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We had previously written about expressions in French<\/a> that seemed to be directly translated from Dutch (or vice versa). This time we are talking about expressions that are slightly different in French. <\/p>\n

– When you are face to face with someone, in French you say \u2018nez \u00e0 nez\u2019 (nose to nose, so).<\/p>\n

– Are you hungry like a horse, in French they are hungry like a wolf: \u2018avoir une faim de loup\u2019.<\/p>\n

– Another one with wolves: in the Netherlands we see bears on the road, in France they say: \u2018Voir des loups\u2019.<\/p>\n

– When the turnips are done, the French refer to carrots: \u2018Les carottes sont cuites\u2019.<\/p>\n

– If it is dangerous for us to wake sleeping dogs, the French prefer to let cats sleep: \u2018Il ne faut pas r\u00e9veiller le chat qui dort\u2019.<\/p>\n

– And where we say in the Netherlands that a swallow does not make summer yet, in France they choose spring: \u2018Une hirondelle ne fait pas le printemps\u2019.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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