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Multilingual folks: what are some odd idioms in your language(s)? (lemmy.world)
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What are some (non-English) idioms, and what do they mean (both literally and in context)? Odd ones, your favorite ones - any and all are welcome. :)

For example, in English I might call someone a "good egg," meaning they're a nice person. Or, if it's raining heavily, I might say "it's raining cats and dogs."

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[–] 10 points 2 years ago (5 children)

Not quite an idiom but term of endearment: petit chou in French is little cabbage but is often used for young kids...

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    But it's about the pastry, not the disgusting vegetable. Yikes.

    Calling someone "Mon Chou" is like calling them "sweetheart".

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago

    This is a great one to see first "in the wild" while studying French. The trip from "this can't possibly be what they're saying" to "that was exactly what they were saying" is a wild one.

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