This is a list of many of the french expressions that I have learned during my stay in France.
| Expression | Literal translation | Idiomatic translation |
|---|---|---|
| Une couille dans le pâté | A testicle in the pâté | An issue |
| Se découper le gras du cul | Trim the fat from the ass | Stop being lazy |
| Se sortir les doigts du cul | Take the fingers out of the ass | Stop being lazy |
| Avoir le cul bordé de nouilles | To have one’s ass lined with noodles | Get lucky |
| Avoir la banane | To have the banana | Smile |
| Avoir la pêche | To have the peach | Be bursting with energy |
| Poser une pêche | To lay a peach | Poop |
| Avoir des étoiles dans les yeux | To have stars in the eyes | Glittering eyes |
| Être dans le coaltar | Being in the coal tar | State after you just woke up |
| Fils de chien | Son of a dog | Insult |
| Retomber sur ses pattes | Land on one’s feet | Catch up a hard situation |
| Suer du cul | Sweat from the ass | A close call |
| Poser un lapin | To put a rabbit | Stand someone up, not arriving to the meeting |
| Tomber dans les pommes | To fall into the apples | Faint |
| Il s’emmêle les pédales | He mixes the pedals | To get mixed up |
| Dormir sur mes deux oreilles | To sleep onto my two ears | To have a clear conscience/Sleep well |
| Tomber sur des finesses | Stumbling upon subtleties | Check the details |
| Être la bonne poire | To be the good pear | Someone too kind, who never says no |
| Être le dindon de la farce | To be the turkey of the stuffing | Being the target of the joke |
| Elles sont pas les truites les plus oxygénées de la rivière | They are not the most oxygenated trouts of the river | Someone stupid |
| Ils sont finis à la pisse | They ended up in the piss | To be stupid |
| Il a un visage que seule une mère peut aimer | He has a face that only a mom could love | To be ugly |
| Dépatouiller | Untangle | Debug |
| Couler un bronze | To pour a bronze | Poop |
| Chourer | - | Steal |
| Je m’en bats les steaks | I’m beating the steaks with it | I don’t care |
| Se mettre une mine | To get a mine | To get drunk |