Mot du jour Podcast – French Etc

trois plombes – French expression

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trois plombes - French expression

What does the French expression ' trois plombes 'mean? What does it sound like? How is it used in a sentence? Listen to Anne Audio.

une plombe is familiar French for une  heure - an hour. Sometimes, it's used with another number - often three for some reason, and then it means "a long long time, forever."

* « Il y a trois plombes qu'on t'attend. Le train va partir. »

* « Ça fait trois plombes qu'on t'attend. Le train va partir. »

* "We've been waiting for you for ever. The train is about to leave."

Tenses and Modes

présent : ça fait trois plombes qu'on t'attend - il y a trois plombes qu'on t'attend

imparfait : ça faisait trois plombes qu'on t'attendait - il y avait trois plombes qu'on t'attendait

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