Hi, Welcome all on the Fast French Learning blog, the blog to Learn and Improve your French 🙂 ! In this article you are going to learn 10 new French Expressions - transports 🚓 - to improve the language 📢 !
Let's go for the French Expressions - Transports 🏎️
1 - Une vie de patachon
French Expressions Car
The meaning : a life of debauchery.Debauchery = an exaggerated life of pleasures : drinking a lot, eating a lot, having a lot of parties ...
The origin of this french expression : Un patachon = a car pulled by a horse, without comfort, for the transport of people.The driver is also called un patachon.The life of the patachon was a nomadic life, without attachment ranging from taverns to taverns, celebrating a lot.
French Expressions Car
2 - Mener une vie de bâton de chaise
French Expressions Chair
The meaning : to have a messy life.
The origin of this french expression : the old sedan chairs. They were carried on men's arms with two sticks of chair.The sticks were all the time raised, put, pulled to clear the door and let out the passenger, then put back ... very quickly.
French Expressions Chair
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3 - La cheville ouvrière
French Expressions Train
The meaning : the essential element, the manager of a company or business.
The origin of this french expression : the kingpin was the essential part of the coupling, connecting the front of the train to a wagon.It is said that the ankle is "worker" in the sense that "it works" with forces and physical constraints. Like a worker in a factory doing a physical job often difficult.
French Expressions Train
4 - Brûler le pavé
French Expressions Car
The meaning : to drive very fast.
The origin of this french expression : while driving fast, the wheels of the carriages, which were made of iron, made sparks while rubbing on the pavement.
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5 - Au quart de tour
French Expressions Car
The meaning : quickly, without hesitation.
The origin of this french expression : it was said that a car "démarrait au quart de tour" when the engine started as soon as a quarter turn was given. Today, just turn the key a quarter of a turn and the car starts!
French Expressions Car
