Friday, February 12, 2010

French phrase of the day: en chair et en os

Def: flesh and bones

2 comments:

  1. Idiomatically speaking, it means "in person" or "in the flesh." For example: "J'ai vu Dutronc en chair et en os en Corse!"

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  2. Ah-ha! Merci for the tip. (I had to Google Dutrone, so now I've learned two Franco-bits today - merci, merci!)

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