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Titre: Expressions 07
Posté par: Thomas le 18 Sep 2008 01:09
I have been keeping an eye on the podcast, and decided that I have become a couch potato. To remedy this, here is a new Expressions Lesson! J'espère que, avec ce podcast, apprendre l'anglais devient "a piece of cake." :)
Titre: Re : Expressions 07
Posté par: mamour le 18 Sep 2008 07:31
Hi Thomas!!!Nice to hear you again!!! I listened your lesson and in France we say:
"il pleut des cordes"(it's raining cats and dogs):Ne sors pas il pleut des cordes.
 
"c'est du gateau(piece of cake):as tu fais ton exercice de math?oui c'etait du gateau!! :D
Titre: Re : Expressions 07
Posté par: John Doe le 19 Sep 2008 14:08
Salut Thomas, c'est un plaisir de t'entendre de nouveau. ;)

Voilà, je voulais juste attirer ton attention sur l'utilisation de « suspicieux ».

J'ai remarqué que beaucoup de français faisaient la même erreur,  (vu dans un reportage de TF1 il y a quelques mois par exemple...). Dans ton exemple, c'est l'officier de police qui est « suspicieux ». Il soupçonne quelque chose de pas net chez cette personne. Une personne qui lui semble « suspecte ». ;)
Titre: Re : Expressions 07
Posté par: Thomas le 20 Sep 2008 05:57
Salut vous deux, c'est un vrai plaisir d'être ici encore! :)

Et John Doe, merci beaucoup pour ton aide avec ce mot -- quand je l'ai dit, je savais que j'avais tort, mais je n'avais aucune idée commene je devrais le dire. Comme toujours, c'est quelque chose de simple, suspecte, alors merci de m'avoir corrigé ;)

Mamour -- je ne peux pas croire que tu as plus de 1000 messages! Et presque 1100 aussi! Je suis vraiment triste que je n'ai pas été ici quand tu l'as fait, vraiment :( mais félicitations! Tu es maitenant la première Forum Hero! 8) C'est super, ça.
Titre: Re : Expressions 07
Posté par: mamour le 20 Sep 2008 07:24
Hi Thomas!!!thank you very much.It's a pleasure for me to come on the forum!!!It's the first thing that I do in the morning :D
Titre: Re : Expressions 07
Posté par: celia le 22 Sep 2008 14:58
Hello Thomas,

Nice to come on the site and hear from you.  Nice, nice, nice...

I asked Mamour, our Champion!!!!,  if she had some news and...nothing!

That you have no time to make a podcast, we can very well understand that, you have your life, and in my opinion, you do not have to apologize for it, you owe nothing to us.

But it would be kind to leave a small message on the forum, it would take you only one minute and all of us (I think) would be delighted to have a little of news even very short.

I came every day on the forum to see there was something new and I was very sad to think that it was maybe the end of the poscast. As said  one of us  one day, new job, new apart, new life! You are so far now. Very happy to see you again.  :D :D :D


Titre: Re : Expressions 07
Posté par: Thomas le 22 Sep 2008 21:07
And celia, I am very glad to be back! :) I really appreciate the fact that everyone is still here posting (well, mostly everyone ;) ), it really makes me feel like the podcast is helpful for people. And yes, I probably should leave a message now and then if I'm going to be busy for a while, but hopefully that will not come up again for a long time now! I have managed to get an episode up, there should be another one this next Thursday, too, plus I sent out a newsletter last night.

I also spent a few hours working on the website redesign last night, too. It is too early to show any of the progress, but as I reach different stages in the redesign, I will be posting some examples here on the forum to see what everyone thinks. Hopefully things will continue to pick up! :)
Titre: Re : Expressions 07
Posté par: John Doe le 23 Sep 2008 08:03
CitationI also spent a few hours working on the website redesign last night, too. It is too early to show any of the progress, but as I reach different stages in the redesign, I will be posting some examples here on the forum to see what everyone thinks.

Yeah, hurry! (Doctype?  :P )
Titre: Re : Expressions 07
Posté par: mamour le 23 Sep 2008 08:48
He's very busy our boss!!! :D
Titre: Re : Expressions 07
Posté par: John Doe le 23 Sep 2008 14:47
(http://dilipmaripuri.files.wordpress.com/2007/06/t-shirt-not-now-im-busy-705334.jpg)

;D
Titre: Re : Expressions 07
Posté par: Thomas le 23 Sep 2008 21:14
updates.jpg (http://www.anglaispod.com/storage/updates.jpg)

John Doe, that picture is for you. It is a screenshot of some of the website updates I have planned, and I highlighted one of the planned updates ;)

Also...I actually have those boxers...the "Not now, I'm busy" ones...lol :D
Titre: Re : Expressions 07
Posté par: celia le 24 Sep 2008 02:16
Hi Thomas

Thank you, we are all waiting for you.  Of course, there are other podcasts on the web but  when I listen to them now, I feel like when I was at school (a long time ago!). They makes me sad. I want a "cool" learning now! ;)

Titre: Re : Expressions 07
Posté par: nathbest le 16 Fév 2011 00:37
Hi Thomas,

As always, it's a pleasure to hear your podcast on the website.
I don't always have the time to write a quote or observation, but know that I appreciate your job Thomas.

About the expressions from this podcast, even if it's too late, for you here's the good translation about them:

Actions speak louder than words :  Les actions parlent plus fort (ont plus d'impactes, plus d'importances) que les mots
To keep an eye on :  Garder un oeil sur... (dans le sens "prêter attention", ou "surveiller")
Raining cats and dogs :  Pleuvoir des cordes  (dans le sens "il pleut tellement fort qu'on ne distingue plus les goûtes d'eau")
Piece of cake :   C'est du gâteau (c'est tellement facile)
Couch potato :  S'étaler (s'étendre, s'allonger dans son fauteuil) comme une larve (http://www.lesinsectesduquebec.com/insecta/24-coleoptera/desmocerus_palliatus-pupe-larve.JPG)  (c'est employé pour le jeunes généralement car on aime passer du temps dans le fauteuil à ne rien faire avec un paquet de chips et un hamburger)


Well Tom, have a good day.
In the next time I will go to New York for a weeding  :D  I need to learn more expression and american words  :P


Nat