French lessons and tuition in Sydney, Melbourne and the Central Coast » idioms http://www.voulezvouloz.com Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:32:28 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Speak French like the French! http://www.voulezvouloz.com/2010/01/speak-french-like-the-french/ http://www.voulezvouloz.com/2010/01/speak-french-like-the-french/#comments Fri, 01 Jan 2010 05:41:54 +0000 admin http://www.voulezvouloz.com/?p=185 A few useful French phrases:

Par hasard… By chance Par contre … On the other hand en colère … angry Je reve … I must be dreaming il me semble que … It seems to me Il faut que … It is necessary en verité … truthfully, in truth exprès … On purpose (e.g.tu [...]]]> http://www.voulezvouloz.com/2010/01/speak-french-like-the-french/feed/ 0 Mot du jour – Nerf http://www.voulezvouloz.com/2009/07/mot-du-jour-nerf/ http://www.voulezvouloz.com/2009/07/mot-du-jour-nerf/#comments Thu, 02 Jul 2009 04:15:00 +0000 admin http://www.voulezvouloz.com/?p=123 Definition: Nerve

Expressions: porter/taper sur les nerfs de qqun – to get on someone’s nerves; avoir ses nerfs – to have a fit of nerves; Allons du nerf ! – Come on! Buck up! avoir les nerfs en boule / avoir les nerfs en pelote – to be edgy, tense avoir les nerfs malades [...]]]> http://www.voulezvouloz.com/2009/07/mot-du-jour-nerf/feed/ 0 Idiom of the Week – Avoir un poil dans la main http://www.voulezvouloz.com/2009/06/idiom-of-the-week-avoir-un-poil-dans-la-main/ http://www.voulezvouloz.com/2009/06/idiom-of-the-week-avoir-un-poil-dans-la-main/#comments Sat, 27 Jun 2009 23:07:53 +0000 admin http://www.voulezvouloz.com/?p=89 Wouldn’t it be great if you could understand the French Language and Culture through popular phrases? VoulezVouloz is here to help. We’ve gathered together some popular French idioms for you to use and pass yourself off as a real Frenchie!

Avoir un pil dans la main = (to have a hair in one’s hand) [...]]]> http://www.voulezvouloz.com/2009/06/idiom-of-the-week-avoir-un-poil-dans-la-main/feed/ 0