Useful French Phrases
#63
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Location: Normandy, France and occassionally Nova Scotia!
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Re: Useful French Phrases
This is supposed to be a thread providing useful french phrases for people to use. It would help if you provided the English translation, and correct French spelling.
#64
Joined: Nov 2007
Posts: 2,987
Re: Useful French Phrases
How about these-
Un coup d'épée dans l'eau (A wasted effort).
Or
Ronger son frein (To barely contain one's impatience).
Or perhaps
Etre au bout du rouleau (To be at the end of one's rope/tether).
Or even
Raser les murs (To keep a low profile).
Or what about
Envoyer quelqu'un aux pelotes (To send someone away, to send someone about their business).
Maybe
Cracher dans la soupe (To spoil something so that it can only be enjoyed by you).
And finally
Pédaler dans la semoule (To take leave of one's senses).
Un coup d'épée dans l'eau (A wasted effort).
Or
Ronger son frein (To barely contain one's impatience).
Or perhaps
Etre au bout du rouleau (To be at the end of one's rope/tether).
Or even
Raser les murs (To keep a low profile).
Or what about
Envoyer quelqu'un aux pelotes (To send someone away, to send someone about their business).
Maybe
Cracher dans la soupe (To spoil something so that it can only be enjoyed by you).
And finally
Pédaler dans la semoule (To take leave of one's senses).
#65
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Joined: May 2008
Posts: 1,094
Re: Useful French Phrases
How about these-
Un coup d'épée dans l'eau (A wasted effort).
Or
Ronger son frein (To barely contain one's impatience).
Or perhaps
Etre au bout du rouleau (To be at the end of one's rope/tether).
Or even
Raser les murs (To keep a low profile).
Or what about
Envoyer quelqu'un aux pelotes (To send someone away, to send someone about their business).
Maybe
Cracher dans la soupe (To spoil something so that it can only be enjoyed by you).
And finally
Pédaler dans la semoule (To take leave of one's senses).
Un coup d'épée dans l'eau (A wasted effort).
Or
Ronger son frein (To barely contain one's impatience).
Or perhaps
Etre au bout du rouleau (To be at the end of one's rope/tether).
Or even
Raser les murs (To keep a low profile).
Or what about
Envoyer quelqu'un aux pelotes (To send someone away, to send someone about their business).
Maybe
Cracher dans la soupe (To spoil something so that it can only be enjoyed by you).
And finally
Pédaler dans la semoule (To take leave of one's senses).
Or say
Surveiller quelqu`un = to keep watch on somebody.
#68
Re: Can help
Welcome Chris, lovely to have you here, but how did you end up on a British expats site? You should start an introductory thread telling us about yourself and your connections with expats...maybe you married one? Either way, thank you for your lovely offer and hope you enjoy the forum.
#69
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Re: Can help
Welcome Chris, lovely to have you here, but how did you end up on a British expats site? You should start an introductory thread telling us about yourself and your connections with expats...maybe you married one? Either way, thank you for your lovely offer and hope you enjoy the forum.
I am still in contact with a lot of British expats in France, as I created my own company recently which help British in France, or British who will move to France. Help in French bureaucracy, everyday problem expats can have, help to fill in french forms, help to solve any problem with insurance, taxes, school registering, help to connect all amenities, help to run a business in France, etc... I discovered this forum very recently.
#70
Re: Can help
Hi,
I am still in contact with a lot of British expats in France, as I created my own company recently which help British in France, or British who will move to France. Help in French bureaucracy, everyday problem expats can have, help to fill in french forms, help to solve any problem with insurance, taxes, school registering, help to connect all amenities, help to run a business in France, etc... I discovered this forum very recently.
I am still in contact with a lot of British expats in France, as I created my own company recently which help British in France, or British who will move to France. Help in French bureaucracy, everyday problem expats can have, help to fill in french forms, help to solve any problem with insurance, taxes, school registering, help to connect all amenities, help to run a business in France, etc... I discovered this forum very recently.
#71
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Re: Useful French Phrases
Hi,
The fact that I created my own company has nothing to do with this forum. I just answered to one member who asked me how I knew about the expats forum. It's not an advertising for my company. If I'm here, it's really to help if you need, without any compensation. But if you don't accept my help, don't worry, I won't be here anymore. Just advise me.
The fact that I created my own company has nothing to do with this forum. I just answered to one member who asked me how I knew about the expats forum. It's not an advertising for my company. If I'm here, it's really to help if you need, without any compensation. But if you don't accept my help, don't worry, I won't be here anymore. Just advise me.
#72
Re: Useful French Phrases
Hi,
The fact that I created my own company has nothing to do with this forum. I just answered to one member who asked me how I knew about the expats forum. It's not an advertising for my company. If I'm here, it's really to help if you need, without any compensation. But if you don't accept my help, don't worry, I won't be here anymore. Just advise me.
The fact that I created my own company has nothing to do with this forum. I just answered to one member who asked me how I knew about the expats forum. It's not an advertising for my company. If I'm here, it's really to help if you need, without any compensation. But if you don't accept my help, don't worry, I won't be here anymore. Just advise me.
#73
Joined: Mar 2007
Posts: 10,551
Re: Useful French Phrases
Hi,
The fact that I created my own company has nothing to do with this forum. I just answered to one member who asked me how I knew about the expats forum. It's not an advertising for my company. If I'm here, it's really to help if you need, without any compensation. But if you don't accept my help, don't worry, I won't be here anymore. Just advise me.
The fact that I created my own company has nothing to do with this forum. I just answered to one member who asked me how I knew about the expats forum. It's not an advertising for my company. If I'm here, it's really to help if you need, without any compensation. But if you don't accept my help, don't worry, I won't be here anymore. Just advise me.
#74
Re: Useful French Phrases
Well hello anyway, Welcome to the Forum. Always happy to know about anyone that wants to help. If you have a Web site stick a link to it in your Signature But read rule 18 on Signature Guidelines. other than that would be very happy to have a Local Person to converse with on some issues that crop up from time to time.
meaning colloquially
he's not kidding
to return the thread to its purpose