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To Want the Butter and the Money From the Butter or a Month of French Idioms...
https://holingue.files.wordpress.com/2015/04/vouloir-le-beurre-et-largent-du-beurre.m4a I especially like today expression because I learned its English equivalent quite soon after I moved to the...
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To Wear Out the Seat of One’s Pants or a Month of French Idioms From A to Z
https://holingue.files.wordpress.com/2015/04/user-ses-fonds-de-culotte.m4a Finding an idiom starting with the letter U presents a challenge, forcing me to pick an old expression du jour. User ses...
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To Pull the Devil by the Tail or a Month of French Idioms From A to Z
https://holingue.files.wordpress.com/2015/04/tirer-le-diable-par-la-queue.m4a Some letters in our alphabet offer more options in terms of expressions than others. Choosing one for the letter du jour...
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To Rub the Board With Soap or a Month of French Idioms From A to Z
https://holingue.files.wordpress.com/2015/04/savonner-la-planche.m4a As I plow my way, letter after letter, through the alphabet and French idioms, I am more and more aware that the French language is...
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To Roll Someone in Flour or a Month of French Idioms From A to Z
https://holingue.files.wordpress.com/2015/04/rouler-dans-la-farine.m4a The French verb “Rouler” has several meanings. In the idiom du jour “Rouler” means “To Deceive.” ROULER QUELQU’UN DANS LA FARINE...
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French Friday: Le Tour de France and a Château in Normandy
Based on American newspapers, magazines, novels, and even children’s books you’d think that France is Paris and southern France. But when I meet ordinary Americans I find them equally, if not more,...
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French Friday: Strangers in Their Own Land
French Friday is a new series that I inaugurate today. I won’t follow strict guidelines, except that each Friday I will blog about writing, reading, and living in the USA, away from my native France....
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Quelques Fleurs New Yorkaises…
En 1986, ignorant qu’un jour nous nous baladerions avec des téléphones qui nous permettraient non seulement de parler mais d’envoyer des textos, de prendre des photos et des selfies, ignorant qu’une...
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Quand Jefferson et Lafayette Parlaient Indépendance
#479125844 / gettyimages.com Le 4 juillet les Etats Unis fêtent leur indépendance. Evoquer la déclaration de l’indépendance américaine c’est parler de Jefferson et de Lafayette. Jefferson, homme...
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Mother’s Day With an American Twist
I gave birth to my second child an hour before Mother’s Day, a few months after my move from Paris to the San Francisco Bay Area. I hadn’t eaten anything since breakfast and was starving. A vision of a...
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Sentiments or Feelings Post A to Z Challenge
From April 1st to April 30th I posted every day but Sundays a French idiom, its literal translation, and its best American English equivalent. I had previously considered writing about French...
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Zero Plus Zero Equals the Head of Toto or a Month of French Idioms From A to Z
Today marks the end of the series a Month of French Idioms From A to Z. Through familiar French expressions and their equivalents in American English, I’ve shared for twenty-six days my affection for...
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Fried Whiting Eyes or a Month of French Idioms From A to Z
As I wrote the literal translation for the French idiom du jour, I learned the proper name for the fish called “Merlan” in French. For some reason I tend to mix and match the French and American names...
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Bijou, Caillou, Chou, Genou, Hibou, Joujou, Pou: a Twist to a Month of French...
Unless you know of a French idiom starting with the letter X, I must give a twist to the expression-du-jour. I owe the idea to my husband. He masters the French language like a French native and finds...
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To Put the Wagons Before the Locomotive or a Month of French Idioms From A to Z
As soon as I embarked the A to Z Challenge, I knew that I would write about French idioms and their equivalents in American English. I also knew that I would have some trouble with a few letters. With...
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To Want the Butter and the Money From the Butter or a Month of French Idioms...
I especially like today expression because I learned its English equivalent quite soon after I moved to the States. Although it’s supposed to match the French idiom, it remains to this day a little...
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To Wear Out the Seat of One’s Pants or a Month of French Idioms From A to Z
Finding an idiom starting with the letter U presents a challenge, forcing me to pick an old expression du jour. User ses Fonds de Culotte/User ses Fonds de Culotte sur les Bancs d’une Ecole To Wear...
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To Pull the Devil by the Tail or a Month of French Idioms From A to Z
Some letters in our alphabet offer more options in terms of expressions than others. Choosing one for the letter du jour was a challenge. Ultimately I didn’t go with Sans Tambour Ni Trompette,...
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To Rub the Board With Soap or a Month of French Idioms From A to Z
As I plow my way, letter after letter, through the alphabet and French idioms, I am more and more aware that the French language is packed with such expressions. While I will always consider the...
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To Roll Someone in Flour or a Month of French Idioms From A to Z
The French verb “Rouler” has several meanings. In the idiom du jour “Rouler” means “To Deceive.” ROULER QUELQU’UN DANS LA FARINE TO ROLL SOMEOME IN FLOUR PULL THE WOOL OVER SOMEONE’S EYES...
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