Posts belonging to Category 'expressions'
February 10, 2010 | Posted by profanglais
Yes, the English drink a lot of tea! Here are few expressions:
It’s not my cup of tea : ce n’est pas ma tasse de thé
I wouldn’t do it for all the tea in China: this one isn’t used very much these days (rien ne pourrait me persuader)
as good as a chocolate teapot : quelque chose [...]
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February 4, 2010 | Posted by profanglais
I can use some help : I need some help (j’ai besoin d’aide)
In British English we often say: ‘I could do with some help’
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February 3, 2010 | Posted by profanglais
Look at the following idioms about money. Which one is the best one to go into the sentences below?
Feel the pinch
Tighten your belt
Make ends meet
Down the drain
On a shoestring
In the red
Select the correct idiom to complete the following sentences:
1.When you are unemployed, it’s difficult to ______________________ on such a low income.
2.Public spending is too high. [...]
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December 14, 2009 | Posted by profanglais
“The publisher didn’t like my first chapter so I had to start from scratch”
“L’editeur n’a pas aimé mon premier chapitre donc je devais recommencer à zéro”
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November 15, 2009 | Posted by profanglais
Cats have lived with humans for thousands of years, originally to control rodents like mice and rats, but more recently just as companions. As a result, there are many idioms and proverbs with cats. Animal idioms are hard to translate, though, because different nationalities have different views on the world around them. In French, I [...]
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November 11, 2009 | Posted by profanglais
Se lever du pied gauche : to get out of bed on the wrong side
In French, it’s not the side of the bed, but the foot you put on the floor first that causes bad moods!
What’s wrong with you? Did you get out the wrong side of bed?
‘qu’est-ce que t’as? Tu t’es levé du pied [...]
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November 5, 2009 | Posted by profanglais
comme ci comme ça : so-so
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November 5, 2009 | Posted by profanglais
prendre ses cliques et ses claques : to pack up and leave / to pack your bags and go
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November 5, 2009 | Posted by profanglais
blague : joke
tu plaisantes! you’re joking/ you’re kidding
sans blague : no kidding!
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November 5, 2009 | Posted by profanglais
bon appetit: bon appetit (there is no real equivalent in English, so in polite society you will hear this French expression.
(to someone leaving to eat) : have a good lunch/dinner/meal
(a waiter to a customer, especially in a fast food restaurant): Enjoy your meal
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November 5, 2009 | Posted by profanglais
advienne qui pourra : come what may
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October 23, 2009 | Posted by profanglais
This expression is the equivalent of the French, “une bouffée d’air frais”. The video shows a somewhat literal interpretation of the expression; it can be used in a more idiomatic way, especially about people or procedures:
“We’re so glad to have a new manager, she’s like a breath of fresh air” (things have changed for the [...]
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