trois plombes – French expression
trois plombes – a long time – Mot du Jour
une plombe is familiar French for une heure – an hour. Sometimes, it’s used with another number – often three for some reason, and then it means “a long long time, forever.”
- « Il fait vraiment trop froid et je ne vais pas t’attendre dehors pendant trois plombes. »
- “It’s too cold, really, and I’m not gonna wait forever outside for you.”
.
.
Podcast: Play in new window | Download
Subscribe: RSS
Leave a Reply
You must be logged in to post a comment.