12.16.2016 - By Mot du jour Podcast – French Etc
c’est pas un cadeau - French expression
What does the French expression « c’est pas un cadeau » mean? How is it used in a sentence? Listen to Anne Audio.
c'est pas un cadeau - ce n'est pas un cadeau - it's not a present is often used to mean 'I could do without', 'It's a situation I am not very happy about'.
* « T'as vu la nouvelle règle ? Faudra pointer avant d'aller manger. C'est pas un cadeau, ça. »
* "D'you check out the new policy? We'll have to clock out before taking lunch. I could do without that one."
Tenses and modes
présent : c'est pas un cadeau
imparfait : c'était pas un cadeau
futur : ce sera pas un cadeau
Related: Christmas Vocabulary .
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