Idiomatic Expressions

Here is a sampling of online resources on idioms. These can be of use in learning or teaching French as a second language. Search our database to find more similar resources.

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1000 Images on the Tip of My Tongue
http://rea.ccdmd.qc.ca/ri/Expressions/

A trilingual index (English, French, Spanish) of expressions with equivalent meanings.  

bab.la
http://en.bab.la/dictionary/

This Web site offers a dictionary that includes thousands of idiomatic expressions and specialised vocabulary.

flc French Expressions and Idioms
http://www.jump-gate.com/languages/french/idioms.html

A short list of common French expressions and idioms under the following categories: Day-to-day Life; and At Work.

Appendix: French idioms - Wiktionary
http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Appendix:French_idioms

List of idioms in the French language with meaning and literal meaning in English.

French Idioms
http://www.languagerealm.com/french/frenchidioms.php

An extensive alphabetical listing of French idioms with the English equivalent and literal meaning.

Se donner le mot
http://www.sedonnerlemot.tv/html/index.html

Suivez Pierre, Christopher, ses parents, Gladys et Tom, et le Directeur du théâtre dans leurs aventures avec les mots et les expressions. Écoutez les chroniques du linguiste Jacques Laurin. Venez tester vos connaissances ! À l’affiche : des vidéos, des jeux et une foule de ressources pour améliorer son français et s’amuser.