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a bitter taste – French expression

What does ” un goût amer ” mean? How do you say ‘ a bitter taste ’ 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.

laisser un goût amer – to leave a taste bitter. In everyday French, laisser un goût amer means ‘to leave a bitter taste’ to be resentful’.

* « La dernière réunion pour la vente de la maison m’a laissé un goût amer. »

* “The last meeting for the sale of the house made me resentful.”

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to knock someone’s socks off – French expression

What does ” en jeter ” mean? How do you say ‘ to knock someone’s socks 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.

en jeter – some to throw. In everyday French, en jeter means ‘to impress or to be impressive’, ‘to be a knockout’, ‘to knock someone’s socks off’.

* « Dresse la table avec le service des fêtes, ça va en jeter ! »

* “Set the table with the holidays’ place settings, you’ll knock their socks off!”

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Tenses and Modes

* futur proche : ça va en jeter

* imparfait : ça en jetait

* conditionnel présent : ça en jetterait (note the 2-T spelling change, click below to know more)

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police station – French expression

What does ” un hôtel de police ” mean? How do you say ‘ a police station ’ 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.

un hôtel de police – a hotel of police. I’m sure you figured out un hôtel de police isn’t a hotel at all. In everyday French, un hôtel de police is ‘a police station, a police precinct’.

* « Si tu ne paies pas tes articles, tu finiras à l’hôtel de police. »

* “If you don’t pay for your items, you’ll end up at the police station.”

Tenses and Modes

* présent –> futur : Si tu ne paies pas tes articles, tu finiras à l’hôtel de police.

* plus-que-parfait –> conditionnel passé : Si tu n’avais pas payé tes articles, tu aurais fini à l’hôtel de police. (If you hadn’t paid for your items, you would have ended up at the police station.)

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Lâche-moi les baskets – Mot du jour

Leave me alone – French expression

What does ” lâche-moi les baskets ” mean? How do you say ‘ leave me alone ’ 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.

lâche-moi les baskets – let go of me the tennis shoes. In everyday French, lâche-moi les baskets means ‘leave me alone’.

* « Lâche-moi les baskets avec les escargots ! C’est non, je n’en mangerai pas. »

* “Leave me alone with snails. There’s no way, I won’t eat any.”

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un sac de noeuds – Mot du jour

a can of worms – French expression

What does ” un sac de nœuds ” mean? How do you say ‘ a can of worms ’ 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.

un sac de noeuds (nœuds) – a bag of knots. As you can imagine if you have to untangle knots in a bag, it’s a difficult task to accomplish. In everyday French, un sac de noeuds means exactly that: a difficult situation to deal with. In English, it’s ‘a can of worms’.

* « Toute cette paperasse est un véritable sac de noeuds. On n’arrive pas à s’en sortir. »

* “All this paperwork is a can of worms. We can’t cope.”

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his or her loved ones – French expression

Part of Mots Du Jour | French Pronouns

What does ” les siens ” mean? How do you say ‘ loved ones ’ 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.

les siens – the his or hers. In everyday French, les siens means his or her parents, people, loved ones.

* « Il sera plus serein quand il aura retrouvé les siens. »

* “He will be happier when he’s back with his loved ones.”

Tenses and Modes

* présent –> passé composé : Il est plus serein depuis qu’ il a retrouvé les siens.

* futur –> futur antérieur : Il sera plus serein quand il aura retrouvé les siens.

* conditionnel présent –> plus-que-parfait : Il serait plus serein s’il avait retrouvé les siens.

 

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avoir de quoi voir venir – Mot du jour

to relax about the future – French expression

What does ” avoir de quoi voir venir ” mean? How do you say ‘ to relax about the future’ 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 de quoi voir venir – to have of what to see to come – The everyday French translation of avoir de quoi voir venir often has to do with money. It means ‘to feel confortable, to feel at ease, to relax about the future’.

* « Avec tout l’argent qui leur est tombé entre les mains, ils ont de quoi voir venir. »

* “With all the money that fell into their hands, they can relax about the future.”

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se faire virer – French Expression

 

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glass of red wine – French expression

Part of Mots Du Jour | French Wine

What does ” ballon de rouge ” mean? How do you say ‘ glass of wine ’ 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.

un ballon de rouge – a ball of red. In everyday French, un ballon de rouge is used to describe a glass of cheap wine served in a round, ball-shape wine glass. That common cultural aspect is lost in translation and comes out in English as plain as ‘a glass of wine’.

* « Allez, Dédé, verse-moi un petit ballon de rouge ! »

* “Come on, Drew, pour me a little glass or red wine!”

Tenses and Modes

* Impératif : Verse-moi un ballon de rouge ! – Versez-moi un ballon de rouge !

* Impératif négatif : Ne me verse pas de ballon de rouge ! Ne me versez pas de ballon de rouge !

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être fleur bleue – Mot du jour

to be overly romantic – French expression

What does ” être fleur bleue ” mean? How do you say ‘to be overly romantic ’ 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.

être fleur bleue – to be blue flower – In everyday French, être fleur bleue means ‘to be a bit mushy in our romance’, ‘to be overly romantic’.

* « Ils vont adorer le livre, ils sont très fleur bleue. »

* “They are going to love the book, they are overly romantic.”

Tenses and Modes

* présent : je suis fleur bleue, nous sommes fleur bleue

* imparfait : j’étais fleur bleue, nous étions fleur bleue

* futur : je serai fleur bleue, nous serons fleur bleue

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avoir un cœur d’artichaut – Mot du jour

to be fickle in love – French expression

What does ” avoir un cœur d’artichaut ” mean? How do you say ‘ fickle ’ 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 un cœur d’artichaut – to have a heart of artichoke. This beautiful artichoke can feed many mouths, one leaf at a time. It gives all of us a bit of food, never the whole thing. In everyday French, avoir un cœur d’artichaut describes a person who gives a bit of love to many people. It means ‘to be fickle’.

 Note that the verb is AVOIR, TO HAVE in French, and TO BE in English.

* « Si j’étais toi, je sortirais pas avec lui, il a un cœur d’artichaut. Je l’ai déjà vu avec 3 copines ce mois-ci. »

* “If I were you, I wouldn’t go out with him, he’s fickle in love. I’ve already seen him with 3 girl friends this month.”

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