Simon-the-censored Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 I put these a different post but think they warrant one of there own! (or not.....)> C'est obligatoire> Il faut> Vous devez> C'est normale> C'est pas normale> Pas possible> C'est notre droit> Vous n'avez pas le droitPlease feel free to add to this list of delightful colloquialisms.......Simon :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5-element Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 - C'est logique!- C'est pas logique! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon-the-censored Posted February 2, 2011 Author Share Posted February 2, 2011 Just thought of another one....> Vous n'avez pas de monnaie?Simon :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idun Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 Pourtant c'est vraiAlways about pure unadulterated nonsense and as far from the 'truth' as a thing could be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patf Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 idun - I thought your favourite was : "donc......." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
just john Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 comme d'habitude[8-|] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gardian Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 NormallementBeh, oui Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chancer Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 Ah quand même!!!HEIN!!!!![:-))] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chancer Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 "Je fais ce que je dis et je dis ce que je fais."(En plus)"Je fais ce que je veux"!!My kinda president [;-)] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chancer Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 Je suis ce que je suis, mais je ne suis pas ce que je suis car si j’étais ce que je suis, je ne serai plus ce que je suis.Qui suis-je ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idun Posted February 3, 2011 Share Posted February 3, 2011 Donc, no it isn't. The pourtant c'est vrai is the one that always gets me, body language is always haughty too when people say this as they look down their noses and then after this sweeping declaration the conversation is over, completely over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owens88 Posted February 3, 2011 Share Posted February 3, 2011 c'est pratique ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon-the-censored Posted February 3, 2011 Author Share Posted February 3, 2011 Ce n'est pas grave.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suandpete Posted February 3, 2011 Share Posted February 3, 2011 C'est bizarre.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubbles Posted February 3, 2011 Share Posted February 3, 2011 tout est possible Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christine Animal Posted February 3, 2011 Share Posted February 3, 2011 C'est pas évident.Et ainsi de suite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zarathustra Posted February 3, 2011 Share Posted February 3, 2011 Bon bref! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christine Animal Posted February 3, 2011 Share Posted February 3, 2011 Et alors ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chancer Posted February 3, 2011 Share Posted February 3, 2011 Enfin, bref..........Fin,...........Tu foute ma gueule!And not forgetting the most common word in French, one that is spoken at least once every 3 seconds:Euuhhh................................ [:P]Preferably spoken like a half-wit [;-)] If you remember the adverts back in the 70's I think they were for Cadburys fingers, where the young boy is conning his younger brother using dubious mathematics and the young lad replies like a cretin "D'eeuuuhhh..... I wish I was as clever as you Brian!" you will recall that henceforth in those non PC days calling someone a DerrBrian was a great put down.Trouble is with the exception of a few politicians and business leaders and the very old (who would have a good excuse to talk like that) nearly every French person sounds to me like a DerrBrian.I am convinced it is an affectation as "les people" seem to take it to ridiculous extremes, was it always like that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chancer Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 And not forgetting when you finally run out of steam linking random words with "eeuuhhh's" you finish with a "Voila!" or an "Et puis Voila"It always reminds me of an insane great uncle I had that always went on about the weather being caused by space rockets knocking the earth off its axis and would finish every rambling sentence with "and that, and all that"Et puis voila! C'est tout. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Araucaria Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 "en principe"this was particularly reassuring when we were helping the local farmer get his cows out of our garden and into his field. "What about the bull?" we said to the farmer. "En principe il me suit" he said (or possible "suive" - subjunctive?). Luckily the bull followed the cows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chancer Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 "Correct" s another one that is used as an oxymoron. Especially when being used to describe the price or discount when someone is taking me for an Americain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5-element Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 Allez hop! (used a lot by medical personnel...)Chancer, I hope you don't mind, but it is "Tu te fous de ma gueule" - at least, down here.[:D] Maybe in the north, they have a different version!Down here, what you hear the most, is (probably censored): "p u t a i n!" and "fait chier"[:'(] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon-the-censored Posted February 4, 2011 Author Share Posted February 4, 2011 Ca marche....(normally when it doesn't!)and...Quand mêmeSimon :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loiseau Posted February 5, 2011 Share Posted February 5, 2011 Hein ? or Hein ! or just Hein.Some people interject it at the end of every sentence.Angela Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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