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teinté de – Mot du Jour

slightly – French expression

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

teinté de – tinted of – In everyday French, teinté de means ‘with undertones of’, ‘tinged with’, ‘with a hint of’, ‘slightly’. The feminine form of teinté de is teintée de.

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* « Ils ont l’esprit de famille et parlent toujours de leur enfance avec un air teinté de nostalgie. »

* “They are family-oriented and they always talk about their childhood in a slightly nostalgic way.”

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L’esprit de famille – French Expression

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le nerf de la guerre – Mot du jour

money – French expression

What does ” le nerf de la guerre ” mean? What’s one way of saying ‘ money ’ in French? How is is pronounced? How is it used in a French sentence? Listen to Anne, a French native say it at FrenchHour.com.

le nerf de la guerre – the nerve of the war – In everyday French, le nerf de la guerre is a metaphor that means “money”. There must be a better translation, but I can’t think of it. Please let me know in the comment below if you think of something. Merci !

* « J’ai plus de fric et je suis obligée d’arrêter la grève. C’est le nerf de la guerre ! »

* “ I’m broke and I have to stop being on strike. Bottom line is money “

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côté – French expression

about – Mot du jour

What does ” côté ” mean? How do you say ‘ about ’ in French? How is is pronounced? How is it used in a French sentence? Listen to me, a French native say it.

côté – side – In everyday French, côté, when associated with a noun, means ‘about that noun’.

* « La bouffe de ce resto est super bonne ; mais côté déco, c’est pas terrible. »

* “The food in this restaurant is really delicious; but about the decor, it’s not great.”

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d’enfer – French expression

awesome – Mot du jour

What does ” ‘d’enfer” mean? How do you say ‘ awesome ’ in French? How is is pronounced? How is it used in a French sentence? Listen to me, a French native say it.

d’enfer – of hell – In everyday French, d’enfer means ‘a hell of a’, ‘awesome’.

* « On ne peut que dire que c’est une pièce d’enfer ! »

* “We can only say it’s an awesome play !”

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NE… QUE… means ONLY – Today’s French

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