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David Issokson

se porter comme un charme

Se porter comme un charme is a fun little French idiom that translates literally to “to feel like a charm”. Porter means to carry or wear but here as a pronominal verb se porter means to feel. The real translation is “to feel as fit as a fiddle”. example sentence: J’ai arrêté de fumer, je…

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sabler le champagne

“Sabler le champagne” is a French idiom that translates literally to “sandblast the champagne”. The real meaning is “to crack open the champagne” or “to crack open the bubbly”. The expression in used during times of success. par example: L’entreprise commence a faire des bénéfices la direction sable le champagne. The company is starting to…

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reprendre du poil de la bête

Reprendre du poil de la bête is a French idiom that translates literally to “to retake some fur from the beast”. In a way, it’s relate to the English expression “hair of the dog”, but has a more positive meaning. Here are some rough translations of the expression: to perk up againto regain your strength…

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