allanb Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 From a recent newspaper article:En lançant à l'automne 2009 le débat sur l'identité nationale ... Nicolas Sarkozy avait demandé en privé à ses ministres "du gros rouge qui tache". (Italics in the original)Can any kind person explain what that means? The only thing it suggests to me is blood, but that seems unlikely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clair Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 gros touge qui tache = red plonkIn this context, he wants to appeal to the working classes, who are more likely to drink plonk than expensive château-bottled red. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 It usually means cheap red wine, but within the context of your quote I think it means targeting the working classes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 Oh, snap [:)] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allanb Posted January 12, 2010 Author Share Posted January 12, 2010 Thank you. I should have thought of that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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