Episode 1 - se faire appeler Arthur

"Tu peux te brosser" or "tu peux toujours rêver" means you can keep dreaming or in your wildest dream. It's a useful expression when you try to tell someone to be more realistic or to give up on what they want to do. The example in the episode: "Puis-je emprunter ton ordinateur p ... Show More

Two French idioms look similar, but have totally different meanings: 1. Ne pas faire long feu - Things that are ephemeral; lasting a very short time 2. Faire long feu - to miss the original goal; to fail Examples in the episode: 1. Le couple n’a pas fait long feu, moins d’un an a ... Show More

Prendre le taureau par les corns - to deal with a difficult situation in a determined way instead of bypassing it. In English, we say to take the bull by the horns 

By popular demand, I’ll record some episodes to help you learn or recognise common French slang expressions. As you may know, the French you learn in the classroom and the French you hear in the street or in the movies can sometimes sound quite different ! If you enjoyed this epi ... Show More

French conversation for jet-setters: the verb APPLAUDIR (to applaud) au présent:j'applaudistu applaudisil applauditnous applaudissonsvous applaudissezils applaudissentBecome fluent at ConfidentConversationClub.com