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un froid de canard – French expression

It's freezing cold - French Expression Part of Mots Du Jour | Vocabulary Lists What does the French expression 'un froid de canard' mean? What does it sound like? How is it used in a sentence? Listen to Anne. As the weather...

entre chien et loup at FrenchHour

at dusk – French expression Part of Mots Du Jour | Practice French Expressions What does the French expression ‘entre chien et loup’ mean? How is it used in a sentence? Listen to Anne. entre chien et loup – between dog and wolf. entre chien et loup means ‘at...

se tromper – Mot du Jour at FrenchHour

to make a mistake – French expression Part of Mots Du Jour | Reflexive Verbs – List se tromper – oneself to mislead. se tromper means ‘to make a mistake’. * « Oh là là ! Je me suis trompé. Elle m’avait donné rendez-vous dans le VIème, mais comme...

bonjour les dégâts at FrenchHour

what a disaster – French expression Part of Mots Du Jour | Strike and Protest Terms – Today’s French What does ” bonjour les dégâts ” mean? How do you say ‘ what a disaster ’ in French? How is it pronounced? How is it...

faire son cinéma – Mot du jour at FrenchHour

to go over the top – French expression Part of Mots Du Jour | Le Festival de Cannes faire son cinéma – to do one’s movies. In everyday French, faire son cinéma means to be dramatic, to be over the top about something, to draw the attention onto...

tourner la page – Mot du jour

things behind you – French expression Part of Mots Du Jour | La Covid What does ” tourner la page ” mean? How do you say ‘ to put things behind you ’ in French? How is it pronounced? How is it used in a...

French Labor Day – French expression

le premier mai – Mot du Jour Part of Le Mot du Jour | Merry Month of May le premier mai – the first May. le premier mai is also called ‘la fête du travail’ which means ‘work holiday’, or ‘labor day’. le premier mai is ‘May Day’ or ‘French...

fumer la moquette – French expression

fumer la moquette - French expression What does the French expression ‘ fumer la moquette ’ mean? How is it used in a sentence? fumer la moquette - to smoke the carpeting. fumer la moquette means two things. First, it means to...

en avoir marre – Mot du jour at FrenchHour

to be fed up – French expression Part of All Levels | French Expressions – Daily Practice 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...

MDR – Mot du Jour at FrenchHour

LOL – French expression Part of Le Mot du Jour | Halloween and La Toussaint MDR – mort de rire – dead of laughter. mort de rire or être mort de rire means ‘laughing out loud, to laugh one’s head off’, ‘LOL’, which is also used in French, in text messages  as...

mettre la zone – Mot du Jour at FrenchHour

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...

LunDimanche – Mot du Jour at FrenchHour

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...

Les GAFA – Mot du Jour at FrenchHour

Internet Giants – French expression 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...

élève ou étudiant – Mot du Jour à FRENCHHOUR

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...

13 à table – Mot du Jour at FrenchHour

13 people at the dinner table – French expression 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...

Friday the 13th – French expression 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...

goût de terroir – Mot du jour at FrenchHour

to feel like home – French expression What does ” avoir le goût du terroir ” mean? How do you say ‘ to feel like home ’ in French? How is it pronounced? How is it used in a French sentence?...

le tour est joué – Mot du jour at FrenchHour

nothing we can do – French expression What does ” le tour est joué ” mean? How do you say ‘ nothing we can do ’ in French? How is it pronounced? How is it used in a French sentence? Listen...

ici et là – Mot du jour at FrenchHour

here and there – French expression What does ” ici et là ” mean? How do you say ‘ here and there ’ in French? How is it pronounced? How is it used in a French sentence? Listen to Anne, a...

c’est reparti – Mot du jour at FrenchHour

here we go again – French expression What does ” c’est reparti ” mean? How do you say ‘ here we go again ’ in French? How is it pronounced? How is it used in a French sentence? Listen to Anne,...

ma photo – Mot du jour at FrenchHour

What are you staring at? – French expression Learn a French expression today. What does ” tu veux ma photo ” mean? How do you say ‘ What are you staring at ’ in French? How is it pronounced? How is...

un rencard – Mot du jour at FrenchHour

a date – French expression What does ” un rencard ” mean? How do you say ‘ a date ’ in French? How is it pronounced? How is it used in a French sentence? Listen to Anne, a French native say...

eau dans son vin – Mot du jour at FrenchHour

to meet halfway – French expression What does ” eau dans son vin ” mean? How do you say ‘ to meet halfway ’ in French? How is it pronounced? How is it used in a French sentence? Listen to Anne,...

Cours d’œnologie – Today’s French Dictation at FrenchHour

Wine course – French dictation A “dictée” is the transcription of a spoken text. This dictation is going to help you improve your French vocabulary, your understanding of the structure of sentences and your listening comprehension as well. En français Cours d’œnologie –...

Vouloir, c’est pouvoir – Mot du jour at FrenchHour

Where there’s a will – French expression What does ” vouloir, c’est pouvoir ” mean? How do you say ‘ where there is a will, there is a way ’ in French? How is it pronounced? How is it used in...

avoir la pêche – Mot du jour at FrenchHour

to feel good – French expression What does ” avoir la pêche ” mean? How do you say ‘ to feel good ’ in French? How is it pronounced? How is it used in a French sentence? Listen to Anne, a...

un son de cloche – Mot du jour at FrenchHour

an opinion – French expression What does ” un son de cloche ” mean? How do you say ‘ an opinion ’ in French? How is it pronounced? How is it used in a French sentence? Listen to Anne, a French...

un goût amer – Mot du jour at FrenchHour

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...

bonjour les dégâts – Mot du Jour at FrenchHour

what a disaster – French expression What does ” bonjour les dégâts ” mean? How do you say ‘ what a disaster ’ in French? How is it pronounced? How is it used in a French sentence? Listen to Anne, a...

mettre la zone – Mot du Jour at FrenchHour

to shake things up – 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...

hôtel de police – Mot du jour at FrenchHour

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...

Lâche-moi les baskets – Mot du jour at FrenchHour

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...

sac de noeuds – Mot du jour at FrenchHour

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...

les siens – Mot du jour at FrenchHour

les siens – Mot du jour his or her loved ones – French expression What does ” les siens ” mean? How do you say ‘ loved ones ’ in French? How is it pronounced? How is it used in a French...

voir venir – Mot du jour at FrenchHour

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...

ballon de rouge – Mot du jour at FrenchHour

ballon de rouge – Mot du jour glass of wine – French expression 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...

à l’eau de rose – Mot du jour at French Hour

à l’eau de rose – Mot du jour mushy – French expression What does ” à l’eau de rose ” mean? How do you say ‘ mushy ’ in French? How is it pronounced? How is it used in a French sentence?...

cœur d’artichaut – Mot du jour à French Hour

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...

un secret de polichinelle – Mot du jour at French Hour

hardly a secret – French expression What does ” un secret de polichinelle ” mean? How do you say ‘hardly a secret’ in French? How is it pronounced? How is it used in a French sentence? Listen to Anne, a French...

dans le pétrin – Mot du jour

in a pickle – French expression What does ” dans le pétrin ” mean? How do you say ‘ in a pickle ’ in French? How is it pronounced? How is it used in a French sentence? Listen to Anne, a...

prendre du recul – Mot du jour at French Hour

prendre du recul – Mot du jour to get things into perspective – French expression What does ” prendre du recul ” mean? How do you say ‘ to get things into perspective ’ in French? How is it pronounced? How is...

roman de gare – Mot du jour at French Hour

roman de gare – Mot du jour at FrenchHour roman de gare – Mot du jour light novel – French expression What does ” roman de gare ” mean? How do you say ‘ light novel ’ in French? How is it pronounced?...

être fâché contre – Mot du jour at French Hour

être fâché contre – Mot du jour at FrenchHour to be angry with – French expression What does ” être fâché contre ” mean? How do you say ‘ to be angry with ’ in French? How is it pronounced? How is...

le ravi de la crèche – Mot du jour à French Hour

le ravi de la crèche – Mot du jour at FrenchHour the idiot – French expression What does ” le ravi de la crèche ” mean? How do you say ‘ the idiot ’ in French? How is it pronounced? How is...

sur le volet – Mot du jour à French Hour

sur le volet – Mot du jour at FrenchHour.com hand-picked – French expression What does ” sur le volet ” mean? How do you say ‘ hand-picked ’ in French? How is it pronounced? How is it used in a French sentence?...

ça m’étonne pas – Mot du jour at French Hour

ça m’étonne pas – Mot du jour à FrenchHour.com 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?...

du temps au temps – Mot du jour à French Hour

donner du temps au temps – Mot du jour at FrenchHour.com 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?...

normalement – Mot du Jour à French Hour

normalement – Mot du jour at FrenchHour.com 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...

des idées noires – Mot du jour at French Hour

des idées noires – Mot du jour à FrenchHour.com 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...

c’est pas la mort – Mot du jour at French Hour

c’est pas la mort – Mot du jour à FrenchHour.com 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?...