French idioms

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Idioms do not travel as well as the language does. The map has the ones tied to a particular place. Plenty of others are used everywhere French is spoken.

Tap a country to pick a destination. Pinch to zoom in.

Francophone destinations

18 more destinations, no idioms yet
  • BurundiNo idioms yet
  • CambodiaNo idioms yet
  • Central African RepublicNo idioms yet
  • ChadNo idioms yet
  • ComorosNo idioms yet
  • DjiboutiNo idioms yet
  • French Polynesia (France)No idioms yet
  • GuineaNo idioms yet
  • LaosNo idioms yet
  • LuxembourgNo idioms yet
  • MadagascarNo idioms yet
  • MauritaniaNo idioms yet
  • Mayotte (France)No idioms yet
  • MonacoNo idioms yet
  • RwandaNo idioms yet
  • SeychellesNo idioms yet
  • VanuatuNo idioms yet
  • VietnamNo idioms yet

Why the counts are uneven

A country's number counts the idioms tied to that place, not everything used there. 181 of 335 carry no country at all, so an idiom everyone knows in France usually sits there rather than under France.

Quebec has been the easiest place to source from, so it is further along than the rest. The aim is the whole French-speaking world, so if you know one that is missing, send it over.

After you pick a country

Pick one and you get the collection filtered to it, with a literal translation and audio for every idiom. If you would rather guess than read, the quiz draws its questions from the same set.