...Read Post
la fève – Mot du Jour
January 4, 2021 : Le Mot du Jour
the lucky charm - French expression Part of Le Mot du Jour | The New Year la fève. une fève is a fava bean, or a broad bean. However LA fève, with the definite article LA means the lucky charm,...Read Post
à plus d’un titre – Mot du Jour
January 2, 2021 : Le Mot du Jour
in more ways than one – French expression Part of Mots Du Jour | French Pronunciation français – at more of one title. In everyday French, français means 'in more than one way', or 'in more ways than one' « C'est difficile de...Read Post
Les cotillons – Mot du Jour
January 2, 2021 : Le Mot du Jour
noise-makers and streamers – French expression Part of Mots Du Jour | French New Year The word cotillon is an old word that used to mean a petticoat, or raggedy skirts poor women would wear in the old days. Today, it's often...Read Post
Bonne année – Mot du Jour
January 1, 2021 : Le Mot du Jour
Happy New Year – French expression Part of Mots Du Jour | French New Year What does the French expression ‘ bonne année ‘ mean? How do you say ' happy new year ' in French? Listen to Anne. bonne...Read Post
avoir beau – French expression
December 21, 2020 : Le Mot du Jour
avoir beau – Mot du Jour Part of Mots Du Jour | It's So French avoir beau – to have beautiful – is a very French structure. When followed by an infinitive verb – and often a ‘quand même’ (still)...Read Post