Expressões em francêsComer e beber

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

A fome

Do buraquinho no estômago à fome de lobo.

6 expressões

  1. avoir une faim de loup

    to be starving

    Ao pé da letra: to have a wolf’s hunger

    Je n’ai rien mangé depuis ce matin, j’ai une faim de loup.

    I haven’t eaten since this morning, I’m starving.

  2. avoir la dalle

    informal

    to be starving

    On mange quand ? J’ai la dalle !

    When are we eating? I’m starving!

  3. avoir un petit creux

    to feel a little hungry

    Ao pé da letra: to have a little hollow

    Vers quatre heures, j’ai toujours un petit creux.

    Around four, I always feel a little hungry.

  4. avoir l’eau à la bouche

    to have your mouth watering

    Ao pé da letra: to have water in your mouth

    Rien qu’à sentir ce gâteau, j’ai l’eau à la bouche.

    Just smelling that cake makes my mouth water.

  5. avoir les yeux plus gros que le ventre

    to have eyes bigger than your stomach

    Tu ne finis pas ton assiette ? Tu as eu les yeux plus gros que le ventre.

    You’re not finishing your plate? Your eyes were bigger than your stomach.

  6. avoir un appétit d’oiseau

    to eat like a bird

    Ao pé da letra: to have a bird’s appetite

    Ma grand-mère a un appétit d’oiseau : trois bouchées et elle a fini.

    My grandmother eats like a bird: three bites and she’s done.

Os jeitos de comer

Rápido, muito, ou só o que é doce.

6 expressões

  1. manger sur le pouce

    to grab a quick bite

    Ao pé da letra: to eat on your thumb

    Je n’ai que vingt minutes, on va manger sur le pouce.

    I only have twenty minutes, so let’s grab a quick bite.

  2. casser la croûte

    informal

    to have a bite to eat

    Ao pé da letra: to break the crust

    À midi, les ouvriers s’arrêtent pour casser la croûte.

    At noon, the workers stop to have a bite to eat.

  3. manger comme quatre

    to eat like a horse

    Ao pé da letra: to eat like four people

    Depuis qu’il fait du sport, mon fils mange comme quatre.

    Since he started working out, my son eats like a horse.

  4. avoir un bon coup de fourchette

    to be a hearty eater

    Ao pé da letra: to have a good stroke of the fork

    Prévois large : tes cousins ont un bon coup de fourchette.

    Make plenty: your cousins are hearty eaters.

  5. être un bec sucré

    to have a sweet tooth

    Ao pé da letra: to be a sweet beak

    Elle ne résiste jamais au dessert : c’est un bec sucré.

    She can never resist dessert: she has a sweet tooth.

  6. faire la fine bouche

    to turn up your nose

    Ao pé da letra: to make the delicate mouth

    C’est tout ce qu’il reste, ne fais pas la fine bouche.

    It’s all that’s left, so don’t turn up your nose.

Receber em casa

Uma refeição simples entre amigos, ou a melhor louça na mesa.

3 expressões

  1. à la bonne franquette

    casually, no fuss

    Venez dîner samedi, ce sera à la bonne franquette.

    Come for dinner Saturday; it’ll be casual, no fuss.

  2. mettre les petits plats dans les grands

    to pull out all the stops

    Ao pé da letra: to put the small dishes inside the big ones

    Pour ses beaux-parents, il a mis les petits plats dans les grands.

    For his in-laws, he pulled out all the stops.

  3. mettre le couvert

    to set the table

    Ao pé da letra: to put out the place settings

    Les enfants, venez mettre le couvert !

    Kids, come set the table!

Beber

O brinde, o copo a mais, e a manhã seguinte.

6 expressões

  1. à la vôtre !

    cheers!

    Ao pé da letra: to yours!

    Tout le monde est servi ? Alors, à la vôtre !

    Does everyone have a drink? Then cheers!

  2. cul sec

    informal

    in one gulp

    Ao pé da letra: dry bottom

    Il a bu son verre cul sec.

    He downed his drink in one gulp.

  3. lever le coude

    informal

    to hit the bottle

    Ao pé da letra: to raise your elbow

    Son oncle lève un peu trop le coude.

    His uncle hits the bottle a little too much.

  4. boire comme un trou

    informal

    to drink like a fish

    Ao pé da letra: to drink like a hole

    À la fête, il a bu comme un trou.

    At the party, he drank like a fish.

  5. avoir un verre dans le nez

    informal

    to have had one too many

    Ao pé da letra: to have a glass in your nose

    Ne le laisse pas conduire, il a un verre dans le nez.

    Don’t let him drive, he’s had one too many.

  6. avoir la gueule de bois

    informal

    to be hungover

    Ao pé da letra: to have a wooden mouth

    Le lendemain du mariage, tout le monde avait la gueule de bois.

    The day after the wedding, everyone was hungover.

À mesa em inglês: o que não passa tal e qual

Numa mesa francesa, a « entrée » vem antes do prato principal, e « je suis plein » diz que você bebeu demais, não que comeu demais.

  • I’m full

    je n’ai plus faim

    Não je suis plein

    Non merci, pas de dessert : je n’ai plus faim.

    No thanks, no dessert: I’m full.

  • the entrée

    le plat principal

    Não l’entrée

    Comme plat principal, je vous conseille le poisson.

    For the entrée, I recommend the fish.

  • I’ll have the fish

    je vais prendre le poisson

    Não j’aurai le poisson

    Je vais prendre le poisson, s’il vous plaît.

    I’ll have the fish, please.

  • the check, please

    l’addition, s’il vous plaît

    Não le chèque, s’il vous plaît

    Monsieur, l’addition, s’il vous plaît !

    Excuse me, the check, please!

  • it tastes good

    c’est bon

    Não ça goûte bon

    Goûte cette sauce : c’est bon, non ?

    Try this sauce: it tastes good, doesn’t it?

  • to eat like a horse

    manger comme quatre

    Não manger comme un cheval

    Après la randonnée, on a mangé comme quatre.

    After the hike, we ate like horses.

  • to drink like a fish

    boire comme un trou

    Não boire comme un poisson

    Il ne mange rien, mais il boit comme un trou.

    He doesn’t eat a thing, but he drinks like a fish.