
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
Try using this expression at least once today.
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