Gestes français - French Gestures
Gesture 12: «
Bisque ! »
To
brag about something or rile a friend, you can "le
faire bisquer."
Fold your hand, put it under your chin with your
fingers touching your throat, rub your hand out
past your chin, and say, "Bisque !"
The best English equivalents I can think of are
saying "Neener neener!" or "Nyah nyah!"
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familiar
"estomper"
Definition: to
blur, dim, soften, become indistinct
Le brouillard estompe notre vue de la mer - Fog
blurs our view of the sea
Les lignes dans ce dessin sont trop vigoureuses ;
il faut les estomper - The lines in this drawing
are too bold; you need to soften them
Related:
une
estompe (art) - stump; estompé (adj) - blurred,
soft
"cartonner"
Il vient de se cartonner en voiture - He just
crashed his car
Ne t'inquiète pas ; j'ai cartonné ! - Don't worry,
I did brilliantly!
Oh là là, j'ai cartonné - Oh dear, I blew it / did
very poorly / failed
Related: faire un carton - to do great; se prendre
un carton