« Casser les pieds à quelqu’un ». Literal translation: To break someone’s feet. Meaning: To get on someone’s nerves, to bore someone stiff. Ça alors, il me casse vraiment les pieds ! Sa présentation n’était pas très intéressante. C’était tellement ennuyeux. Oh my, he is really getting on my nerves! His presentation was not very […]
AFP, 3 Apr 2025, par Marisol Rifai En Gironde, un restaurant fait le pari d’abandonner son étoile Michelin A Langon, au sud de Bordeaux, le restaurant de la Maison Claude Darroze affiche complet. Cette référence de la gastronomie girondine a pris le pari de poursuivre l’aventure sans son étoile Michelin, afin de, paradoxalement, “mieux s’en […]
Embrasser, vtr : to kiss The French word « embrasser » looks almost the same as the English word “embrace.” Be careful with this one. The most common meaning of “embrace” in English is to give a friendly hug to someone. By the way, to give a hug to someone is not as common in […]
Gentillesse, nf : kindness, act of kindness, favor, warmth, friendly or agreeable nature. Pourriez-vous avoir la gentillesse de m’aider ? Would you be kind enough to help me? Je l’ai remerciée de sa gentillesse. I thanked her for her kindness. C’est un homme d’une grande gentillesse. He is a very kind man.
Did you know that, as expected (as usual with la langue française), there is an exception when it comes to typing French quotation marks ( « » )? As indicated a few weeks ago, French quotation marks need a space before and after when typing… except, when followed by a period or a comma… in […]
Coucou ! Let’s talk about cafés and restaurants in Paris. There are so many places to eat in Paris that you could chose a different café or restaurant every night for a year, without repeating. And unless you have your heart set on a Michelin starred restaurant, there is no need to make a reservation […]
« Tomber sur un os ». Literal translation: To fall on a bone. Meaning: To meet a difficulty, to hit a snag. J’ai prévu de finir mon projet ce matin, mais je suis tombé sur un os. Je me suis réveillé avec deux heures de retard. I planned to finish my project this morning, but […]
Santé Magazine, 3 Apr 2025 RÉFLEXES POUR FAIRE LE PLEIN D’ANTIOXYDANTS Bien qu’ils se trouvent un peu partout dans notre alimentation, il est possible d’augmenter sensiblement leur consommation au quotidien en adoptant certaines habitudes toutes simples. 1 On mise sur la variété Toutes les familles d’aliments renferment des antioxydants. Aussi, il est important de manger […]
Chat, nm : cat The French word « chat » looks exactly the same as the English word “chat.” The problem is that the word “chat” has a different meaning in English than it does in French. In English, “chat” can mean “a casual conversation” or “an online conversation.” In French, « chat » generally […]
Empathie, nf : empathy, understanding, compassion, shared emotion, the ability to identify with another’s feelings. L’empathie permet de comprendre les sentiments d’autrui, même sans avoir connu la même expérience. Empathy helps you understand other people’s feelings, even when you haven’t shared their experiences.
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