chien – Fast French

un chien de commissaire

ByFast French April 17, 2023May 25, 2023

“Un chien de commissaire” is a French saying that literally means “a police chief’s dog.” It is used to refer to a police commissioner’s assistant, a police officer or a police inspector. It is an idiom that contains a certain amount of contempt for the person whose job it is to assist the police chief…

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les chiens ne font pas des chats

ByFast French November 25, 2022May 25, 2023

“Les chiens ne font pas des chats” means that kids resemble their parents, that one inherits the behaviour and the tastes of one’s parents, along with their character traits. Literally, it means “dogs don’t make cats,” meaning that dogs give birth to puppies, not kittens. Equivalent expressions in English would be “he’s a chip off…