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

by de V. Payen-Payne

Je lui coupai la parole = I interrupted him.

*Un homme d’honneur n’a que sa parole = An honest man’s word is as good as his bond.

Être de parole = To be as good as one’s word.

Manquer de parole (or, manquer à sa parole) = To break one’s word.

Tenir parole = To keep one’s word.

Part

En bonne ou mauvaise part = In a good or bad sense.

Nous le savons de bonne part = We know it on good authority.

Partager

Il est bien partagé = The Fates have been kind to him.