Learn some idiomatic French expressions related to holidays and other special occasions. Click each link for a detailed lesson of that expression, including examples of usage and a sound file.
la rentrée - back to school
À la vôtre ! - Cheers!
Bon appétit ! - Enjoy the meal!
Bonne Année et bonne santé ! - Happy New Year!
c'est cadeau - it's on the house
Ce n'est pas mardi gras aujourd'hui - What you're wearing is ridiculous
le chassé-croisé des juillettistes et des aoûtiens - huge traffic jams at end of July, beginning of August
faire cadeau - to give a present; to let off easily
faire le pont - to make it a long (four-day) weekend
faire un temps de Toussaint - to have cold and grey weather
le jour J - the big day
meilleurs vœux - best wishes
Noël au balcon, Pâques au tison - A warm Christmas means a cold Easter
Noël malin - Christmas sales
Noël sous la neige - white Christmas
Le nouveau est arrivé - Beaujolais nouveau is here
Vive la France ! - Long live France!
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French Expressions for Special Occasions
Idiomatic French expressions related to holidays and other special occasions
By Laura K. Lawless, About.com Guide
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