The French expression “ça ne me fait ni chaud ni froid” translates literally to “that doesn’t make neither hot nor cold to me”.
English meaning:
- I don’t mind either way
- I couldn’t care less
- it doesn’t bother me
French meaning:
- cela m’indiffère – Lit: it’s indifferent to me
Example sentence:
- Je regarde le championnat mais quelle equipe est-ce que je support ? Ça ne me fait ni chaud ni froid. I am watching the championship but which team am I rooting for? I couldn’t care less.
Related:
- Se ficher de qqch – to no care about something
- C’est le dernier de mes soucis – Lit: it’s the last of my worries
- On s’en fout (slang) – who cares!
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