histoire de - French expression

histoire de — just to — Mot du Jour

histoire de - history of or story of. histoire de is an idiomatic expression that means ‘just to’. It’s used with a verb at the infinitive form.

• « Je vais aller faire un tour au magasin, histoire de voir le matériel qu’ils ont. »
  • “I’m going to go and take a look at the store, just to see the machines they carry.”

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