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Dictionary of French Expressions - H
Idiomatic French expressions, phrasal verbs, and French formulas

More than 2,000 French expressions, including idiomatic expressions, proverbs, phrasal verbs, and French formulas. Expressions are arranged alphabetically by the first word in the French expression, not including articles.

Abbreviations
(fam) familiar (inf) informal
qqun quelqu'un qqch quelque chose
s.o. someone s.t. something

  

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habiter par (ici) to live around (here)
L'habit ne fait pas le moine. Clothes don't make the person.
haut comme trois pommes knee-high to a grasshopper
hésiter à to hesitate to
Heureux au jeu, malheureux en amour. Lucky at cards, unlucky in love.
histoire de voir just to see
hors champ off-camera
hors du temps timeless
hors service out of service

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