un faux pas – Mot du jour

a social blunder – French expression

What does ” un faux pas ” mean? How do you say ‘ a social blunder ’ in French? How is it pronounced? How is it used in a French sentence? Listen to me, a French native say it at FrenchHour.com

un faux pas – a false step –un faux pas is used with the verb FAIRE: faire un faux pas.

Literally, un faux pas means that you tripped over something. In everyday French though, which is what this podcast is all about, un faux pas means that you made a social blunder or that you did something that is perceived as not polite.

So, before you take your trip to France, check out the faux pas to avoid

• « Ils ont commandé un café avec leur salade, c’est un petit faux pas, les Français boivent une boisson froide avec leur repas. »
  • “They ordered a coffee with their salad, it’s a small social blunder, the French have a cold drink with their meal.”

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c’est pas faux – Mot du jour

you have a point – French expression

What does ” c’est pas faux ” mean? How do you say ‘ you have a point ’ 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.

c’est pas faux – it’s not false – In everyday French, c’est pas faux means that you realize the person you’re talking to is raising a point you hadn’t thought about, s/he has a point.

Note that the correct form for this expression should read: ce n’est pas faux. Learn more in the lesson.

• « Tu dis que les Français sont râleurs. C’est pas faux ! »
  • “You say that the French grouch a lot. You have a point !”

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