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Popular French Expression Lessons at About the French Language
Idiomatic expressions are key to
french learning.
When you learn French, it can
seem like there is always more grammar to learn, but in fact grammar
lessons are finite.
Expressions, on other hand, are virtually endless.x
No matter how much you study, it sometimes feels
like there are always a couple of new expressions in whatever you
read. To help you learn some of the most common French expressions,
I've put together a list of the top lists of French expressions
here.x
Dire - French Expressions
with Dire
The
French verb dire literally means "to say" or "to tell" and
is also used in many idiomatic expressions.
Learn how to tell someone off, talk nonsense, be a
yes-man, and more with this list of expressions with dire.x
Most
Popular French Expression Lessons at About the French Language
Idiomatic expressions are key to
french learning.
When you learn French, it can
seem like there is always more grammar to learn, but in fact grammar
lessons are finite.
Expressions, on other hand, are virtually endless.x
No matter how much you study, it sometimes feels
like there are always a couple of new expressions in whatever you
read. To help you learn some of the most common French expressions,
I've put together a list of the top lists of French expressions
here.x
Dire - French Expressions
with Dire
The
French verb dire literally means "to say" or "to tell" and
is also used in many idiomatic expressions.
Learn how to tell someone off, talk nonsense, be a
yes-man, and more with this list of expressions with dire.x
dire à quelqu'un ses quatre vérités
to give someone a piece of one's mind
dire à quelqu'un son fait, dire son fait à quelqu'un
to tell someone off
dire ce
qu'on a sur le cœur
to get something off one's chest
dire des sottises / bêtises
to talk nonsense
dire que
to say, think that
dire
toujours amen
to be a yes-man
à ce qu'il dit
according to him
à qui le dis-tu ?
you're telling me!
à vrai dire
to tell you the truth
Aussitôt
dit, aussitôt fait
No sooner said than done
autrement dit
in other words
Ça ne me dit pas grand-chose.
I don't think much of that.
Ça
ne me dit rien.
That does nothing for me, I don't
feel like doing that.
That means nothing to me, I don't
remember that.
Ça me dit quelque
chose.
That rings a bell.x
to give someone a piece of one's mind
dire à quelqu'un son fait, dire son fait à quelqu'un
to tell someone off
dire ce
qu'on a sur le cœur
to get something off one's chest
dire des sottises / bêtises
to talk nonsense
dire que
to say, think that
dire
toujours amen
to be a yes-man
à ce qu'il dit
according to him
à qui le dis-tu ?
you're telling me!
à vrai dire
to tell you the truth
Aussitôt
dit, aussitôt fait
No sooner said than done
autrement dit
in other words
Ça ne me dit pas grand-chose.
I don't think much of that.
Ça
ne me dit rien.
That does nothing for me, I don't
feel like doing that.
That means nothing to me, I don't
remember that.
Ça me dit quelque
chose.
That rings a bell.x
