The informal French expression “se faire la malle” translates literally to “to pack your trunk.
English meanings:
- to get packing
- to take off
- to make yourself scarce
French meanings:
- partir – to leave
- s’enfuir – to flee
Example sentence:
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- Mon ancien propriétaire m’a demandé de me faire la malle. My ex-landlord told me to get packing.
- Après 35 ans de mariage, Papa s’est fait la malle avec sa petite copine. After 35 years of marriage, dad took off with his girlfriend.
Related expressions:
- prendre ses jambes à son cou – to make a run for it
- prendre le large – to run off, hightail it
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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.
