The French expression “sentir le lapin” translates literally to “to smell the rabbit”.
English meaning:
- to have one foot in the grave
French meaning:
- être près de la fin de la vie – to be near the end of life
Example sentence:
- Sylvain est malade depuis très longtemps et il ne va pas bien : ça sent le lapin. Sylvain has been sick for a very long time and he’s not going well. He has one foot in the grave.
Related expression:
- avoir un pied dans la tombe – Literally: to have one foot in the grave
