French Expression of the Day: Cest pas de la tarte Pronunciation: [say pa d(eu) la tart] Meaning: Its not easy Literal translation: Its not pie Notes: The French expression cest pas* de la tarte is equivalent to its not easy, its tough, its hard work. Whats really interesting is to compare this to the English expression Its a piece of cake. At first glance, it seems like an almost perfect equivalent. However, the French expression is rarely used in the affirmative (that is, to say that something is easy), and the English isnt used in the negative (to say that something is not easy). The equivalence of tarte and cake makes it seem like these expressions are nearly identical, but the French is usually negative and the English is always positive. By Laura Lawless. For more visit French.about
Posted on: Sat, 17 May 2014 15:00:00 +0000
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