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coup de foudre means love at first sight

le or un coup de foudre – lightning strike – means ‘love at first sight’ when talking about

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cœur d’artichaut means fickle in love

avoir un cœur d’artichaut – to have an artichoke heart – means to be fickle in love,

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retourner comme une crêpe

une crêperie

Yeah, today is crêpe day. In France, we’re making crêpes and flipping them over in

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la chandelle means the third wheel

Tenir la chandelle – tenir is to hold and une chandelle is another word for une bougie, a candle.

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tomber dans le panneau is to fall into the trap

tomber dans le panneau

tomber dans le panneau – to fall in the sign. tomber dans le panneau

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avoir des fourmis dans la jambe is my leg is asleep

avoir des fourmis dans la jambe – to have ants in the leg. avoir des fourmis dans la jambe

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un rabat-joie is a party-pooper

un/e rabat-joie – a smash-joy. un rabat-joie means a person who disturbs and turns the happiness of others, a

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s’en donner à cœur joie is to have a field day

s’en donner à cœur joie – to it give at heart joy. s’en donner à cœur joie means ‘to

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aller et venir is coming and going

aller et venir – to go and to come. aller et venir means to go here and there or

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Ça tombe bien means it works out well

la sortie du lycée

Ça tombe bien – it falls well.  Ça tombe bien means ‘it works out

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