Having started again with FIAF French classes at the lovely new location in Montclair, I always enjoy learning the colloquialisms, and phrases of the everyday world. Last spring my take-away was "tres cher" very dear or too expensive. That one I used quite a bit last summer in negotiating in the markets. Or "Etoile de mer" - literally "star of the sea", but really a "starfish."
This week's was "sans blague", literally - without joke, but really "no kidding" is closer to its meaning. I'll be using this one for sure, with a good shrug of the shoulder? A little animation for emphasis? Sans blague!!
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