{"id":29710,"date":"2018-02-14T14:46:47","date_gmt":"2018-02-14T13:46:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/?p=29710"},"modified":"2018-04-04T20:56:14","modified_gmt":"2018-04-04T18:56:14","slug":"slow-and-steady-builds-the-next-a-fun-french-expression","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/slow-and-steady-builds-the-next-a-fun-french-expression\/","title":{"rendered":"Slow And Steady Builds The Nest \u2013 A Fun French Expression"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sometimes les expressions fran\u00e7aises<\/strong> (French expressions, idioms) leave me scratching my head wondering what exactly a fat morning<\/em><\/a> could mean. Luckily, parfois<\/strong> (sometimes) les expressions fran\u00e7aises<\/strong> immediately make sense without ever needing them explained!<\/p>\n

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Most of the time when I hear a strange combination of des mots<\/strong> (some words) like being known like the white wolf<\/em><\/a>, I know it’s une expression<\/strong> I need to learn.<\/p>\n

However, I had a fun counterexample to my usual experience<\/a> r\u00e9cemment<\/strong> (recently). I was working on a big stressful project au travail<\/strong><\/a> (at work) and m<\/strong>on coll\u00e8gue<\/strong> (my coworker) must have seen how distraught I looked. To try and cheer me up and not let la stresse<\/strong> get to me, they looked at me and said:<\/p>\n

Petit \u00e0 petit l’oiseau fait son nid.\u00a0<\/strong>
\nLittle by little the bird makes its nest.\u00a0<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I had never heard l’expression<\/strong> before, but it immediately made sense and la stresse<\/strong> fell away for a moment as I thanked mon coll\u00e8gue<\/strong> for teaching me something new! I still had a ways to go on the project, but the small triumph of understanding une nouvelle expression<\/a> fran\u00e7aise<\/strong> made the day much better.<\/p>\n

Une fois chez moi<\/strong> (once I was home), I looked up l’expression<\/strong> to find out if there was an equivalent en anglais<\/strong>. The best I could find is the familiar moral of La li\u00e8vre et la torture<\/strong><\/em> (the Tortoise and the Hare):<\/p>\n

Slow and steady wins the race.\u00a0<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

No matter how you say it, it’s a nice phrase to hear when you are feeling overwhelmed. If you ever feel like learning French is impossible or there are too many conjugaisons<\/strong><\/a>, just remember:<\/p>\n

Petit \u00e0 petit l’oiseau fait son nid.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

Sometimes les expressions fran\u00e7aises (French expressions, idioms) leave me scratching my head wondering what exactly a fat morning could mean. Luckily, parfois (sometimes) les expressions fran\u00e7aises immediately make sense without ever needing them explained! Most of the time when I hear a strange combination of des mots (some words) like being known like the white…<\/p>\n

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