Expressões em francêsAs emoções

Expressões prontas que não dá para entender palavra por palavra: o sentido, a imagem e um exemplo.

A raiva

Da pequena irritação à explosão.

6 expressões

  1. être de mauvais poil

    informal

    to be in a bad mood

    Ao pé da letra: to be of bad fur

    Ne lui parle pas ce matin, il est de mauvais poil.

    Don’t talk to him this morning, he’s in a bad mood.

  2. se lever du pied gauche

    to get up on the wrong side of the bed

    Ao pé da letra: to get up on the left foot

    Tout l’énerve aujourd’hui : elle s’est levée du pied gauche.

    Everything annoys her today: she got up on the wrong side of the bed.

  3. la moutarde me monte au nez

    I’m starting to lose my temper

    Ao pé da letra: the mustard is rising to my nose

    Dépêche-toi de ranger, la moutarde me monte au nez !

    Hurry up and clean up, I’m starting to lose my temper!

  4. voir rouge

    to see red

    Quand on touche à sa voiture, il voit rouge.

    When anyone touches his car, he sees red.

  5. sortir de ses gonds

    to fly off the handle

    Ao pé da letra: to come off your hinges

    Il est calme, mais hier il est sorti de ses gonds.

    He’s calm, but yesterday he flew off the handle.

  6. péter les plombs

    informal

    to lose it

    Ao pé da letra: to blow the fuses

    Trois heures de bouchons : j’ai failli péter les plombs.

    Three hours of traffic: I almost lost it.

O medo e o nervosismo

O que o medo faz com o corpo: a pele, a barriga, a cor.

5 expressões

  1. avoir une peur bleue

    to be scared to death

    Ao pé da letra: to have a blue fear

    J’ai une peur bleue des araignées.

    I’m scared to death of spiders.

  2. avoir la chair de poule

    to have goosebumps

    Ao pé da letra: to have hen’s flesh

    J’ai la chair de poule rien qu’en y pensant.

    I get goosebumps just thinking about it.

  3. avoir le trac

    to have stage fright

    Avant de monter sur scène, elle a toujours le trac.

    Before going on stage, she always has stage fright.

  4. avoir la boule au ventre

    to have a knot in your stomach

    Ao pé da letra: to have a ball in your belly

    Le dimanche soir, il a la boule au ventre en pensant au lundi.

    On Sunday nights, he has a knot in his stomach thinking about Monday.

  5. faire froid dans le dos

    to send shivers down your spine

    Ao pé da letra: to make it cold in your back

    Cette histoire fait froid dans le dos.

    That story sends shivers down your spine.

A alegria

A felicidade se diz nas alturas: o céu, as nuvens, os anjos.

5 expressões

  1. être aux anges

    to be over the moon

    Ao pé da letra: to be with the angels

    Elle a eu son examen : elle est aux anges.

    She passed her exam: she’s over the moon.

  2. être sur un petit nuage

    to be on cloud nine

    Ao pé da letra: to be on a little cloud

    Depuis la naissance de sa fille, il est sur un petit nuage.

    Since his daughter was born, he’s been on cloud nine.

  3. être au septième ciel

    to be in seventh heaven

    Depuis qu’elle a eu ce poste, elle est au septième ciel.

    Since she got that job, she’s been in seventh heaven.

  4. sauter de joie

    to jump for joy

    Les enfants ont sauté de joie en voyant la neige.

    The kids jumped for joy when they saw the snow.

  5. rire aux éclats

    to roar with laughter

    Ao pé da letra: to laugh in bursts

    Le film nous a fait rire aux éclats.

    The movie had us roaring with laughter.

A tristeza e a preocupação

O ânimo que cai, o coração que pesa, as ideias que escurecem.

6 expressões

  1. avoir le cafard

    to feel down

    Ao pé da letra: to have the cockroach

    Le dimanche soir, j’ai souvent le cafard.

    On Sunday nights, I often feel down.

  2. avoir le moral à zéro

    to be down in the dumps

    Ao pé da letra: to have your morale at zero

    Après sa défaite, l’équipe a le moral à zéro.

    After the loss, the team is down in the dumps.

  3. avoir le cœur gros

    to have a heavy heart

    Ao pé da letra: to have a big heart

    En quittant son village, elle avait le cœur gros.

    She had a heavy heart as she left her village.

  4. pleurer comme une madeleine

    to cry your eyes out

    Ao pé da letra: to cry like a Magdalene

    À la fin du film, j’ai pleuré comme une madeleine.

    At the end of the movie, I cried my eyes out.

  5. broyer du noir

    to brood

    Ao pé da letra: to grind black

    Sors un peu, au lieu de broyer du noir chez toi.

    Get out a bit instead of brooding at home.

  6. se faire un sang d’encre

    to be worried sick

    Ao pé da letra: to turn your blood to ink

    Tu n’as pas appelé : je me suis fait un sang d’encre !

    You didn’t call: I was worried sick!

A surpresa

A surpresa faz cair das nuvens, e faz os braços caírem.

5 expressões

  1. tomber des nues

    to be stunned

    Ao pé da letra: to fall from the clouds

    Quand il m’a annoncé son départ, je suis tombé des nues.

    When he told me he was leaving, I was stunned.

  2. ne pas en revenir

    not to be able to get over it

    Ao pé da letra: not to come back from it

    Elle a gagné le concours ! Je n’en reviens pas.

    She won the contest! I can’t get over it.

  3. les bras m’en tombent

    I’m floored

    Ao pé da letra: my arms are falling off over it

    Il a tout dépensé en une soirée ? Les bras m’en tombent.

    He spent it all in one evening? I’m floored.

  4. ne pas en croire ses yeux

    not to believe your eyes

    En voyant la facture, je n’en croyais pas mes yeux.

    When I saw the bill, I couldn’t believe my eyes.

  5. avoir le souffle coupé

    to have your breath taken away

    Ao pé da letra: to have your breath cut

    Devant ce paysage, on a le souffle coupé.

    This view takes your breath away.

As emoções em inglês: o que não passa tal e qual

As emoções raramente se traduzem palavra por palavra: a cor, o animal e até o sujeito da frase mudam.

  • I miss you

    tu me manques

    Não je te manque

    Reviens vite, tu me manques.

    Come back soon, I miss you.

  • I’m excited

    j’ai hâte

    Não je suis excité

    J’ai hâte d’être en vacances !

    I’m excited for vacation!

  • I’m mad at you

    je suis fâché contre toi

    Não je suis fou de toi

    Je suis fâché contre toi : tu m’as menti.

    I’m mad at you: you lied to me.

  • I’m feeling blue

    j’ai le cafard

    Não je me sens bleu

    Il pleut depuis une semaine : j’ai le cafard.

    It’s been raining for a week: I’m feeling blue.

  • to be over the moon

    être aux anges

    Não être au-dessus de la lune

    Elle a eu le poste : elle est aux anges.

    She got the job: she’s over the moon.

  • to be on cloud nine

    être sur un petit nuage

    Não être sur le nuage neuf

    Depuis son mariage, il est sur un petit nuage.

    Since his wedding, he’s been on cloud nine.

  • to get goosebumps

    avoir la chair de poule

    Não avoir la chair d’oie

    Quand elle chante, j’ai la chair de poule.

    When she sings, I get goosebumps.