le Noël / la Noël - WordReference Forums
Nov 16, 2011 · Au milieu de l'Eure. Français/France. Nov 16, 2011. #2. Hi! Not at all: Noël always stands for Christmas. Normally we should say "le", but sometimes you happen to meet "la". I do not know if it is correct or not, but what I can tell you is …
(le/la) Noël / Pâques / (la) Pentecôte / la Saint-Sylvestre - article
Oct 13, 2011 · Donc, pour éviter toute erreur, on peut recourir à la tournure " (la) fête de Noël". L'expression "la fête de Noël" est enregistrée par le Grand Robert, par ex. Si tu as "le GIRODET", reporte-toi à l'article "Noël", il traite des questions de la majuscule/minuscule, du genre masculin/féminin et de l'emploi éventuel de l'article défini.
Si tu avances quand je recule, comment veux-tu que je t'encule.
Mar 21, 2017 · English - British. Mar 20, 2017. #1. In the French play 'le père Noël est une ordure', I was wondered if the line 'Si tu avances quand je recule comment veux-tu comment veux-tu que je t'encule' had any reference to the 1981 song by African Magic Combo, I am unsure of this because the song was released two years after the play.
là / là-bas - WordReference Forums
Jun 18, 2006 · Senior Member. USA (W. Pennsylvania) American English. Jun 18, 2006. #2. là-bas means "over there" (it could also mean "down there" in certain contexts) là means there; however, in colloquial use, the French often use là to mean either here or there. Hope this helps,
FR: méchant - place de l'adjectif | WordReference Forums
Jan 28, 2014 · France. France - français. Jul 3, 2009. #7. On pourrait presque ranger "méchant" dans la catégorie des adjectifs qui changent de sens en changeant de place : Un chien méchant = agressif, qui mord. j'ai fait un méchant repas = médiocre, mauvais; une méchante bicoque = inconfortable, mal contruite. Last edited: Jul 3, 2009.
La curiosidad mató al gato | WordReference Forums
Feb 17, 2006 · May 24, 2008. #7. " Curiosity killed the cat". This is a warning we give to someone who is being to nosy -- (always in the past tense as far as I know). However, since the English languages attributes nine lives to cats, the other person might …
De/en/a/por la noche - WordReference Forums
Jun 5, 2009 · Vinimos a casa de noche / por la noche / en la noche / a la noche. They all mean the same. According to the Real Academia Española, to introduce the time complements regarding parts of the day, the prepositions normally used in Spanish are “ po r” or “ en ”. “ En ” is frequently used in a large part of America, but rarely in Spain.
dar la mano y cogerse el brazo | WordReference Forums
Apr 26, 2020. #1. Hello, There's an expression in Spanish that goes like "dar la mano y cogerse el brazo". It sort of means that if you give people something, they'll take advantage and ask for more, or will sort of twist the meaning to suit their needs. For example, as soon as the Spanish Government said that people could get out of ...
Mejor Promedio de su Generación | WordReference Forums
Spanish - Mexico. May 21, 2007. #1. Hola a todos, Estoy tratando de traducir la siguiente frase "Premio por el mejor promedio de su generación en la Licenciatura de Física y Matemáticas, 1984" ¿Cómo se lee: Award for the best avergae in the Ph and Math Degree during the 1094 class"? Gracias por la ayuda que puedan brindarme.
la cereza del pastel (o del postre) | WordReference Forums
Jan 2, 2017. #3. If you want a nice expression, there's "the icing on the cake" (BrE), which is defined by dictionary.cambridge.org as "something that makes a good situation even better" - so maybe it's not quite the same as "la cereza del pastel." A more exact equivalent is "the finishing touch", but that's not such a nice expression.