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c’est cadeau – French expression

By Anne on December 17th, 2016

c’est cadeau - French expression

c'est cadeau

What does the French expression « c’est cadeau » mean? How is it used in a sentence? Listen to Anne Audio.

c'est cadeau - it's present, it's gift - without the article 'un' (a) - c'est cadeau is different from c'est un cadeau, which just means 'it's a present, it's a gift'. c'est cadeau is an idiomatic expression often used to mean that you're getting something extra you weren't expecting, like a freebie. It can be from a store, a boutique or from a friend doing you a favor. It doesn't necessarily involve money.

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