English Idioms2

Thanks Gérard to "enlight my lantern" .
I guess it is nogood english to say "éclzirer ma lanterne"!!

I learn another idiom: "practice makes perfect" means " C'est en forgeant que l'-on devient forgeron". But it's not funny....

I learn another idiom: "to hit the nail on the head" means "frapper l'ongle sur la tête"
"faire mouche". It's more fun....

Florent "the nail" in that quote is "Le clou". To hit the nail on the head means to strike a nail precisely on the head with a hammer. Fig to do exactly the right thing.
I 've got a nice quote for the idea of absence making the heart grow fonder

“Love is space and time measured by the heart.”

It's Proust translated into French. Do you like it ?

It is interesting but Proust is a huge book and I don't think having time to read it. Nevertheless, thanks!

Hi Florent,

Admin a écrit:Thanks Gérard to "enlight my lantern" .
I guess it is nogood english to say "éclzirer ma lanterne"!!

No, "enlight my lantern" is not good English.
"Enlighten me" is the best translation according to WordReference.
"... shed some light on sth" is another possibility.

"Think globally, act locally"

I like that quote very much. It is important to work where you are but at the same time, if you want to expand your ideas, work in networks with the help of those who have the same views. In that way your ideas can expand to the infinity.

For sure I like.




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Hi Gerard,
I'm interested if you have bicycle vocabulary!

Here it is Florent.



Take care as it's American spelling eg tire (US) tyre (UK)