The French expression “ne pas faire un pli”translates literally to “to not make a crease”.
English meaning:
- to be sure
- sure enough
French meaning:
- être certain, sûr – to be certain, sure
Example sentences:
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- Je t’ai dit qu’il allait etre en retard. Ça n’a pas fait un pli, il est arrrive en retard ! I told you he’d arrive late. Sure enough, he arrived late!
- Il conduit trop vite depuis très longtemps. Ça n’a pas fait un pli, il s’est fait arrete par la police. He’s been driving too fast for a long time. Sure enough, he got stopped by the police.
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Bonjour! My name is David Issokson. I'm based in Victor, Idaho (near Jackson, Wyoming) and have helped hundreds of students to learn French online since 2013.
