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(http://www.frenchetc.org/wp-content/fichiers/nouveau/douaniersingesoranges.png) ne pas voir en peinture - to not see in painting - means to not stand, to hate. It often applies to a person.* « J'vais pas avec elles : j'peux pas les voir en peinture. » "I'm not going with them: I can't stand them."Related: About painting (http://www.frenchetc.org/2011/08/22/la-joconde-mona-lisa/ ) . About sculpture (http://www.frenchetc.org/2012/05/12/buren/ ) .Post your comment about this right down here at ‘Leave a Reply’.Come to FRENCH ETC. for French, French vocabulary, French grammar, French culture, about France, about French, français, vocabulaire, learn French, French podcasts, learn French by podcast, French language podcasts, French tutorial, French one on one, French expressions, expressions, e-learning, learning French, French online, France, listening comprehension, dictées, French dictation, sign up for FRENCH ETC. at frenchetc.org (http://www.frenchetc.org/fe-signup-page/)Bonne journée française !There are many other expressions and more you probably won't find in your textbook on www.frenchetc.org. That was Anne's native take on a French expression. Bonne journée française. 

les NAC is the way French people talk about exotic pets; any pet but cats and dogs, really. NAC is the acronym for Nouveaux Animaux de Compagnie - New Pets.* « Les NAC sont très tendance en c'moment. Tous les poissons, lézards, furets et araignées ont vraiment la cote parmi les enfants. » * "Exotic pets are really in these days. Any fish, lizards, ferrets and spiders are really popular among children."Related : Pets (http://www.frenchetc.org/2010/04/02/pets-%E2%80%93-les-animaux-familiers/) . Dogs speak French too (http://www.frenchetc.org/2007/11/15/dogvocab/ ) (premium worksheet) .That was Anne's native take on a French expression. Bonne journée française.Visit frenchetc.org - anne@frenchetc.org - Try our e-tutorials (http://www.frenchetc.org/tutorial-info/).

être bredouille means to be empty-handed, to have gotten nothing.* « Les 3 films français nommés aux Oscars cette année sont repartis bredouille. » "The three French movies nominated this year for the Oscars came back home empty-handed."présent (../2009/05/26/uses-of-present-tense/) : je suis bredouille, nous sommes bredouillenegative command forms (http://www.frenchetc.org/2008/04/05/french-command-forms/): Ne sois pas bredouille, Ne soyons pas bredouille, Ne soyez pas bredouillepassé simple (../2009/05/19/literary-past-%E2%80%93-irregular-verbs/) : je fus bredouille, nous fûmes bredouilleRelated: Amour à Cannes (http://www.frenchetc.org/2012/05/27/amour-cannes/) . Cannes Fun Facts (http://www.frenchetc.org/2011/05/08/cannesgame/) . Movies vocabulary (http://www.frenchetc.org/2010/05/12/the-movies-le-cinema/) .  Movie expressions (http://www.frenchetc.org/2010/05/19/movie-expressions/) . Your favorite stars (http://www.frenchetc.org/2010/05/11/your-favorite-stars-movies/) . Old age terms (http://www.frenchetc.org/2012/05/14/from-newborn-to-old-age/) .That was Anne's native take on a French expression. There are many other expressions (../2009/08/14/meli-melo-dexpressions/) and more that you won't find in your textbook. Visit www.frenchetc.org. Bonne journée française !

faire une scène means to make a scene.* « Il faut qu'on lui prenne des macarons, autrement, elle va nous faire une scène. » "We have to get her macarons, otherwise, she'll make a scene."présent (../2009/05/26/uses-of-present-tense/) : je fais une scène , nous faisons une scèneimparfait (../2009/06/02/passe-compose-vs-imparfait/) : je faisais une scène, nous faision une scèneNegative command forms (../2011/03/08/negcommand/) : Ne fais pas une scène, Ne faisons pas une scèneRelated: faire in all tenses with AUDIO (http://www.frenchetc.org/2008/12/21/faire-alltenses/) .Leave a Reply below with your comment or question. That was Anne's native take on a French expression. There are many other expressions (../2009/08/14/meli-melo-dexpressions/) and more that you won't find in your textbook. Visit www.frenchetc.org. Bonne journée française !

Arrête ton cinéma - stop your movies. Arrête ton cinéma means 'Stop leading me on'* « Arrête ton cinéma, y'a pas une statue de la Liberté à Paris, c'est pas possible. » "Stop leading me on, there isn't a statue of Liberty in Paris, that can't be true."The expression Arrête ton cinéma is at the imperative mode (http://www.frenchetc.org/2010/05/10/tenses-and-modes-in-french/), or command formsCommand Forms (http://www.frenchetc.org/2008/04/05/french-command-forms/): Arrête ton cinéma, Arrêtons notre cinéma, Arrêtez votre cinémaRelated: Movie Expressions (../2010/05/19/movie-expressions/) . my, my, my: possessive adjectives (../2010/03/15/my-my-my-possessive-adjectives/) . tenses and modes (http://www.frenchetc.org/2010/05/10/tenses-and-modes-in-french/) .Leave a Reply below with your comment or question. That was Anne's native take on a French expression. There are many other expressions (../2009/08/14/meli-melo-dexpressions/) and more that you won't find in your textbook. Visit www.frenchetc.org. Bonne journée française !   Related: Movie Expressions (http://www.frenchetc.org/2010/05/19/movie-expressions/) . my, my, my: possessive adjectives (http://www.frenchetc.org/2010/03/15/my-my-my-possessive-adjectives/) .