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FRENCH ETC. Mot du jour (Word of the Day) Podcast
un cauchemar - French expression What does the French expression un cauchemar mean? How is it used in a sentence? Listen to Anne audio. un cauchemar means ‘a nightmare’. Use FAIRE – 'to do', rather than 'to have' with dreams: faire un...
ne pas avoir un radis - French expression What does the French expression ‘ ne pas avoir un radis ’ mean? How is it used in a sentence? Listen to Anne's AUDIO. ne pas avoir un radis - to not have a...
jeter un froid - French expression What does the French word ' jeter un froid ' mean? What does it sound like? How is it used in a sentence? Listen to Anne Audio. jeter un froid - to throw a cold. jeter...
avoir eu chaud - French expression What does the French expression ‘ avoir eu chaud ’ mean? How is it used in a sentence? Listen to Anne's AUDIO. avoir eu chaud - to have had hot. avoir eu chaud means 'to be lucky...
Tenir chaud - French expression What does the French expression ‘ tenir chaud ’ mean? How is it used in a sentence? Listen to Anne's AUDIO. tenir chaud - to hold warm. tenir chaud means 'to keep warm', literally and figuratively. * « Ma...
un biffin - French expression What does the French expression ‘ un biffin ‘ mean? How is it used in a sentence? Listen to Anne Audio. Un biffin, une biffine. Les biffins – the feminine form is ‘biffine’ – are the descendants...
pas un sou en poche - French expression What does the French expression ‘ pas un sou en poche ’ mean? How is it used in a sentence? Listen to Anne's AUDIO. pas un sou en poche - not a coin in...
Un truc de ouf - French expression What does the French expression ‘un truc de ouf’ mean? How is it used in a sentence? un truc de ouf - a thing of crazy. fou is proper French for ouf. And these days,...
prendre la poudre d'escampette - French expression What does the French expression ‘ prendre la poudre d'escampette ’ mean? How is it used in a sentence? Listen to Anne. prendre la poudre d'escampette. "escampette" is not used in any other expression that...
pour 3 francs 6 sous - French expression What does the French expression ‘ pour 3 francs 6 sous ‘ mean? How is it used in a sentence? Listen to Anne Audio. The Franc used to be the currency before the Euro came...