97 Alors ça, c'est formidable !

En plein dans le mille ! The French expression “En plein dans le mille !” means “Exactly!”, “Spot on!”, or “Right on target!”. Origin It comes from archery and target shooting. “Le mille” refers to the center of the target, the highest-scoring area. Hitting “en plein dans le mille” means hitting the exact spot, achieving perfect accuracy. Usage It’s used to say that someone is absolutely right or has found the correct answer....

mars 14, 2025 · aaron

85 Occupe-toi de tes oignons

Vocabulaire mots explications glacial freezing, icy, cold - il fait un froid glacial it’s freezing cold à nouveau again, once again, anew, afresh orage storm, thunderstorm tout à l’heure in a while, a bit later pardessus coat, overcoat - Par ce grand froid, en plus de son costume, il met un pardessus. In this extreme cold, in addition to his suit, he wears an overcoat. - Mets un pull par-dessus ta chemise, il fait un froid glacial....

février 14, 2025 · aaron

84 Parle-t-il le français ?

Negative Constructions In French, negation is used to transform affirmative sentences into negative ones. Unlike English, which often uses a single word like “not,” French negation generally requires two parts. 1. Basic Negation: “Ne…pas” The most common negation in French is ne…pas, which surrounds the conjugated verb. Affirmative Negative English Translation Je parle français. Je ne parle pas français. I do not speak French. Il aime le chocolat. Il n’aime pas le chocolat....

février 13, 2025 · aaron

83 Arrête de faire l'andouille

Vocabulaire mots explications réveil n.m. alarm clock, (fin du sommeil) waking, waking up bon réveil (bienvenue, bonjour) good morning and welcome fidélité n.f. loyalty, faithfulness, fidelity antenne aerial, antenna, satellite auditeur listener, audience auditrice listener, audience tous les jours every day, daily en direct live dès as soon as, from, starting at matin morning le matin in the morning au petit matin early morning, at daybreak coéquipier teammate, partner coéquipiere teammate, partner standard standard, switchboard sachiez que je/j’ sache / que tu saches / qu’il, elle, on sache / que nous sachions / que vous sachiez / qu’ils, elles sachent cagnotte nest egg (a sum of money saved for the future), jackpot (a large cash prize in a game or lottery, especially one that accumulates until it is won) - La cagnotte de notre famille n’est pas très élevée....

février 11, 2025 · aaron

75 Confiance en soi

entamer to start Qui a entamé le gâteau ? Who’s started the cake? Enfin j’ai rencontré le guitariste Charlot, avec qui j’ai entamé ma brillante carrière. Finally I met the guitarist Charlot, with whom I started my brilliant career. “Entamer” is primarily translated into English as “to begin,” “to start,” or “to initiate,” but it can also mean: To cut into or make the first cut (e.g., a loaf of bread or a cake) To broach or bring up a subject To diminish or reduce something To damage or impair Usage and Examples To begin or start: “Nous allons entamer les négociations....

juillet 5, 2024 · aaron