Summary: y a pas photo: il n'y a pas - there isn't - photo is short for photogaphie - photogaphy - y a pas photo - there isn't a picture. I believe this expression comes from the races. When you know right away who the winner is, there is no need to take a picture, hence "there is no picture (to be taken). y'a pas photo means 'it's obvious', 'it's clear', 'there is no doubt', 'it's a no-brainer'. * « C'est évident qu'il va réussir à (http://www.frenchetc.org/2009/03/05/special-verbs/) son (http://www.frenchetc.org/2010/03/15/my-my-my-possessive-adjectives/) interro. Y'a pas photo. » "It's obvious that he'll do well on his (http://www.frenchetc.org/2010/03/15/my-my-my-possessive-adjectives/) quiz. Its' a no-brainer." présent (../2009/05/26/uses-of-present-tense/) : y a pas photo imparfait (../2009/06/02/passe-compose-vs-imparfait/) : y a pas photo futur (../2010/05/05/french-future-tense/) : y a pas photo Related: Photo vocabulary (http://www.frenchetc.org/2009/06/09/photovocab/) . Games (http://quizlet.com/4664059/french-photography-flash-cards/) . Test (http://quizlet.com/4664059/test/?mult_choice=on&tf=on&prompt-def=1&limit=20) . Flashcards (http://quizlet.com/4664059/flashcards/) . 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 !
