What does the French expression ‘ n'y voir que du feu ’ mean? How is it used in a sentence? Listen to Anne’s audio.
n’y voir que du feu – to see only fire in it. n’y voir que du feu means to be clueless about what’s going on, to be oblivious, to not notice something that’s going on.
What does the French word ‘ sorcière ’ mean? How is it used in a sentence?
une sorcière - literally a witch - is often used as the slang American English uses 'a bitch': a malicious, unpleasant, selfish person. And guess what, the masculine for sorcière, un sorcier, actually means a good wizard. Interesting how the feminine word is really negative, and the masculine word very positive.
« Va rien lui demander, c’est une vraie sorcière, celle-là. »
“Don’t go and ask her for anything. She’s a real bitch.”
La Toussaint en France - Learn even more French with this very advanced post featuring French people talking about la Toussaint and Anne’s worksheets.
Écoutons cette vidéo sur la Toussaint et voyons pourquoi il ne faut jamais offrir de chrysanthèmes à ses hôtes en France.
Listen to this video about la Toussaint and find out why you shouldn’t ever offer chrysanthemums to your French hosts.
In the companion worksheet – 10 pages
script
translation
La Toussaint in France
expressions about death
review on comparatives - how to say less than or all the more … that
practice on all of the above
Text excerpt – Transcribe it first and check your answers
La Toussaint en France
Ce week-end, en Sarthe comme partout en France, on fêtait la Toussaint, une fête religieuse, mais à l’origine un peu oubliée. En 609, le pape Boniface IV transforme le panthéon de Rome….
What does the French word ‘ faire son deuil ’ mean? How is it used in a sentence?
faire son deuil de quelquechose - to do one's bereavement of something. faire son deuil de means 'to give up', 'to kiss something goodbye', 'to come to terms with', 'to get closure on', 'to get over with'.
« J'ai fait mon deuil d'aller visiter les catacombes à Paris, malheureusement. »
" I've kissed the idea of visiting the Catacombs in Paris goodbye, unfortunately."
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