French hours n. a work day which begins at noon; a precisely timed work day, usually without breaks. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
French hours n. a work day which begins at noon; a precisely timed work day, usually without breaks. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Louis in Reno, Nevada, grew up in Montreal, Canada, speaking Québécois French. His father was fond of saying j’aime vacher le matin, puis je prends mon temps, meaning “I like to loaf and take my time in the morning.” Vacher comes...
In English, to wait until the cows come home, means you’ll wait a long time. In French, it’s attendre la semaine des quatre jeudis, literally, to “wait for a week of Thursdays.” This is part of a complete episode.
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