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Feu does not only mean fire. It also means blaze, light, and combat. You can find the word in various expressions. <\/strong><\/p>\n

Are you already familiar with these expressions using the word feu<\/em>? Discover their meanings and expand your French vocabulary. <\/p>\n

If something is short-lived, you say: \u00ea<\/em>tre feu de paille<\/em>.
\n>> >> Literally: to be a fire in a straw
\nThe meaning in French: Avoir une existence \u00e9ph<\/em>\u00e9m<\/em>\u00e8<\/em>re, ne pas durer longtemps<\/em>.<\/p>\n

If you use all available means, you say: f<\/em>aire feu de tout bois<\/em>.
\n>> >> Literally: to burn all the wood.
\nThe meaning in French: Utiliser tous les moyens disponibles pour atteindre un objectif<\/em>.<\/p>\n

If you want to say that someone is a lively person or if someone is fickle, you say c<\/em>‘est un feu follet<\/em>.
\n>> >> Literally: it is a will-o’-the-wisp.
\nThe meaning in French: U<\/em>ne personne vive, toujours en movement ou, qui ne fixe ni ses actions ni son esprit<\/em>.
\n<\/em><\/p>\n

If the full focus is on someone, you say: pleins feux sur quelqu\u2019un<\/em>.
\n>> >> Literally: full lights on someone.
\nThe meaning in French: Diriger l’attention ou la lumi<\/em>\u00e8<\/em>re vers quelque chose ou quelqu’un.<\/em><\/p>\n

If you are under pressure to do something quickly, you say in French: a<\/em>voir le feu au derri<\/em>\u00e8re.
\n<\/em>>> >> Literally: to have a fire at one’s rear.
\nThe meaning in French: \u00catre sous pression, \u00eatre pouss\u00e9 \u00e0 agir rapidement.<\/p>\n

Does someone have a tough exterior but a soft interior, and are you looking for that soft side? In French, you say: c<\/em>hercher le feu sous la glace<\/em>.
\n>> >> Literally: To look for the fire under the ice.
\nThe meaning in French: Chercher \u00e0 d<\/em>\u00e9couvrir les sentiments ou les \u00e9motions cach\u00e9<\/em>s<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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