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French Word of the Day
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French expression of the day: Avoir la pêche
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French word of the day: Purée
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French expression of the day: Faire machine arrière
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French expression of the day: C'est carré
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French expression of the day: C'est pas la peine
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French expression of the day: C'est foutu!
French word of the day: Malin
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French word of the day: Bras de fer
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French word of the day: Beauf
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Word of the day: Premier de cordée
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French word of the Day: Télétravail
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Word of the day: Mal barré
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Word of the day: Margoulette
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French expression of the day: Genre
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French word of the Day: Papoter
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French expression of the day: Tendre une perche
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French expression of the day: Péter les plombs
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French word of the Day: Mon pote
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French expression of the day: Au fait
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French word of the Day: Draguer
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French expression of the Day: Pas de bol
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French expression of the day: Ne vous méprenez pas
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French word of the Day: Le patriarcat
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French word of the Day: Bouder
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French expression of the Day: Tant mieux
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French expression of the day: Faire tout un plat de
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French word of the Day: Se régaler
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French word of the day: Miam
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French expression of the day: Jetez un œil
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French expression of the day: Tu exagères
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French expression of the day: Poule mouillée
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French expression of the day: Langue de bois
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French Expression of the Day: Un nombre croissant
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French phrase of the day: Être charrette
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French phrase of the day: Une gueule de bois
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French Word of the Day: S'éclater
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French expression of the day: Nuit blanche
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French expression of the day: Tu m'étonnes
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French word of the day: Franchement
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French expression of the day: Coureur de jupons
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French Expression of the Day: Cracher dans la soupe
French Expression of the Day: Une chance de cocu
French phrase of the day: Pas dans mon assiette
French Phrase of the Day: Bon Sang
French Expression of the Day: Faire chier quelqu'un
French Word of the Day: hein
French Word of the Day: rude
French Expression of the Day: Fais gaffe!
French Word of the Day: Gréviculture
French Expression of the Day: Sourire du plombier
French Word of the Day: Roman-fleuve
French Word of the Day: Grenelle
French Expression of the Day: Être fauché
French Expression of the Day: Poser un lapin
French Expression of the Day: Cinq à sept
French Expression of the Day: Par-dessus la jambe
French Expression of the Day: Un quatre-heures
French Word of the Day: Croûton
Expression of the Day: filer à l'anglaise
French Word of the Day: Croque-mort
French Expression of the Day: Bon chic bon genre
French Expression of the Day: Madeleine de Proust
French expression of the day: Pendaison de crémaillère
French Word of the Day: Infox
French Expression of the Day: Au pif
French Word of the Day: Pas de quoi
French word of the day: Nana
French Word of the Day: Accro
Eight French expressions to help you complain about the heat
French Word of the Day: bon gré, mal gré
French Word of the Day: Estivant
French Expression of the Day: se mettre au vert
French Expression of the Day: j'en peux plus
French Expression of the Day: j'en ai marre
French Word of the Day: divulgâcher
French Expression of the Day: 06
French Expression of the Day: métro, boulot, dodo
French Word of the Day: comment
French Word of the Day: m'as-tu-vu
French Word of the Day: saperlipopette !
French Word of the Day: zarbi
French Word of the Day: piger
French Word of the Day: meuf
French Word of the Day: choper
French Word of the Day: chiant
French Word of the Day: relou
French Word of the Day: vénère
French Word of the Day: crever
French Expression of the Day: raclure de bidet
Word of the Day: Jour J
French Word of the day: faux cul
French Expression of the Day: ta gueule!
French Expression of the Day: En fait
French Expression of the Day: Tu m'emmerdes
The nine noises that will make you sound like a true French speaker
French Word of the Day: boulot (and other words to describe the daily grind)
French Word of the Day: pfff
French Expression of the Day: être chocolat
French Expression of the Day: en masse
French Word of the Day: aïe
Ten key French phrases that will make you sound like a local
French word of the day: bah
French Expression of the Day: allez-y / vas-y
French Word of the Day: or
French Expression of the Day: ça va aller
French Expression of the Day: coup de grâce
French Word of the Day: 'Carrément'
French Word of the Day: tiens
French Word of the Day: génial
French Expression of the Day: c'est moi
French Expression of the Day: être à la bourre
French Expression of the Day: Il n’y a pas de quoi
French Word of the Day: genre
French Expression of the Day: c’est ça
French Word of the Day: touché
French Expression of the Day: C'est énorme!
French Expression of the Day: Que dalle!
French Word of the Day: Si!
French Word of the Day: pas de souci
French Expression of the Day: avoir la niaque
French Expression of the Day: C'est le bordel!
French Word of the Day: chouette
French Word of the Day: connerie
French Word of the Day: ben
French Word of the Day: alors
French Word of the Day: dégueulasse
French Word of the Day: arnaque
French Word of the Day: bosser
French Expression of the Day: la vache!
French Expression of the Day: grosso modo
French Expression of the Day: coup de fil
French Expression of the Day: faire la grasse matinée
French Expression of the Day: kif-kif
French Expression of the Day: comme d’hab
French Expression of the Day: Ça me soûle!
French Expression of the Day: faire la tête
French Expression of the Day: Plus ça change
French Expression of the Day: Meilleurs vœux!
French Expression of the Day: Coup de bol
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French Expression of the Day: Coup de main
French Expression of the day: Être à l’ouest
French Word of the Day: se débrouiller
French Expression of the Day: Faire des chichis
French Expression of the day: ça tombe bien
French Expression of the Day: ça craint
French Expression of the day: Ça me gonfle!
French Word of the day: Canon
French Word of the Day: Oh là là
French Expression of the Day: Coup de tonnerre
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Ten essential French phrases you'll definitely need every day
French Expression of the Day: Coup de coeur
Five bizarre French words you need to know
French Expression of the Day: Ça caille!
French Word of the Day: raplapla
French Word of the Day: hurluberlu
French Word of the Day: rocambolesque
French Word of the Day: blablater
French Word of the Day: abracadabrantesque
French Expression of the Day: Un de ces quatre
French Expression of the Day: avoir la flemme
French Expression of the Day: péter un câble
French word of the day: Bof
French Word of the Day: sans déconner
French Word of the Day: nickel
French Word of the Day: Dingue
French Expression of the Day: Quoi de neuf?
French Word of the Day: Pourri
French Expression of the Day: Avoir le cafard
French Expression of the Day: Ça te dit
French Expression of the Day: Laisse tomber!
French Expression of the Day: Ça roule
French Expression of the Day: C'est pas terrible
French Word of the Day: machin
French Expression of the Day: Quand même
French Word of the Day: bref
French Expression of the Day: Au fur et à mesure
French Expression of the Day: à peine
French Expression of the Day: N'importe quoi!
French Word of the Day: À priori
French Word of the Day: Tranquille
French Expression of the Day: Ça marche
French Expression of the Day: Tant pis
French Expression of the Day: C’est parti
French Word of the Day: Mince
French Expression of the day: Avoir rien à voir
French Word of the Day: Dis donc!
French Expression of the Day: 'Un truc de ouf!'
French Word of the Day: Grave!
French Expression of the Day: 'Avoir la patate'
French Word of the Day: Du coup... Du coup... Du coup...
French Word of the Day: 'Ça y est!'
French Expression of the Day: 'Avoir le cul entre deux chaises'
Untranslatable French Word of the Day: 'ras-le-bol' (for when you've had enough)
French Expression of the Day: Ne pas arriver à la cheville de quelqu'un
French Word of the Day: 'la rentrée' (is it that time already?)
French Word of the Day: 'pagaille' – a word that's been making headlines
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24/10
Important - for all UK citizens living abroad
23/10
Help needed!! box of personal items lost in transit!!
07/10
Court summons: JOSSELIN ROGEBOZ
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