As this year marks the 50th anniversary of the International Organization of La Francophonie, it is clear that French is shining more than ever in the world. The language of Molière is spoken by 300 million speakers.
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Among them, Quebecers. Many are their delicious formulas! For example, "spend the night on the clothesline" which is said of a person who did not sleep overnight after partying. "Singing the apple" means "counting flowers", "flirting". Finally, "getting caught in the flowers of the carpet" means "making life difficult for nothing".
Will you recognize these Quebec expressions? Le Figaro invites you to discover it, thanks to the little book Les 1000 mots indispensables en québécois by Marie-Pierre Gazaille and Marie-Lou Guévin.
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