French
Un Coup d’épée dans l’eau – French Idiom meaning
Un Coup d’épée dans l’eau means = A wasted effort The literal translation is “A sword blow into the water”
November 16, 2020
Category: French Vocab
French
3 special French Friday Expressions #jesuischarlie
In French La Liberté d’Expression means Freedom of Speech. As a reminder it is equally important in French, in English, and in any other language.
January 9, 2015
French
5 FUNNY FRENCH EXPRESSIONS
HI Students! Here are some funny French Expressions: In French “Poser un lapin” means “To stand someone up”. Although it literally means : “To
November 20, 2014
French
“He loves me / He loves me not” is in French: “he loves me a little, a lot, passionately, madly, not at all”
French people, while plucking individual petals off flowers would recite: “Il (or Elle) m’aime un peu, beaucoup, passionnément, à la folie, pas du tout”. Which literally means : “he
March 28, 2014
French Expression of the Day: Faire La Tête. In English “To Pout”
Faire La Tête in English “Faire la tête” means “To Pout”. Although it literally means “to do the head”! And If you want to know
February 6, 2014
Free French Lesson La Vie en Rose
Free French Lesson La Vie en Rose Thanks for stopping by our blog! This is a free French class for everyone to better enjoy
January 21, 2014
French Expression of the day “C’est les vacances!”, in English “It’s vacation!”
“C’est les vacances” means “it’s vacation”. And just like in English, it means that it’s time to do nothing!
December 20, 2013
French Expression of the day “Il fait un froid de canard!”, in English “It’s freezing!”
“Il fait un froid de canard” means “It’s freezing”. Although it literally means “It’s a duck-like cold”!
December 11, 2013
French Expression of the day “Cracher dans la soupe”, in English “Being ungrateful”
“Tu craches dans la soupe” means “You are being ungrateful”. Although it literally means “You are spitting in the soup”!
November 26, 2013
French Expression of the day “Avoir un cœur d’artichaut”, in English “to be a hopeless romantic”
“Avoir un cœur d’artichaut” means “To be a hopeless romantic”. Although it literally means “to have the heart of an artichoke”!
November 22, 2013
