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ça m’étonne pas – Mot du jour

no wonder – French expression

What does ” ça m’étonne pas ” mean? How do you say ‘ no wonder ’ in French? How is it pronounced? How is it used in a French sentence? Listen to Anne, a French native say it at FrenchHour.com.

ça m’étonne pas – it to me surprises not – In everyday French, ça m’étonne pas means ‘no wonder’.

* « L’équipe de l’Ouest a encore gagné. Ils s’entraînent tous les samedis ; alors, ça m’étonne pas. »

* “The West team won again. They practice every Saturday. So, no wonder they won. “

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donner du temps au temps – Mot du jour

to give it time – French expression

What does ” donner du temps au temps ” mean? How do you say ‘to give it time’ in French? How is it pronounced? How is it used in a French sentence? Listen to Anne, a French native say it at FrenchHour.com.

donner du temps au temps – to give some time to time – In everyday French, donner du temps au temps means that you need to be patient, that time will take care of thing, ‘to give it time’.

* « Si tu donnes du temps au temps, tu réussiras à bien comprendre le français authentique.   »

* “Give it time and you’ll see you’ll be able to understand authentique French well. “

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normalement – Mot du jour

if it goes well – French expression

What does ” normalement ” mean? How do you say ‘ if it goes well ’ in French? How is it pronounced? How is it used in a French sentence? Listen to Anne, a French native say it at FrenchHour.com.

normalement is an adverb and can be translated as ‘normally, usually’. In everyday French though, normalement can mean, ‘if everything goes well’, and it’s often used with a conditional verb such as ‘it should’.

* «Normalement, le temps devrait être au beau fixe demain. »

* “If everything goes well, the weather should be consistently sunny tomorrow.”

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des idées noires – Mot du jour

depressing thoughts – French expression

What does ” des idées noires ” mean? How do you say ‘ depressing thoughts ’ in French? How is it pronounced? How is it used in a French sentence? Listen to Anne, a French native say it at FrenchHour.com.

des idées noires – some ideas black. In today’s French, des idées noires is used mainly with 2 verbs: AVOIR (to have) and BROYER (to grind, to crush).

I’d say that

* AVOIR des idées noires means ‘to have depressing thoughts’,

* BROYER des idées noires means ‘to brood ‘.

Try using this expression at least 2 times today.

« La Toussaint lui fait avoir des idées noires. »

“All Saint’s Day makes her/him have depressing thoughts.”

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c’est pas la mort – Mot du jour

it’s not that difficult – French expression

What does ” c’est pas la mort ” mean? How do you say ‘ it’s not that difficult ’ in French? How is it pronounced? How is it used in a French sentence? Listen to Anne, a French native say it at FrenchHour.com.

c’est pas la mort – it’s not the death – In everyday French, c’est pas la mort means ‘it’s not that difficult, overwhelming’.

* « Allez, on va le coudre, ce déguisement. C’est pas la mort. »

* “Come on, we’ll saw that costume. It’s not that difficult/overwhelming. “

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Berk ! – Mot du jour

Yuk! – French expression

What does ” berk ” mean? How do you say ‘ yuk ’ in French? How is it pronounced? How is it used in a French sentence? Listen to Anne, a French native say it at FrenchHour.com.

Berk! is an interjection supposed to be a childish word, but adults use it as well. In everyday French, berk – or beurk – expresses dislike, disgust or aversion. It means ‘yuk!’

* « Ah ! Le sac poubelle s’est déchiré. Berk, ça pue ! »

* “Ah! The garbage bag tore. Yuk, it reeks!”

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years-old – French expression

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What does ” balais ” mean? How do you say ‘ years old ’ in French? How is it pronounced? How is it used in a French sentence? Listen to Anne, a French native say it at FrenchHour.com.

balais – brooms. In today’s French, the word balais is used to talk about someone’s age. It generally describes an older person, one with many balais – years of age. Careful though, it’s pretty familiar language, use it in the right context – with friends, colleagues, not at your job interview.

* « Il n’a pas pu finir le marathon. Mais il avait au moins 83 balais, alors, chapeau quand même. »

* “He couldn’t finish the marathon. But he was at least 83, so ‘Hats off’ to him anyway.”

Try using this expression at least 3 times today.

More expressions with the word balai:

* Du balai ! – Go away!

* un coup de balai – a wiping out

* con (cuss word) comme un balai – very dumb, very thick

* avoir un balai dans le derrière (vulgar – cul) – to be stuffy

 

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to be totally nuts – French expression

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What does ” avoir une araignée dans le plafond ” mean? How do you say ‘totally nuts ’ in French? How is it pronounced? How is it used in a French sentence? Listen to Anne, a French native say it at FrenchHour.com.

avoir une araignée au plafond – to have a spider at the ceiling. In today’s French, the expression avoir une araignée au (dans le) plafond means that someone’s brains – le plafond – is inhabited by a wild beast – une araignée. it means that something’s wrong, that they are really out here, nuts.

* « Elle a pas fait ça ? C’est pas possible, elle doit avoir une araignée au plafond. »

* “She didn’t really do that? That can’t be right, she must be totally nuts.”

Try using this expression at least 4 times today.

 

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when pigs fly – French expression

What does ” à la saint-glinglin ” mean? How do you say ‘ when pigs fly ’ in French? How is it pronounced? How is it used in a French sentence?

à la saint-glinglin – at the saint’s day glinglin. Glinglin isn’t a real name, so there’s isn’t really a ‘glinglin’ saint’s day. In everyday French, à la saint-glinglin can mean that ‘there is no way to know when’. But, most often, it is synonym of JAMAIS, and it means ‘never’, ‘when pigs fly’.

* « J’ai l’impression que notre repas sera prêt à la saint-glinglin. »

* “I have a feeling that our meal will be ready when pigs fly. “

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plein à craquer – Mot du jour

packed – French expression

What does ” plein à craquer ” mean? How do you say ‘ packed ’ in French? How is it pronounced? How is it used in a French sentence? Listen to Anne, a French native say it at FrenchHour.com.

plein à craquer – full at split. In everyday French, plein à craquer  means ‘crowded’, ‘full to the brim’, ‘packed’. The feminine form of PLEIN is PLEINE.

* « La boite doit bien avoir une cinquantaine de crayons. Elle est pleine à craquer. »

* “The box has about fifty pencils, for sure. It’s packed.”

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