Each French idiom below comes with what its words literally say, what it means and how other languages put the same idea. To see every language at once, open the side-by-side page for weather and places.
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lit. ‘it’s raining ropes’
It is raining very heavily.
Elsewhere
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lit. ‘a duck cold’
It is bitterly cold.
Elsewhere
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lit. ‘at the devil’s Vauvert’
A very remote place, far from towns and people.
Elsewhere
- EN The middle of nowhere
- DE Wo sich Fuchs und Hase gute Nacht sagen
- ES En el quinto pino
- IT A casa del diavolo
- JA 陸の孤島
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lit. ‘two steps away’
A very short distance away.
Elsewhere
- EN A stone’s throw
- DE Ein Katzensprung
- ES A tiro de piedra
- IT A due passi
- JA 目と鼻の先
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lit. ‘do the java’
There's a lively party or a lot going on somewhere.
Elsewhere
- DE Da steppt der Bär
- JA お祭り騒ぎ
Phrases in bold with a red marker are written up. The rest are waiting for their own page and a check by a native speaker.