Expressions with numbers – Today’s French
Expressions with numbers
Expressions avec des chiffres
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The Cartesian spirit – Descartes and all – of the French drives them logically to numbers. Here is a list of 10 French common expressions with numbers.
L’esprit cartésien – Descartes et tout et tout – des Français les mène logiquement vers les chiffres. Voici une liste de 10 expressions courantes contenant des chiffres en français.
0 …. c’est zéro …. it’s really bad, it sucks
1 …. être à la une …. to make the front page
2 …. en deux mots …. in a nutshell
3 …. être haut comme trois pommes …. to be really little (for a person), to be young
4 …. ne pas avoir quatre bras …. to not be able to manage all at ounce (to not have 4 arms)
5 …. comme les cinq doigts de la main …. very united, very close
6 …. avoir son zéro-six …. to have someone on speed dial, to know someone closely
7 …. sept jours sur sept …. every day
8 …. faire les trois huit …. to work eight-hour shifts
9 …. neuf fois sur dix …. very often, very likely
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