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French GCSE Idioms 1 to 5
Let’s have a look at French Edexcel Module 1 Topic 1 : Qui suis-je? Who am I? Revising family and describing people
French GCSE Question N°1
Let’s have a look at this French GCSE exam question and how you would answer it : ‘Comment étiez-vous quand vous étiez plus jeune ?’ which means ‘How were you when you were younger?’
This enables to revise the imperfect tense in French. I will make a video on how to use the imperfect tense, watch this space now 😉
French GCSE Idiom N°1 ! Poser un lapin
‘Poser un lapin’ is a popular French idiom and it has been explained in details in an article of this blog : To view the ‘poser un lapin’ article of this blog click here
Transcript of French GCSE Idiom N°1 : Poser un lapin
‘Quand j’étais plus jeune, je n’étais pas une personne ponctuelle, j’arrivais souvent en retard et je posais parfois des lapins’
Tranlation : ‘When I was younger, was not punctual, I was often late and I …..’
What do you think this means, pick one option among :
- I used to sometimes run like a rabbit
- I used to sometimes stand people up
- I used to sometimes pose as a model
Find out the answer in the video below !
Transcript of French GCSE Idiom N°2 : Faire gaffe à
‘Faire gaffe à’ is a common French idiom and it has been explained in details in an article of this blog : To view the ‘faire gaffe à’ article of this blog click here
Transcript of French GCSE Idiom N°2 : Faire gaffe à
‘Aujourd’hui, je fais gaffe à ne pas arriver en retard”
Tranlation : ‘Today I …………. not to arrive late’
What do you think ‘faire gaffe à’ means, pick one option among :
- I make mistakes
- I don’t care
- I make sure/ I pay attention to
Find out the answer in the video below !
French GCSE Idiom N°3 ! Faire la grasse matinée
‘Faire la grasse matinée’ is a super French idiom and it has been explained in details in an article of this blog : To view the ‘faire la grasse matinée’ article of this blog click here
Transcript of French GCSE Idiom N°3 : Faire la grasse matinée
‘Quand j’étais plus jeune, j’étais une personne paresseuse, j’aimais faire la grasse matinée”
Tranlation : ‘When I was younger, I was lazy, I used to ……….’
What do you think ‘faire la grasse matinée’ means, pick one option among :
- I used to have a hearty breakfast
- I used to get up early
- I used to sleep late in the morning
Find out the answer in the video below !
French GCSE Idiom N°4 ! Avoir la flemme
‘Avoir la flemme’ is a trendy French idiom and it has been explained in details in an article of this blog : To view the ‘avoir la flemme’ article of this blog click here
Transcript of French GCSE Idiom N°4 : Avoir la flemme
‘j’avais souvent la flemme de me lever, maintenant je me lève tôt ‘
Tranlation : ‘I used to …….. to get up, now I get up early’
What do you think ‘avoir la flemme’ means, pick one option among :
- I didn’t feel like…
- I used to relax
- I had a lot of energy
Find out the answer in the video below !
French GCSE Idiom N°5 ! Avoir une peur bleue
‘Avoir une peur bleue’ is a great French idiom and it has been explained in details in an article of this blog : To view the ‘avoir une peur bleue’ article of this blog click here
Transcript of French GCSE Idiom N°5 : Avoir une peur bleue
‘Quand j’étais plus jeune, j’étais une personne timide et j’avais une peur bleue de prendre la parole en public ‘
Tranlation : ‘When I was younger, I was shy and I ……………………………………. to speak in public’
What do you think ‘avoir une peur bleue’ means, pick one option among :
- I had a blue shirt
- I was scared to death
- I had a lot of faith in me
Find out the answer in the video below !
Avoir confiance en soi : translation in English
This one is not so much a French idiom but it is nevertheless useful in a speaking or writing French exam : avoir confiance en soi.
Transcript of French saying : Avoir confiance en soi
‘Aujourd’hui, j’ai beaucoup plus de confiance en moi ‘
Tranlation : ‘Today I ….a lot”
What do you think ‘avoir confiance en moi’ means, pick one option among :
- I feel a lot more confident
- I am not confident at all
- I have a lot of patience
Find out the answer in the video below !
Bonus French GCSE Idioms : avoir le cafard
Here is one more to add to your list : Avoir le cafard. Here is the link to view the full article about this one !
Transcript of Bonus French expression : Avoir le cafard
‘Quand j’étais plus jeune, j’étais parfois déprimé et j’avais parfois le cafard’
Tranlation : ‘When I was younger, I was sometimes depressed and I sometimes …….’
What do you think ‘avoir une peur bleue’ means, pick one option among :
- I was full of beans
- I felt low
- I had a lot of bugs
Find out the answer in the video below !
French GCSE Idioms Video
Here is the video where you can find the answers to all the questions above about French GCSE Idioms 1 to 5
Pit stop learning : French GCSE Idiom translation
Here is the translation as presented in the video of French idioms from English into French.
French GCSE Idiom translation correction
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