French Idioms and Proverbs / A Companion to Deshumbert's "Dictionary of Difficulties"

by de V. Payen-Payne

Cela m’est égal = It is all the same to me; I don’t care.

Tout lui est égal = Everything is the same to him.

D’égal à égal = 1. Between equals. 2. On equal terms.

C’est égal, je me suis joliment amusé = Anyhow (All the same), I enjoyed myself very much.

Église

*Près de l’église, loin de Dieu = The nearer the church, the farther from God.

Gueux comme un rat d’église = As poor as a church mouse.

Élan

Prendre son élan = To take one’s spring (before a jump).

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