we’re having a blast – French expression

Part of All Levels | French Expressions – Daily Practice

on s’éclate – we’re ourselves smashing, exploding. In everyday French, on s’éclate means “we’re having a blast”. It’s a familiar expression, yet it’s very common.

* « J’ai envie de rester un peu plus longtemps car on s’éclate. »

* “I kind of want to stay a bit longer because we’re having a blast.”

Tenses and Modes

présent : je m’éclate, nous nous éclatons

passé composé : je me suis éclaté.e , nous nous sommes éclatés.es

futur : je m’éclaterai, nous nous éclaterons

 

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c’est pas demain la veille – that will be the day – French expression

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c’est pas demain la veille – that’s not tomorrow the day before. c’est pas demain la veille means that something is not likely to happen soon, ‘that will be the day’, ‘don’t hold your breath’.

* « C’est pas demain la veille que tu me verras manger du pop corn car je suis allergique au maïs. »

* “Me? Eating pop corn? That will be the day. I don’t think so because I’m allergic to corn.”

 

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sappy, mushy – French expression

Part of Mots Du Jour | Valentine’s Day

What does ” à l’eau de rose ” mean? How do you say ‘sappy’ or ‘mushy ’ 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

à l’eau de rose – at the water of rose. In everyday French, à l’eau de rose means ‘sappy’, ‘mushy’.

* « Je suis d’humeur romantique aujourd’hui et je lis un roman à l’eau de rose. »

* “I’m feeling romantic today and I’m reading a mushy novel.”

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new year’s resolutions – French expression

Part of Mots Du Jour | French New Year

les bonnes résolutions – the good resolutions. That’s the way French people talk about new year’s resolutions. les bonnes résolutions means ‘the New Year’s resolutions’.

The verb used with ‘les bonnes résolutions’ in French is PRENDRE: prendre des bonnes résolutions.

* « Cette année, mes bonnes résolutions sont de ne pas prendre de bonnes résolutions. Comme ça, je ne serai pas déçue. »

* “This year, my new year’s resolutions are to not make any new year’s resolutions. That way, I won’t be disappointed.”

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New Year’s Gifts – French expression

Part of Mots Du Jour | The New Year

les étrennes – New Year’s gift. Traditionally, grand parents, uncles and aunts give little ones leurs étrennes, their New Year’s gift around new year’s day. Depending on the giver’s means and the age of the person who receives les étrennes, it goes from a Euro or two for a little one, to a lot more.

Étrennes are also given to the local post(wo)man and fire(wo)man, who come to the door in December to sell a calendar, often featuring a kitten or a snowy landscape on the front page. The money goes to their social committee and they go to a restaurant or take a trip together later on in the year.

* « Je vais voir mes nièces cet aprème et je leur donnerai leurs étrennes. »

* “I will see my nieces this afternoon and I will give them their New Year’s gifts.”

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to celebrate with champagne – French expression

Part of Mots Du Jour | French New Year

sabrer le Champagne, to saber a bottle of Champagne, to open it with a saber. It’s quite thrilling, and yet, surprisingly easy. All you need is a sharp knife – or a spoon, nobody around you, and you have to want to giggle a lot. Watch the video below and try it yourself. The expression, which dates from the Napoleon era, has evolved to just mean to celebrate with Champagne wine.

* « Tu as eu ton diplôme, on va sabrer le Champagne ! »

* “You got your degree, let’s celebrate (let’s saber the Champagne)!”

French tenses and modes

présent : je sabre le Champagne, nous sabrons le Champagne

imparfait : je sabrais le Champagne, nous sabrions le Champagne

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the lucky charm – French expression

Part of Le Mot du Jour | The New Year

la fève. une fève is a fava bean, or a broad bean. However LA fève, with the definite article LA means the lucky charm, lucky bean that you find in the galette des rois traditionally on January 6. The tradition is so popular in France that pâtisseries sell the galette des rois throughout the whole month of January. My friend Corinne has her birthday on January 22 and she always has a galette des rois – with la fève – for her birthday cake. La fève is a little figurine made out of ceramics, glass, plastic, or even diamond!

* « J’ai eu la fève ! Je suis la reine ! »

* “I got the lucky charm! I’m the queen!”

Tenses and Modes

présent: j’ai la fève, nous avons la fève

passé composé: j’ai eu la fève, nous avons eu la fève

futur: j’aurai la fève, nous aurons la fève

 

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tirer les rois – French expression

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in more ways than one – French expression

Part of Mots Du Jour | French Pronunciation

français – at more of one title. In everyday French, français means ‘in more than one way’, or ‘in more ways than one’

* « C’est difficile de s’occuper des enfants à plus d’un titre : il faut avoir de la patience et du temps. »

* ‘It’s hard to take care of children in more ways than one: you have to have patience and time.’

 

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noise-makers and streamers – French expression

Part of Mots Du Jour | French New Year

The word cotillon is an old word that used to mean a petticoat, or raggedy skirts poor women would wear in the old days. Today, it’s often plural les cotillons, and it means sets of noise-makers, confetti and streamers you get when you go to a silly party.

* « Eh, tu prendras les cotillons pour le réveillon du nouvel an? »

* “Hey, will you get the noise-makers and streamers for the New Year’s party?”

Note: ‘le réveillon’ is a special word for either Christmas or the New Year’s eve party in France.

 

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Happy New Year – French expression

Part of Mots Du Jour | French New Year

What does the French expression ‘ bonne année ‘ mean? How do you say ‘ happy new year ‘ in French? Listen to Anne.

bonne année et bonne santé – good year and good health. That’s the way French people say ‘happy New Year’.

* « Je vous souhaite une bonne année et u ne bonne santé ! »

* “I wish you a happy new year!”

 

Une bonne année de mon jardin

 

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Je vous souhaite une année FranSationnelle !

Thank you for learning French with me since 2007!

I wish you a FrenchSational année !

 

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