Punch Posted February 1, 2008 Share Posted February 1, 2008 Does anyone know what is the nearest French equivalent expression of " swings and roundabouts " is please? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chas Posted February 1, 2008 Share Posted February 1, 2008 My dictionary gives "ce qu'on gagne d'un côtes, on le perd de l'autre" or "c'est une situation ou l'on n'a rien a perdre ni a gagner" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
libellule Posted February 1, 2008 Share Posted February 1, 2008 Hi, I agree with Chas or you might prefer shorter expressions like:C'est du pareil au mêmeorCela revient au mêmeLibelluleFrench TutorVannes 56 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cendrillon Posted February 1, 2008 Share Posted February 1, 2008 How about Kif-kif ? http://french.about.com/od/vocabulary/g/kifkif.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
libellule Posted February 1, 2008 Share Posted February 1, 2008 kif kif is quite colloquial and might not be acceptable in all circumstances Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punch Posted February 1, 2008 Author Share Posted February 1, 2008 Thanks for the replies - A great help for me to help explain something to a couple of French friends who asked me what it meant when I mentioned it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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