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About.com French Language Most Common French Phrases Learn some of the most common French phrases By Laura K. Lawless , About.com Guide Take a look at this list to learn some of the most useful and common French phrases. Only the most common translation(s) are provided here, so please click the links for more detailed information about each phrase. à cause de 1 because of, due to ah bon (?) 2 oh really? I see à la fois 3 at the same time à la limite 4 at most, in a pinch à la rigueur 5 or even, if need be à la une 6 front page news à la vôtre ! 7 cheers! allons-y ! 8 let's go! à mon avis 9 in my opinion à peine 10 hardly à peu près 11 about, approximately, nearly a priori 12 at first glance, in principle à tes souhaits 13 bless you au cas où 14 just in case au contraire 15 on the contrary au fait 16 by the way au fur et à mesure 17 as, while au lieu de 18 instead of, rather than avoir l'air (de) 19 to look (like) bien dans sa peau 20 content, comfortable, at ease with oneself bien entendu 21 of course, obviously bien sûr 22 of course blague à part 23 seriously, all kidding aside Bon anniversaire ! 24 Happy birthday! Bon appétit ! 25 Enjoy your meal! Bon débarras ! 26 Good riddance! bon marché 27 inexpensive, cheap un bon rapport qualité-prix 28 good value ça m'est égal 29 it's all the same to me ça ne fait rien 30 never mind, it doesn't matter ça va (?) 31 how's it going?, I'm fine ça vaut le coup 32 it's worth it c'est 33 it is c'est-à-dire 34 that is, i.e., I mean c'est parti 35 here we go, and we're off c'est pas vrai ! 36 no way! ce n'est pas grave 37 it doesn't matter, no problem ce n'est pas terrible 38 it's not that great un coup de fil 39 phone call un coup d'œil 40 glance, quick look
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Most Common French PhrasesLearn some of the most common French phrases
By Laura K. Lawless, About.com Guide
Take a look at this list to learn some of the most useful and common French phrases. Only the most commontranslation(s) are provided here, so please click the links for more detailed information about each phrase.
à cause de1 because of, due toah bon (?)2 oh really? I seeà la fois3 at the same timeà la limite4 at most, in a pinchà la rigueur5 or even, if need beà la une6 front page newsà la vôtre !7 cheers!allons-y !8 let's go!à mon avis9 in my opinionà peine10 hardlyà peu près11 about, approximately, nearlya priori12 at first glance, in principleà tes souhaits13 bless youau cas où14 just in caseau contraire15 on the contraryau fait16 by the wayau fur et à mesure17 as, whileau lieu de18 instead of, rather thanavoir l'air (de)19 to look (like)
bien dans sa peau20 content, comfortable, at ease with oneselfbien entendu21 of course, obviouslybien sûr22 of courseblague à part23 seriously, all kidding asideBon anniversaire !24 Happy birthday!Bon appétit !25 Enjoy your meal!Bon débarras !26 Good riddance!bon marché27 inexpensive, cheapun bon rapport qualité-prix28 good value
ça m'est égal29 it's all the same to meça ne fait rien30 never mind, it doesn't matterça va (?)31 how's it going?, I'm fineça vaut le coup32 it's worth itc'est33 it isc'est-à-dire34 that is, i.e., I meanc'est parti35 here we go, and we're offc'est pas vrai !36 no way!ce n'est pas grave37 it doesn't matter, no problemce n'est pas terrible38 it's not that greatun coup de fil39 phone callun coup d'œil40 glance, quick look
d'ailleurs41 moreover, might I adddis donc / dites donc42 wow, by the waydu coup43 as a resultdu jour au lendemain44 overnightdu tout45 not/none at all
en effet46 indeed, that's righten fait47 in factenfin48 well, I meanen retard49 lateentre chien et loup50 at dusk, twilightet j'en passe51 and that's not allet patati et patata52 and so on and so forthêtre en train de53 to be ___ing
faire cadeau54 to give (something), to let off easily faire le pont55 to make it a long weekend fais gaffe56 watch out, be carefulfais voir57 let me seefigure-toi58 guess what, get this'fin59 well, I mean
grâce à60 thanks to
il est61 it isil faut62 it's necessaryil y a63 there is, there areil y a quelque chose qui cloche64 something's amiss
J'arrive !65 I'm on my way!j'en passe et des meilleures66 and that's not allj'en peux plus67 I can't take (it) any moreje n'en reviens pas68 I can't believe itje n'y suis pour rien69 it's got nothing to do with meje t'aime70 I love you
métro, boulot, dodo71 the rat race
n'importe quoi72 whatever
oh là là73 oh dear, oh noon ne sait jamais74 you never knowon peut se tutoyer ?75 can we use tu?On y va ?76 Shall we go? Ready?
par contre77 whereas, on the other hand
par exemple78 for example, such as; oh my, well really!pas du tout79 not at allpas mal80 not bad, quite a bitpas terrible81 not that great, nothing specialplus ça change...82 the more things change...
quand même83 anyway, really, finallyquand on parle du loup84 speak of the devil
revenons à nos moutons85 let's get back to the subject at handrien à voir86 nothing to do with
sans blague87 seriously, all kidding asidesi ce n'est pas indiscret88 if it's not too personal a questionsi tu veux89 if you will
tant mieux90 it's just as well, even bettertant pis91 oh well, too bad, toughtout à coup92 all of a suddentout à fait93 absolutely, exactlytout à l'heure94 in a moment, a moment agotout de suite95 right away, immediatelytout d'un coup96 all at oncetu connais la musique97 you know the routinetu m'étonnes98 tell me something I don't knowtu te rends compte ?99 can you imagine?
valoir le coup100 to be worth itVive la France !101 Long live France!voilà102 there is, that's it
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