French Idioms and Proverbs / A Companion to Deshumbert's "Dictionary of Difficulties" Papyras Classics

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Chapter 22

U.

Un

Ne faire ni une ni deux = To make no bones about it; To make up one’s mind quickly.

C’est tout un = It is all the same.

Union

L’union fait la force = United we stand, divided we fall.

Usine

Ce ne sont que des usines à bachot (pop.) = They are mere cramming shops.

[Bachot = baccalauréat = matriculation. The French equivalent for our B.A. is rather licencié-ès-lettres, although the examinations in the two countries are so different that any comparison is very difficult.]