“Se lever du pied gauche” is a French expression that translates to: “to get up on the left foot”.
English meaning:
- to get up on the wrong side of the bed
A French meaning is “se réveiller de mauvaise humeur”, to wake up in a bad mood.
Example sentence:
- Je me suis levé du pied gauche et j’étais de mauvaise humeur pendant toute la journée. I got up on the wrong side of the bed and I was in a bad mood all day.
Related French expressions are:
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- se lever du mauvais pied – Lit: to get up on the wrong foot or to get up on the wrong side of the bed
- se lever du bon pied – Lit: to get up on the right foot or to start the day on a good note
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