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Self Introduction and Basic Greetings in Formal French
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Essential Idioms That Will Make You Sound Like a Native Speaker
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couper les cheveux en quatre
(p)
split hairs
Arrête de couper les cheveux en quatre et prend une décision !
Stop splitting hairs and make a decision!
Avoir un poil dans la main.
(s)
Never do a stroke of work.
Mon collègue a un poil dans la main, il ne veut jamais travailler !
My colleague is lazy, he never wants to work!
rire jaune
(p)
forced laugh
J'ai ri jaune en voyant cette mauvaise photo de moi.
I gave a forced laugh when I saw this bad picture of me.
Ce n'est pas de la tarte.
(s)
It's not easy.
L'examen de conduite, ce n'est pas de la tarte !
The driving test, it's no picnic!
etre à la bourre
(p)
be late
Je suis à la bourre, je vais rater mon train.
I'm running late, I'm going to miss my train.
c'est du gâteau
(p)
a piece of cake
Ce questionnaire, c'est du gâteau !
That quiz was a piece of cake!
etre sage comme une image
(p)
be good as gold
Cet enfant est sage comme une image.
This child is good as gold.
etre pris pour un lapin de trois semaines
(p)
being taken for a fool
Il me prend pour un lapin de trois semaines !
He thinks I'm a fool!
coûter la peau des fesses
(p)
cost the earth
Mon appartement m'a coûté la peau des fesses !
My apartment cost the earth!
rester de marbre
(p)
stone face
Elle est restée de marbre quand elle appris la nouvelle.
She was stone faced when she heard the news.
trop beau pour être vrai
(p)
too good to be true
Cette promotion, c'est trop beau pour être vrai !
This promotion, it's too good to be true!
ne pas se moucher du coude
(p)
think you are the bee's knees
Tom est prétentieux, il ne se mouche pas du coude.
Tom is vain, he thinks he is the bee's knees.
fumer la moquette
(p)
talk nonsense
Aujourd'hui je dis n'importe quoi, c'est comme si j'avais fumé la moquette !
Today I'm talking nonsense, it's like I'm high!
péter les plombs
(p)
lose it
Je vais bientôt craquer.
I'm close to cracking up.
de fil en aiguille
(p)
one thing leads to another
Il nous a raconté toute l'histoire de fil en aiguille.
One thing led to another, he told us the whole story.
payer au lance-pierres
(p)
pay somebody peanuts
Julie est malheureusement payée au lance-pierre.
Unfortunately, Julie is working for peanuts.
y'a pas photo
(p)
no contest
Y' a pas photo, Le Seigneur des Anneaux est mon film préféré !
No contest, The Lord of the Rings is my favorite movie!
sortir de ses gonds
(p)
fly off the handle
Elle est sortie de ses gonds.
She flipped out.
a l'eau de rose
(p)
mushy
Ma grand-mère adore lire des romans à l'eau de rose durant l'été.
My grandmother loves to read mushy novels during summer.
etre un cordon bleu
(p)
great chef
Mon père est un vrai cordon bleu, il adore cuisiner !
My father is a real masterchef, he loves cooking!
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