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to be fed up – French expression

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What does ” en avoir marre ” mean? How do you say ‘to be fed up’ 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.

en avoir marre – to it to have enough. In everyday French, en avoir marre means ‘to be sick of it’, ‘to have had enough’, to be fed up’.

* « J’ai arrêté de lire cette histoire. Les personnages sont trop compliqués et j’en ai marre. »

* “I stopped reading this story. The characters are too complicated and I’m fed up.”

 

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to make a mess – French expression

What does ” mettre la zone ” mean? How do you say ‘ to shake things up ’ 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.

mettre la zone – to put the mess – In everyday French, mettre la zone means ‘to disrupt, to wreck something, to make a mess’.

* « Les gosses ont bien mis la zone dans la voiture pendant que je conduisais. Je ne retrouve plus mon portefeuille. »

* “The kids really made a mess in the car while I was driving. I can’t find my wallet anymore.”

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lundimanche – French expression

What does lundimanche mean? How is it pronounced? How is lundimanche used in a sentence. Listen to Anne, repeat after her. Learn French at FrenchHour.com

Covid-19 has created a tragic situation and I want to reiterate how much we’re grateful to all who are going to work despite the crisis. My thoughts are also with those who lost loved ones. I was listening to the radio yesterday, and the journalist was talking about this new words in French, due to coronavirus. With the coronavirus lockdown, every day seems like it’s Sunday. The French renamed all the days of the week with a portmanteau word – un mot-valise. They blended the last syllable of the day – DI – and added dimanche to it.

It goes as follows:

* lundimanche

* mardimanche

* mercredimanche

* jeudimanche

* vendredimanche

* samedimanche

* dimanche

Of course, there is no translation for these fun words. I’m hesitating between MondaySunday, TuesdaySunday, MonSunday, TuesSunday or SundayMon, SundayTues… Or maybe just Day: today is Day.

* « J’ai envie de vous voir. On se fait un coronapéro lundimanche ou mardimanche ? »

* ‘I’d love to see you guys. How about a video-cocktail on MonSunday or TueSunday?’

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Internet Giants – French expression

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What does GAFA mean in French? How is it used in a sentence? Learn French with Anne at Frenchhour.com

GAFA. G. A. F. A. is an acronym for Google – Apple – Facebook – Amazon. Often included in these internet giants are Microsoft, Uber, Airbnb. They are often in the heart of French news as these large tech-companies may be taxed on local revenues from now on, even though they are based mostly in the States.

* « Est-ce que t’as entendu parler de la taxation des GAFA ? Qu’est-ce (que) t’en penses ? »

* ‘Did you hear about the Internet giants tech tax? What’s do you think about it?’

 

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entendre parler de – French expression

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ELEVE or ETUDIANT ? – French Expression

Should you say ELEVE or ETUDIANT? How is it used in a sentence? Listen to Anne’s AUDIO file.

un/e élève is someone who goes to a school. un/e étudiant/e is someone who goes to a university – la fac. It is confusing because in English, you may easily hear the word ‘student’ not necessarily applying to a university. For instance, you can hear: my father is a student at French Hour. French Hour is not a university, it’s a school. So even if my father were 70 years old, that sentence may not be: mon père est étudiant à French Hour. Instead, you should say: Mon père est élève à French Hour.

* « J’emmène mes enfants en cours. Mon fils de 19 ans est étudiant à la fac et ma fille de 13 ans est élèveau collège  Jacques Prévert. »

* “I’m bringing my children to school. My 19 year-old son is a student at the university and my 13 year-old daughter goes to Jacques Prévert Middle school.”

* Collège – Middle-school – 12-15 ans – élève

* Lycée – High-school – 15-18 ans – élève

* Fac – University – 18 ans+ – étudiant.e

* École comme French Hour – School such as French Hour – 3-99 ans – élève

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13 people at the dinner table – French expression

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What does the French expression “13 à table” mean? How is it used in a sentence?

treize à table – thistheen at table – treize à table means ‘thirteen people at the dinner table’ and it’s supposed to bring bad luck. Take the free quiz on French superstitions here. People who are superstitious tend to invite an extra person to avoid the wrath of the gods.

* « Oh là là, nous serons treize à table ce soir. J’invite le voisin vite fait pour qu’on soit au moins quatorze. »

* “Oh boy, there’ll be thirteen of us at the dinner table. I’ll invite the neighbor right away, so there are fourteen of us dining.”

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Friday the 13th – French expression

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What does the French expression “vendredi 13″ mean? How is it used in a sentence?

vendredi 13 means ‘Friday the 13th’ and it’s supposed to bring either good or bad luck. It’s a big day for people who are superstitious. The Loto company is very happy tho ugh, as many people chose to play that day.

* « On va jouer au loto aujourd’hui ? On est vendredi 13 et on pourrait gagner des millions d’euros. »

* “Should we play the lottery today? It’s Friday the 13th and could win millions of Euros.”

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good and ready – French expression

fin prêt – end ready. In everyday French, fin prêt means ‘good and ready’.

* « Ça y est, on a tout. On est fin prêt pour la fête. »

* ‘That’s it, we have everything. We’re good and ready for the party.’

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to nitpick – French expression

What does ” chercher la petite bête ” mean? How do you say ‘ to nitpick ’ 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.

chercher la petite bête – to look for the little beast. In everyday French, chercher la petite bête means ‘to nitpick’.

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* « Les pronoms, c’est dur dur à apprendre. En fait, faut pas trop chercher la petite bête pour progresser en français. »

* “Learning pronouns is sooo hard. In fact, one shouldn’t nitpick too much to improve in French.”

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* présent : En fait, faut pas trop chercher la petite bête. In fact, it is necessary to not nitpick too much.

* imparfait : En fait, fallait pas trop chercher la petite bête. In fact, it was necessary to not nitpick too much.

* conditionnel présent : En fait, faudrait pas trop chercher la petite bête. In fact, it would be necessary to not nitpick too much.

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Hats off – French Expression

What does ” tirer son chapeau à quelqu’un ” mean? How do you say ‘ hats off ’ 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.

tirer son chapeau à quelqu’un – to shoot, to pull one’s hat at someone. In everyday French, tirer son chapeau à quelqu’un means that you admire someone for what they did, or that you express your respect for them. In English, I translated it as ‘to give credit to’, or ‘hats off’.

* « Elle a réussi à venir malgré tout le travail qu’elle avait. Je lui tire mon chapeau. »

* “She managed to come despite all the work she had. Hats off to her.”

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Tenses and Modes

* présent : Elle réussit à venir malgré tout le travail qu’elle a. Je lui tire mon chapeau.

* passés : Elle a réussi à venir malgré tout le travail qu’elle avait. Je lui tire mon chapeau.

* futur : Elle réussira à venir malgré tout le travail qu’elle a. Je lui tire mon chapeau.

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