Useful French Vocabulary – The head and face Posted by Tim Hildreth on Oct 16, 2018 in Culture, Vocabulary
Idioms and other non-literal expressions can make learning another language more difficult. If you have the right attitude though, they can also make it more fun, they can help you learn useful vocabulary, and incorporating them into your everyday speech can help you sound more like a native. This week we’ll look at a number of French expressions related to la tête et le visage (the head and the face).
Les parties de la tête et du visage / The parts of the head and the face
Des expressions utiles / Useful expressions
| To have a headache, usually from a hang-over (lit. that have | |
| To pout | |
| To be expensive (lit. to cost the eyes of the head) | |
| I doubt it (lit. my eye) | |
| For free (lit. to the eye) | |
| To be obvious (lit. to jump to the eyes) | |
| To have a black eye (lit. to have an eye au black butter) | |
| Something easy, anyone can do it (lit. fingers in the nose) | |
| To get angry, something that makes you mad (lit. to have mustard going up your nose) | |
| To have a problem with some/to hold something against someone (lit. to have a tooth against someone) | |
| To drool over something, to want something (lit. to have water in the mouth) | |
| To sleep soundly (lit. to sleep on both ears) | |
| To be too loud, to talk too much (lit. to break the ears) |
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About the Author: Tim Hildreth
Since my first trip to France at 16, I have been a passionate francophile. I love the language, food, music, art, people, and more that make France and la Francophonie in general such an amazing part of our global community. Having lived in France and studied the language and culture for over 35 years, it is my great pleasure to be able to share a little bit of my deep love with you through this blog.