{"id":6444,"date":"2017-07-07T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-07-06T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/global-exam.com\/blog\/blog\/delf-common-expressions\/"},"modified":"2021-10-20T10:22:35","modified_gmt":"2021-10-20T08:22:35","slug":"delf-common-expressions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/global-exam.com\/blog\/en\/french-vocabulary-common-expressions\/","title":{"rendered":"The Top 20 French Phrases Commonly Used In Daily Life"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#eae9e9;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start\" style=\"max-width:calc( 1400px + 0px );margin-left: calc(-0px \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-0px \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p>Idioms are used to express an idea in a more graphic, creative, funny and effective way. <strong>These expressions help you sound more like a native speaker <\/strong>because they make your speech richer, more colloquial and definitely less monotonous. Non-native speakers tend to replace idioms by non-idiomatic equivalents when they do not feel confident with the language. In fact, in order to get confidence when talking a second language, it is crucial to learn to handle the connotative meaning of\u00a0 words. Besides, we must remember that idioms cannot be literally translated because they would not make any sense. Colloquial expressions belong to metaphorical language and help us achieve a more concise communication. In this article, we have compiled <strong>20 essential French expressions used in everyday life <\/strong>that will allow you to broaden your knowledge about French culture and master the connotative power of words.<\/p>\n<p>Do you want to sound super French but you don&rsquo;t know how? 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fusion-builder-row-3 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#eae9e9;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start\" style=\"max-width:calc( 1400px + 0px );margin-left: calc(-0px \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-0px \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-2 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\"><h2>#1 Having no idea about the subject or <em>\u201cPoser une colle\u201d<\/em><\/h2>\n<p>Use this expression when someone asks you a question whose <strong>answer you totally ignore<\/strong>. Read the following dialogue:<\/p>\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-1044\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-1044\">\n<tbody class=\"row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-1 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Mother: Let\u2019s buy a birthday present for your cousin Ava here in Fnac. Do you know if she likes K-Pop?<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><em>M\u00e8re: Achetons le cadeau d\u2019anniversaire pour ta cousine Ava \u00e0 la Fnac. Tu sais si elle aime la K-Pop?<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-2 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Daughter: Well, I have no idea! We should ask her sister. I\u2019ll call her right away.<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><em>Fille: Alors, l\u00e0, tu me poses une colle. Il faudrait demander \u00e0 sa s\u0153ur. Je l\u2019appelle tout de suite. <\/em> <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n<p>In the example above, a mother asks her daughter whether she knows if her cousin likes listening to K-Pop, but her daughter does not have a clue about it. For this reason, she uses the expression: <em>\u00ab\u00a0Poser une colle\u00a0\u00bb<\/em>. In French, you can also say:<em> \u201cAucune id\u00e9e!\u201d<\/em> or simply: <em>\u201cJe ne sais pas\u201d<\/em>.<\/p>\n<h2>#2 Stood someone up or <em>\u201cPoser un lapin\u201d<\/em><\/h2>\n<p>You can use this expression <strong>when someone stands you up<\/strong>. Read the dialogue below.<\/p>\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-1045\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-1045\">\n<tbody class=\"row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-1 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Albert: Did you sell your old sofa?<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><em>Albert: As-tu vendu ton vieux canap\u00e9?<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-2 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Joe: No, I didn\u2019t. The client stood me up. I waited for him the whole afternoon and he didn\u2019t show up.<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><em>Joe: Non. Le client m'a pos\u00e9 un lapin. Je l\u2019ai attendu tout l'apr\u00e8s-midi et il n\u2019est pas venu.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n<p>Joe\u2019s client didn\u2019t show up, so he didn\u2019t sell his sofa. We use the expression<em> \u201cPoser un lapin\u201d<\/em> when someone has an appointment with us and fails to come without even letting us know.<\/p>\n<h2>#3 Who cares? <em>\u201cS\u2019en ficher \/ On s\u2019en fiche\u201d<\/em><\/h2>\n<p>You can use these expressions among friends. Nowadays, they are not considered as vulgar expressions, but they are quite straightforward and informal. They both mean: <em>\u201cCela m\u2019indiff\u00e8re; Cela m\u2019est \u00e9gal\u201d<\/em> and they can both be translated as: \u201cWho cares?\u201d.\u00a0 However, <em>\u201cS&rsquo;en foutre\u201d<\/em> is much more familiar; it can be closer to: <strong>\u201cI don\u2019t give a damn.\u201d<\/strong> So, it doesn\u2019t sound very polite. To be on the safe side, avoid them with someone you have just met, with elders and with your boss.<\/p>\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-1046\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-1046\">\n<tbody class=\"row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-1 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">M\u00e9lodie: My costume is a little bit old, the cape is torn. Should I buy another one? <\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><em>M\u00e9lodie: Mon d\u00e9guisement est un peu vieux, la cape est toute d\u00e9chir\u00e9e.  Est-que je m'en ach\u00e8te une autre? <\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-2 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Stephan: No, it\u2019s not necessary. Who cares? Nobody will notice it at the party!<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><em>Stephan: Non; ce n\u2019est pas n\u00e9cessaire. On s\u2019en fout! Personne ne va le voir \u00e0 la f\u00eate!<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n<h2>#4 Understanding: <em>\u201cAllez-hop!\u201d<\/em><\/h2>\n<p>This expression is equivalent to: <strong>\u201cHurry up\u201d<\/strong> or \u201cChop-chop.\u201d Use it when you want the other person to do things faster so that you can leave to your destination.<\/p>\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-1047\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-1047\">\n<tbody class=\"row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-1 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Father (to his adolescent daughter): The doctor\u2019s appointment is at 11:30 and you are still putting on your makeup! Chop-chop! Let\u2019s go now, otherwise We\u2019ll be late!<br \/>\n<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><em>P\u00e8re (en s\u2019adressant \u00e0 sa fille adolescente): Le rendez-vous chez le docteur est \u00e0 11:30 et tu es encore en train de te maquiller! Allez, hop! On y va, autrement nous allons \u00eatre en retard.<\/em><br \/>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2>#5 Going on an adventure: <em>\u201cC\u2019est parti, mon kiki!\u201d<\/em><\/h2>\n<p>Use this expression <strong>to announce the beginning of something<\/strong> like a trip or an adventure. In informal language, the word \u201c<em>kiki<\/em>\u201d means \u201cfowl.\u201d It is similar to: <em>\u201cvas-y mon poussin.\u00a0\u00bb<\/em> (<em>poussin<\/em>=chick, young chicken).<\/p>\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-1049\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-1049\">\n<tbody class=\"row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-1 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">In a car, a group of friends is ready to leave on vacation. <br \/>\n<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><em>Dans une voiture, un groupe d\u2019amis se pr\u00e9pare pour partir en vacances. <\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-2 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">The one who\u2019s going to drive says to the rest of the group: Everybody is ready?<br \/>\n<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><em>Celui qui va conduire demande aux autres:<br \/>\nEst-ce que tout le monde est pr\u00eat? <br \/>\n<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">The group answers: Yes! Sure!<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><em>Le groupe r\u00e9pond: Oui, bien s\u00fbr!<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Driver: OK. Here we go!<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><em>Conducteur: OK. C\u2019est parti, mon kiki!<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2>#6 Agreement in french: <em>\u201c\u00c7a roule!\u201d<\/em><\/h2>\n<p>Use this expression to show agreement. It is the equivalent to: \u201c<strong>OK. That works<\/strong>\u00ab\u00a0.<\/p>\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-1051\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-1051\">\n<tbody class=\"row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-1 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Friend A: I\u2019ll wait  for you in front of the school at 5:00.<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><em>Ami A: Je t\u2019attends devant le lyc\u00e9e \u00e0 17:00.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-2 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Friend B: OK. That works.<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><em>Ami B: \u00e7a roule!<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2>#7 Idiom for indiscreet questions in french:<em> \u201cC\u2019est pas tes oignons!\u201d<\/em><\/h2>\n<p>Use this informal expression <strong>when someone asks you an indiscreet question<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-1050\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-1050\">\n<tbody class=\"row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-1 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Rosa: So, you and Adrian are going out together?<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><em>Rosa: Alors, Adrian et toi, vous sortez ensemble?<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-2 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Patricia: Hey, mind your own business!<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><em>Patricia: C\u2019est pas tes oignons!<\/em><br \/>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2>#8 How and when to use <em>\u201cTomber dans les pommes\u201d<\/em><\/h2>\n<p>This expression means \u201c<strong>To faint<\/strong>.\u201d Read the example and see how it is commonly used.<\/p>\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-1053\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-1053\">\n<tbody class=\"row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-1 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">She\u2019s afraid of blood, so when she saw the cut on his finger, she fainted.<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><em>Elle a peur du sang, donc, quand elle a vu la coupure sur son doigt, elle est tomb\u00e9e dans les pommes.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2>#9 Issues and problems: <em>\u201cUn cadeau empoisonn\u00e9\u201d<\/em><\/h2>\n<p>Use this expression when you want to refer to a gift, an award or an assignment which seems very good, but which soon will prove to become a source of problems and complications or a disadvantage.\u00a0 Think of <strong>\u201cPoisoned chalice\u201d<\/strong> in English.<\/p>\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-1054\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-1054\">\n<tbody class=\"row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-1 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">This new job is driving me crazy. I knew that accepting to replace my boss would be a poisoned chalice.<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><em>Ce nouveau poste est en train de me rendre folle. Je savais qu\u2019accepter de remplacer mon patron serait un cadeau empoisonn\u00e9<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2>#10 Vocabulary and love: un <em>\u201cCoup de foudre\u201d<\/em> en fran\u00e7ais<\/h2>\n<p>Use this expression <strong>to talk about love at first sight<\/strong>. It describes the sensation of feeling like hit by a lightning bolt when you see someone you really like.<\/p>\n<p>For example:<\/p>\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-1055\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-1055\">\n<tbody class=\"row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-1 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Interviewer: How would you describe the first time you saw Alanis?<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><em>Interviewer: Comment d\u00e9cririez-vous la premi\u00e8re fois que vous avez vu Alanis?<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-2 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Celebrity: It was love at first sight!<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><em>C\u00e9l\u00e9brit\u00e9: Ce fut un coup de foudre! je suis tomb\u00e9 amoureux tout de suite.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2>#11 French expression related to expense: <em>\u201cCo\u00fbter un bras\u201d<\/em><\/h2>\n<p>Use this expression <strong>when you think something is too expensive<\/strong>. In English, there is a similar expression: \u201cIt costs an arm and a leg,\u201d and similarly, it means that something costs a fortune.<\/p>\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-1056\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-1056\">\n<tbody class=\"row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-1 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Plane tickets to China cost an arm and a leg, that\u2019s why he hasn\u2019t visited his brother yet.<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><em>Le billet d\u2019avion pour partir en Chine co\u00fbte un bras, voil\u00e0 pourquoi il n\u2019est pas encore all\u00e9 rendre visite \u00e0 son fr\u00e8re.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n<h2>#12 French vocabulary: <em>\u201cFroid de canard\u201d<\/em><\/h2>\n<p>You can use this expression<strong> when it\u2019s bitterly cold<\/strong>. It seems that this colloquial phrase comes from duck hunting, which is practised in autumn and in winter.\u00a0 The hunter must remain motionless while it\u2019s freezing in order to wait for its poor victim, which will end up in a sophisticated recipe.<\/p>\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-1057\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-1057\">\n<tbody class=\"row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-1 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">The temperature is below seven degrees. It\u2019s freezing cold!<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><em>Il fait moins de 7 degr\u00e9s. Il fait un froid de canard!<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2>#13 Expressing happiness in french: <em>\u201cEtre aux anges\u201d<\/em><\/h2>\n<p>This expression is used when someone feels<strong> extremely happy<\/strong>. It has a religious connotation since paradise and angels are associated with a state of pleasure and satisfaction.<\/p>\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-1058\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-1058\">\n<tbody class=\"row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-1 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">When Fred knew his son had won the match, he was on cloud nine!<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><em>Quand Fred a su que son fils avait gagn\u00e9 le match, il \u00e9tait aux anges!<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><br \/>\n<\/span>#14 Common french expression: <em>\u201cVivre sur son nuage\u201d<\/em><\/h2>\n<p>Use this expression to refer to someone who is <strong>very distracted<\/strong>, he or she seems to live in another reality, far away in his or her own world.<\/p>\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-1059\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-1059\">\n<tbody class=\"row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-1 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Alice left home and forgot to close all the windows. 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C\u2019\u00e9tait un truc de ouf !<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2>#19 French vocabulary for not giving up: <em>\u201cLaisser tomber\u201d<\/em><\/h2>\n<p>Use this expression when you want to say: \u201c<strong>forget it<\/strong>\u201d or \u201clet it go.\u201d Read the following dialogue:<\/p>\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-1064\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-1064\">\n<tbody class=\"row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-1 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Jean: Can you send me the picture of the cathedral you took?<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><em>Jean: Est-ce que tu peux m\u2019envoyer la photo de la cath\u00e9drale que tu as prise?<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-2 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Chris: I\u2019m going to look for it because I took more than 200 pictures.<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><em>Chris: Je vais la chercher car j\u2019ai fait plus de 200 photos.<\/em><br \/>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Jean: Forget it! there is no rush.<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><em>Jean: Laisse tomber; c\u2019est pas urgent.<\/em><br \/>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2>#20 Literature and idioms: <em>\u201cRevenons \u00e0 nos moutons\u201d<\/em><\/h2>\n<p>The origin of this expression goes back to 1464 and it is derived from a French literature classic: <em>\u00ab\u00a0La farce de Ma\u00eetre Pathelin\u00a0\u00bb,<\/em>\u00a0a comedy written by Rabelais. 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