funny french sayings with animals, food and some slang...
Popular french sayings are part of every child's life, more so if they had a grandmother like mine who relished them and used it often to prove her point.
All the quotes or proverbs on this page are commonly used by people in France and it will give you a very particular insight into the french psyche.
First is the literal translation and a corresponding english saying, if there is one.
french sayings with animals - tête de mule
mule head. stubborn - gai comme un pinson
happy as a finch. lark in english - fourmis dans les jambes
ants in your legs. ants in your pants- il pleut comme vache qui pisse
it rains like a pissing cow. it rains real hard- copain comme cochon
friend like pig. good friend- entre chien et loup
between dog and wolf. the hour before sunset- ne pas vendre la peau de l'ours avant de l'avoir tué
don't sell the bear's skin before killing it. don't count your chickens before they've hatched - parler français comme une vache espagnole
speaking french like a spanish cow. difficulties speaking french - quand les poules auront des dents
when chickens will have teeth. never- la chair de poule
chicken skin. goose bumps- qui vole un oeuf, vole un boeuf
who steals an egg steals a steer. a thief is a thief- excitée comme une puce
excited like a flea. jumping around
french sayings with food - tomber dans les pommes
to fall in the apples. to faint - pleurer comme une madeleine
crying like a madeleine(Proust cookie). crying hard - mettre de l'eau dans son vin
to put water in one's wine. to be more conciliant- manger les pissenlits par la racine
eat the dandelions by the roots. my personal favorite for speaking about being dead- couper la poire en deux
cut the pear in half. share responsability- vas te faire cuire un oeuf
go and cook yourself an egg. when you don't want to answer somebody- pousser comme un champignon
growing like a mushroom. growing fast - mettre du beurre dans les épinards
to put butter in the spinach. get financially ahead - les carottes sont cuites
carrots are cooked. it's the end- vouloir le beurre et l'argent du beurre
to want the butter and the money from the butter. being greedy- avoir l'estomac dans les talons
to have the stomach in the heels. being hungry
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slang in french sayings - avoir le cul bordé de nouilles
to have the ass lined with noodles. lucky bastard - chier une pendule
to chit a grandfather clock. to get your panties in a bunch- pisser dans in violon
to pee in a violin. useless action - enculer les mouches
to fuck the flies. to split hairs - avoir du cul
to have some ass. to be lucky- péter plus haut que son cul
to fart higher than one's ass. to be pretentious- être dans la merde
to be in shit.
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to get drunk - ça pégue
it sticks- tu m'escagass
you are getting on my nerves - un pitchoune, une pitchounette
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