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Forum: France
Sep 17th 2014, 12:16 pm
Replies: 355
Views: 208,449
Posted By Blackladder

Re: Useful French Phrases

This one you can use if, like me, you are only 170cm tall: Un pète dans le sable - a shorty (that's almost as poetic as some of the Indian names I have Heard!
Blackie
Forum: France
Nov 23rd 2013, 4:29 pm
Replies: 355
Views: 208,449
Posted By Blackladder

Re: Useful French Phrases

t'occupe!

Mind your own business!

(BE CAREFUL WITH THIS ONE)
Forum: France
Aug 19th 2013, 7:07 pm
Replies: 355
Views: 208,449
Posted By Blackladder

Re: Useful French Phrases

said by my neighbour, originally from Franche Comté, when his wife spilt some sangria down her White T shirt 'Ah mon dieu, tu es insortable' meaning 'can't take you anywhere'
Forum: France
Apr 30th 2013, 1:08 pm
Replies: 355
Views: 208,449
Posted By Blackladder

Re: Useful French Phrases

How about this one?

J'en ai ma claque!

I've 'ad enough of this!
Forum: France
Nov 20th 2012, 12:56 pm
Replies: 355
Views: 208,449
Posted By Blackladder

Re: Useful French Phrases

I bet that was a guy who had:

se marié au dessus de sa gare

google that one!
Blackie
Forum: France
Jul 6th 2012, 3:59 pm
Replies: 355
Views: 208,449
Posted By Blackladder

Re: Useful French Phrases

This from my neighbour (born in Franche Comté, lives in Charente) about a pair of blunt scissors:
Ca coupe comme mes genoux
neat
Blackie
Forum: France
Mar 5th 2012, 6:16 am
Replies: 355
Views: 208,449
Posted By Blackladder

Re: Useful French Phrases

Wow, thanks DMU, saved a potential bloomer there...
Blackie
Forum: France
Mar 3rd 2012, 1:27 pm
Replies: 355
Views: 208,449
Posted By Blackladder

Re: Useful French Phrases

See if you can get this one:

'Un ange est passé'

meaning

'There was en embarassed silence'

neat
Forum: France
Feb 22nd 2012, 2:03 pm
Replies: 355
Views: 208,449
Posted By Blackladder

Re: Useful French Phrases

Never heard of this one before:

'refais-le-me-le' = 'you don't say' or 'say that again' (or similar)

How about

'Prendre le train 11' = walk

Blackie
Forum: France
Feb 15th 2012, 12:15 pm
Replies: 355
Views: 208,449
Posted By Blackladder

Re: Useful French Phrases

The Back of Beyond:

'Tripatouille-les-Oies'

I wonder if there are any Spanish speakers here who could verify these absolute blinders from the Hispanic world:

from Spain itself for the Back...
Forum: France
Feb 8th 2012, 11:07 am
Replies: 355
Views: 208,449
Posted By Blackladder

Re: Useful French Phrases

Another neat one (we haven't got anything as good as this)

'attacher lundi à mardi'


meaning

to button up a shirt (or jacket, whatever) wrong!

Blackie
Forum: France
Jan 27th 2012, 9:30 am
Replies: 355
Views: 208,449
Posted By Blackladder

Re: Useful French Phrases

Nice local one:

l'esprit des clochers = local patriotism, parochial behaviour
Forum: France
Dec 4th 2011, 1:55 pm
Replies: 355
Views: 208,449
Posted By Blackladder

Exclamation Re: Useful French Phrases

Here's one that's useful for the current Euro crisis:

Ils ne sont pas encore sorti de l'auberge

meaning

It's not over yet

or
Forum: France
Aug 24th 2011, 10:51 am
Replies: 355
Views: 208,449
Posted By Blackladder

Re: Useful French Phrases

This is a useful one:
Ne cherchez pas midi à deux heures /or/

Ne cherchez pas midi à quatorze heures

meaning

don't complicate matters
don't make things more difficult
Forum: France
Feb 3rd 2009, 1:00 pm
Replies: 355
Views: 208,449
Posted By Blackladder

Cool Re: Useful French Phrases

Hi Mitichal and welcome to the board!
A useful one for you:

J'y pige que dalle

I don't get a thing
Forum: France
Jan 24th 2009, 12:35 pm
Replies: 355
Views: 208,449
Posted By Blackladder

Re: Useful French Phrases

Hi everyone, newbie here. I used to live in France in the 60s (when Gen. de Gaulle was still President!) so my French slang is almost certainly out of date, but here goes:

Might as well bang your...
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