The French expression “prendre la poudre d’escampette” translates literally to “to take flight or escape powder”. English meanings: French meanings: Example sentence: Related expressions: more expressions
The French expression “ne pas être aux pièces” translates literally to “to not be in pieces”. English meanings: to not be in a rush to not be in a hurry French meanings: ne pas être pressé – to not be in a rush Example sentence: Prenez votre temps de répondre a chaque question. On n’est …
The French expression “tomber à pic” translates directly to “to fall at the top or peak”. English meaning: to come along at just the right time French meaning: survenir au bon moment – to occur at the right moment Sample sentence: Martin, tu tombes à pic ! On vient juste de commencer a manger ! …
The French expression “regagner ses pénates” translates literally to “to go back to your household gods”. Regagner has two meanings: to win back and to return to. Les pénates refers to household gods in ancient Roman mythology. English meanings: to return home to go home French meanings: rentrer à la maison – to go home …
The informal French expression “à tombeau ouvert” translates literally to “at or with an open tomb”.
