JEK
Senior Insider
French phrases:
1. C'est la vie. - That's life.
2. Joie de vivre - Joy of living.
3. L'heure bleue - The blue hour (referring to a special time of day).
4. Rendez-vous - A meeting or appointment.
5. Vive la différence! - Long live the difference! (celebrating diversity)
6. Coup de foudre - Love at first sight (literally "bolt of lightning").
7. Esprit de l'escalier - Staircase wit (thinking of the perfect reply too late).
8. L'appel du vide - The call of the void (urge to do something daring).
Loved this reply:
I’m french and I learnt literature… All these phrases exist but to be honest french people never say 3 and 7 I’m sure many of us do not even know what they mean
But we all love 1 and 4
1. C'est la vie. - That's life.
2. Joie de vivre - Joy of living.
3. L'heure bleue - The blue hour (referring to a special time of day).
4. Rendez-vous - A meeting or appointment.
5. Vive la différence! - Long live the difference! (celebrating diversity)
6. Coup de foudre - Love at first sight (literally "bolt of lightning").
7. Esprit de l'escalier - Staircase wit (thinking of the perfect reply too late).
8. L'appel du vide - The call of the void (urge to do something daring).
Loved this reply:
I’m french and I learnt literature… All these phrases exist but to be honest french people never say 3 and 7 I’m sure many of us do not even know what they mean
But we all love 1 and 4