Nature idioms in French! French language has so many idioms that it is necessary to divide in several books (Colors, Food, Body, Animals, Nature, ….). Needless to say that not all Nature idioms are in this book. I only kept 50% of what actually exists. I chose to keep the ones that you might hear in a daily environment or in the French news and medias.
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This is an excerpt of the book: Spoken French – Body Idioms available on Amazon and on the store. Mon œil!Definition : non, sans blague ! (exprime l’incrédulité du locuteur) Translation : my foot! that’s not true ! Example : Je suis à la tête de cinq sociétés. — Mon œil ! Obéir au doigt
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This is an excerpt of the book: Spoken French – Body Idioms available on Amazon and on the store. Avoir une faim de loupDefinition : être affamé, avoir très faimTranslation : fig. to have the munchies, to be hungry as hellExample : Mon ventre a fait un gros bruit creux, j’avais les crocs. Avoir vu
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This is an excerpt of the book: Spoken French – Body Idioms available on Amazon and on the store. Avoir mangé de la vache enragéeDefinition : avoir vécu dans des conditions difficiles ; être énervéTranslation : to have trouble making ends meet, to be angryExample : La production avait mis fin à mon contrat de
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This is an excerpt of the book: Spoken French – Body Idioms available on Amazon and on the store. Faire un appel du pied Definition : invitation discrèteTranslation : discreet request, discreet invitation Example : Le directeur général me faisait des appels du pied pour que je devienne son second. Mettre à piedDefinition : licencier,
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This is an excerpt of the book: Spoken French – Body Idioms available on Amazon and on the store. Il n’y a pas de quoi fouetter un chatDefinition : ce n’est vraiment pas important, ça ne vaut pas la peine d’en parler ou d’en faire une histoire, ce n’est pas graveTranslation : there’s nothing to
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Animals are part of the daily life of French people and of course you will find a lot about pets (dogs, cats,…) but also about Animals that we traditionally raise and feed in French agriculture like cows, chicken, sheep, pigs. We also have strong and scary animals that appears in fairy tales like wolves, bears, and also birds. These animals all have their own characteristics and they can sometimes apply to someone’s attitude,
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This is an excerpt of the book: Spoken French – Body Idioms available on Amazon and on the store. Mettre la main à la pâte Definition : apporter sa contribution à un ouvrage Translation : to join in, pitch in, all hands on deck Example : Tout le monde, famille, amis et voisins, met la
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La bouche en cœur
Definition : être exagérément aimable
Translation : to pucker, simper
Example : Dès qu’il a quelque chose à demander, il vient me voir la bouche en coeur
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Last month I published the second volume of a series of several books about idioms: Food & Cooking Idioms. Today there is a new volume about French idioms available in ebook and paperback format! It is called “Spoken French – Body Idioms”. Whereas it is about fruits, colors or body, French language has always an
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