Show overview
GetFRENCHY - Daily French Idioms has published 4 episodes during 2019. Releases follow a roughly quarterly cadence.
Episodes typically run under ten minutes — most land between 3 min and 3 min — and the run-time is fairly consistent across the catalogue. The publisher flags most episodes as explicit, so expect adult themes or strong language throughout. It is catalogued as a EN-language Education show.
The catalogue appears to be on hiatus or wound down — the most recent episode landed 6.6 years ago, with no new episodes in over a year. Published by Get FRENCHY.
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A show for French learners & French lovers, powered by well-crafted stories and practical examples!
Latest Episodes
Episode 4 - Tu peux te brosser
E"Tu peux te brosser" or "tu peux toujours rêver" means you can keep dreaming or in your wildest dream. It's a useful expression when you try to tell someone to be more realistic or to give up on what they want to do. The example in the episode: "Puis-je emprunter ton ordinateur pour finir mon devoir?" "Umm.. Tu peux te brosser, mais non!"
Episode 3 - Ne pas faire long feu
ETwo French idioms look similar, but have totally different meanings: 1. Ne pas faire long feu - Things that are ephemeral; lasting a very short time 2. Faire long feu - to miss the original goal; to fail Examples in the episode: 1. Le couple n’a pas fait long feu, moins d’un an après le mariage, il était séparé 2. La joueuse inexpérimentée n'a pas fait long feu contre la championne en titre, en mois d'une heure, tout était joué
Episode 2 - Prendre le taureau par les corns
EPrendre le taureau par les corns - to deal with a difficult situation in a determined way instead of bypassing it. In English, we say to take the bull by the horns
Episode 1 - se faire appeler Arthur
ESe faire appeler Arthur - a very handy and colloquial expression in daily French conversations. Other synonyms include se faire réprimander, rappeler à l'ordre, both indicate to be severely scolded or to be called to order