Pardon/Excuse my French
definition (UK): This idiom is used as a way of apologising for swearing
magyarul: scusate il francesismo (viene detto dopo che si usa una parolaccia)
There are quite a lot of expressions (not idioms or proverbs) including the word ’French’. They mostly refer to special kinds of food of French origin. Let’s have a quick look at them, too!
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| French beans | French bread | French fries |
| fagiolini | pane francese | patatine fritte |
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| French horn | French kiss | French toast |
| corno francese | bacio alla francese | toast francese |
Indian file
definition: If people walk in Indian file, they walk in a line one behind the other.
magyarul: in fila indiana (tante persone che camminano in fila una dietro l’altra)
Indian giver
definition: An Indian giver gives something, then tries to take it back.
magyarul: “datore” indiano (una persona che prima dà qualcosa e poi la rivuole indietro)
Indian summer
definition: If there is a period of warmer weather in late autumn, it is an Indian summer.
magyarul: estate indiana (un periodo di clima caldo in autunno inoltrato)
Greek to me
definition: If you don’t understand something, it’s all Greek to you.
magyarul: mi sembra arabo (quando non capisco qualcosa posso usare questa espressione)
Young Turk
definition: A Young Turk is a young person who is rebellious and difficult to control in a company, team or organisation.
magyarul: giovane turco (una persona ribelle o difficile da controllare all’interno di una compagnia, una squadra o una organizzazione)
