{"id":30807,"date":"2018-10-16T05:30:44","date_gmt":"2018-10-16T03:30:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/?p=30807"},"modified":"2018-10-14T19:45:00","modified_gmt":"2018-10-14T17:45:00","slug":"useful-french-vocabulary-the-head-and-face","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/useful-french-vocabulary-the-head-and-face\/","title":{"rendered":"Useful French Vocabulary – The head and face"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\u00a0la t\u00eate et le visage<\/strong> (the head and the face).<\/em><\/p>\n

Les parties de la t\u00eate et du visage<\/strong> \/\u00a0The parts of the head and the face<\/em><\/p>\n

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Des expressions utiles<\/strong> \/\u00a0Useful expressions\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/div><\/div><\/div>\u00a0Avoir mal aux cheveux<\/strong><\/td>\n
To have a headache, usually from a hang-over (<\/em>lit. that have <\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/div><\/div><\/div>\u00a0Faire la t\u00eate<\/strong><\/td>\n
To pout<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/div><\/div><\/div>\u00a0Co\u00fbter les yeux de la t\u00eate<\/strong><\/td>\n
To be expensive (<\/em>lit. to cost the eyes of the head)<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/div><\/div><\/div>\u00a0Mon \u0153il<\/strong><\/td>\n
I doubt it (<\/em>lit. my eye)<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/div><\/div><\/div>\u00a0\u00c0 l\u2019\u0153il<\/strong><\/td>\n
For free (lit. to the eye)<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/div><\/div><\/div>\u00a0Sau<\/strong>ter aux yeux<\/strong><\/td>\n
To be obvious (<\/em>lit. to jump to the eyes)<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/div><\/div><\/div>\u00a0Avoir un \u0153il au beurre noir<\/strong><\/td>\n
To have a black eye (<\/em>lit. to have an eye au black butter)<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/div><\/div><\/div>\u00a0Les doigts dans le nez<\/strong><\/td>\n
Something easy, anyone can do it (<\/em>lit. fingers in the nose)<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/div><\/div><\/div>\u00a0Avoir la moutarde qui monte au nez<\/strong><\/td>\n
To get angry, something that makes you mad (<\/em>lit. to have mustard going up your nose)<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/div><\/div><\/div>\u00a0Avoir une dent contre quelqu\u2019un<\/strong><\/td>\n
To have a problem with some\/to hold something against someone (<\/em>lit. to have a tooth against someone)<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/div><\/div><\/div>\u00a0Avoir l\u2019eau \u00e0 la bouche<\/strong><\/td>\n
To drool over something, to want something (<\/em>lit. to have water in the mouth)<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/div><\/div><\/div>\u00a0Dormir sur les deux oreilles<\/strong><\/td>\n
To sleep soundly (<\/em>lit. to sleep on both ears)<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/div><\/div><\/div> Casser les oreilles<\/strong><\/td>\n
To be too loud, to talk too much (<\/em>lit. to break the ears)<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Photo credit: Photo of la jeune femme<\/em> free stock photo from\u00a0www.pexels.com<\/a>\u00a0[CC0 license]; photo of le jeune homme<\/em>\u00a0by Simon Robben, also from www.pexels.com<\/a>\u00a0[CC0 license].<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

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…<\/p>\n

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