12.27.2016 - By Mot du jour Podcast – French Etc
gauche caviar - French expression
What does the French expression ‘ gauche caviar ‘ mean? How is it used in a sentence? Listen to Anne Audio.
la gauche caviar - the left caviar. la gauche describes the left wing of the French Parliament and all the liberals in general. The expression la gauche caviar is slightly derogatory and underlines the paradox between being a liberal - often a socialist in France - and still having a privileged and cozy way of life. I've heard a limousine liberal in English.
I love Colin's translation of 'a champagne socialist'. Thank you, Colin.
* « Comment veux-tu qu'elle comprenne ce que les SDF vivent ? Elle a deux maisons de campagne. Elle est une gauche caviar. »
* "How do you suspect she could understand what the homeless are going through? She owns two vacation houses. She's a limousine liberal."
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