sur le volet – Mot du jour

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? Listen to Anne, a French native say it at FrenchHour.com.

sur le volet – on the shutter. The expression sur le volet is used with the verb TRIER – to sort. In everyday French, (trier) sur le volet means chosen very carefully, ‘hand-picked’. 

* « Les bonnes moules que tu nous as données hier… Elles étaient triées sur le volet ? C’était trop bon ! »

* “The good mussels you gave us yesterday … Were they handpicked? It was sooo good!”

Students also liked to practice French with this free material

ON / ONNE / ONNER – Today’s French pronunciation

Related (Enroll in the Course for Free as a Premium Member)

French Pronunciation

.

Free access to the whole site as a Premium Member

BECOME A MEMBER

.

. Today’s French . List . Mot du Jour . List . Le Blogue . 3 Great Memberships . Courses . Donate .