when pigs fly – French expression

What does ” à la saint-glinglin ” mean? How do you say ‘ when pigs fly ’ in French? How is it pronounced? How is it used in a French sentence?

à la saint-glinglin – at the saint’s day glinglin. Glinglin isn’t a real name, so there’s isn’t really a ‘glinglin’ saint’s day.

In everyday French, à la saint-glinglin can mean that ‘there is no way to know when’. But, most often, it is synonym of JAMAIS, and it means ‘never’, ‘when pigs fly’.

• « J’ai l’impression que notre repas sera prêt à la saint-glinglin. »
  • “I have a feeling that our meal will be ready when pigs fly. “

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to be totally nuts – French expression

What does ” avoir une araignée dans le plafond ” mean? How do you say ‘ years old ’ in French? How is it pronounced? How is it used in a French sentence? Listen to Anne, a French native say it at FrenchHour.com.

avoir une araignée au plafond – to have a spider at the ceiling. In today’s French, the expression avoir une araignée au (dans le) plafond means that someone’s brains – le plafond – is inhabited by a wild beast – une araignée. it means that something’s wrong, that they are really out here, nuts.

• « Elle a pas fait ça ? C’est pas possible, elle doit avoir une araignée au plafond. »
• “She didn’t really do that? That can’t be right, she must be totally nuts.”

Try using this expression at least 4 times today.

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