faire un tabac — Mot du Jour

to sell like hotcakes — French expression

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What does the French expression ‘ faire un tabac ’ mean? How is it used in a sentence? Listen to Anne’s audio

faire un tabac – to make a tobacco – means to be very successful, to sell like hotcakes.

• « Le bouquin fera un tabac. »
• “The book will sell like hotcakes.”

Tenses and modes

présent : il fait un tabac

imparfait : il faisait un tabac

passé simple : il fit un tabac

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