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ne pas être tombé de la dernière pluie

The French expression “ne pas être tombé de la derniere pluie” translates literally to “to not have fallen in the last rain”. English meanings include:

  • to not have been born yesterday
  • to not be a fool

A French meaning on wordrefernce.com is simply, “ne pas être credulé”, which means to not be naive or gullible. The expression can also mean inexperienced, or “inexpérimenté” in French.

Tu penses que je crois tous ce qu’on me raconte? Ecoute, je ne suis pas tombé de la dernière pluie! You think I believe everything I’m told? Listen, I wasn’t born yesterday!

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David Issokson is a lifelong language enthusiast. His head is swimming with words and sounds as he speaks over six languages. Of all the languages he speaks, he's the most passionate about French! David has helped hundreds of students to improve their French in his private online lessons. When procrastinating working on FrenchLearner, David enjoys his time skiing and hiking in Teton Valley, Idaho.

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