100 catchphrases in French with translation into Russian
Here are 100 catchphrases in French. Why do you need them? Perhaps for better learning of the French language: each catchphrase is easy to remember, but at the same time has a close connection with its translation into French. They can decorate a room or a social network page. Ultimately, they just sound nice.
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French quotes about life
- “àvaillantcoeur rien d “Impossible” (JacquesCœur) — “For a brave heart nothing is impossible.”
- “Dans UneGrandeâmeToutEst Grand” (Blaise Pascal) — “For a great heart, everything is beautiful.”
This means that great hearts can see great people even in small ones.
- “Chacun voitmidiàsaporte” — everyone sees noon through their door (analogous to the French proverb “Once a year the stick shoots”).
- “je pense, donc je suis” — therefore, I think that I exist (René Descartes).
- “ne ne change pasuneéquipequi gagne” — “don’t change the winning team” (French proverb).
Russian — Speaking analogue: “It doesn”t have to work.
- “Pruver que raison serite accord qu”je puer avoir tout” — “To prove that I am right means to admit that I may be wrong” (Pierre Augustin de Beaumarchais, author of the famous plays about Figaro).
- “N”est Point ToujoursUnebêtePourl”voirétéQuelquefois” — “Being a fool does not mean remaining one forever” (Denis Diderot)
- “Il n”y a pas deVeritésMoyennes” — “There is no half” (Georges Bernanos).
- “Chassez Le Naturel, Il Revient Au Galop” — “If you go naturally, you come back at a gallop” (French proverb).
In other words, if you ignore their natural needs, they will return to 100 times their size.
- “il vaut mieuxprévenirqueguérir” — “prevention is the best medicine” (French proverb).
- “le temps est un grandmaître, dit-on. le malheur est qui”il tusesélèves — “We say that time is the best teacher and kills only its students” (Hector Berlioz).
- “êtreAdulte, c”estêtreSeul” — “To be an adult is to be lonely” (Jean Rostand).
- “un homme seul est toujows en mauvaise compagnie” — “always a lonely person in bad company” (Paul Valéry)
- “Trionf vaincre sans peril o gloire” — “Victory without risk is victory without glory” (Pierre Corneille).
- “L”Enfer, C”est Les Autres” — “Hell is others” (Jean-Paul Sartre)
- “La Raison C”est La Folie du Plus Fort.”La Raison du Moynes Fort C”est de la Folie — “Reason is the strongest madness, so strong is the cause of madness” (Eugene Ionesco).
The expression is based on a play on words. In French and English, the same word means “reason” and “reason”, “madness” (for example, “loss of reason, mental illness”). “anger”.
In other words, according to Ionesco, the most powerful people are evil, they are too smart to get carried away (“grief understands that the more I learn, the less I know”), their own behavior in the direction of “madness” — anger, emotions (the word “heart” here in French — they understand this, i. e. madness becomes the reason for their actions, the reason for their heart).
- Autres Temps, Autresmœurs” — “other habits” (French proverb).
- “La vérité vaut bien qu”on passe quelques années sans la trouver” — “The truth is more valuable if it takes years to find it” (Jules Renard)
- “Il faut bonne mémoire après au”on a menti” — “A liar needs a good memory” (Pierre Corneille).
- “Qui craint de souffrir, il souffre déjà de ce qu”il craint” — “He who is afraid to suffer, already suffers because he is afraid” (La Fontana).
- “Il vaut mieux faire que dire” — “It is better to do than to say” (Alfred de Musset).
- “La parfaite valeur est de faire sans témoin ce qu”on serait able de faire devant tout le monde” — “True courage is doing what you can in front of everyone, without witnesses” (La Rochefoucauld).
French quotes about love
If not French, then what other language do you speak about love?
- La vie est une fleur dont l”amour est le miel” — “If life is a flower, then love is its honey” (Victor Hugo).
- “ll n”y a qu”un bonheur dans la vie, c”est d”aimer et d”être aimé” — “The only happiness in life is to love and be loved” (George Sand).
- Aimer, ce n”est pas se referer l”un l”autre, c”est referer ensemble dans la même direction” — “To love does not mean looking at each other, but to love means looking in the same direction.” It means looking in the same direction” (Antoine de Saint-Exupéry).
- “Choissez votre femme par l”oreille bien plus que par les yeux” — “Choose your wife by what she says, not by how she looks” or “Choose your wife by her ears, not by her eyes” (French proverb).
- “Plus l”offenseur m”est cher, plus je ressens l”injure” — “The more important the offender is to me, the more he can offend me” (Jean Racine).
- “Va, je ne te hais point” — “Go away, I don’t hate you” (Pierre Corneille).
- “On n”aime que ce qu”on ne possède pas tout whole” — “I love only what I do not fully possess” (Marcel Proust).
- “L”amour est comme le vent, nous ne savons pas d”où il vient” — “Love is like the wind. You never know where love comes from” (Honoré de Balzac)
- “La vie est un sommeil, l”amour en est le rêve” — “Life is a long dream, love is a dream” (Alfred de Musset).
- “Le cœur a ses raisons que la raison ne connaît pas” — “The heart has reasons why the mind knows nothing” (Blaise Pascal).
- “Le seul vrai langage au monde est un baiser” — “The only understandable language in the whole world is a kiss” (Alfred de Musset).
- “Entre deux cœurs qui s”aiment, nul besoin de paroles” — “A loving heart does not need words” (Marceline Desbordes-Valmore)
- “Vivre sans aimer n”est pas proprement vivre” — “To live without love is to not live at all” (Molière)
- “Si tu pouvais lire dans mon coeur, tu verrais la place où je t”ai mise!” — “Look into my heart and you will see that the place reserved for you is there” (Gustave Flaubert).
- “L”amour c”estre Coulde ensemble” — “Love is stupid to stay together” (Paul Valery)
- “Un seul être vous manque et tot est dépeuplé” — “When you lack one person, the whole world may seem depopulated” (Alphonse de Lamartine)
- “C”est cela l”amour, tout donner, tout sacrifier sans espoir de retour” — “This is love — to give everything, to sacrifice everything, without the slightest hope of return” (Albert Camus).
- “Love is a passion that is not subject to anything, but is subject to everything” (Madeleine de Scudéry)
- Le prix d”Amour, c”est seulement Amour. Il faut aimer si l”on veut etre aimé” — “The price of love is love itself.” If you want to be loved, you need to love” (Honoré d”Ulf).
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French quotes about art
France has long been a world center for the arts. The best musicians, the best artists, writers and philosophers were born in France or wanted to go there. So here are the 10 best quotes about art.
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- “On ne voit bien qu”avec le coeur” — “Only the mind is vigilant” (Antoine de Saint-Exupery).
- “Un peuple malheureux fait les grands artistes” — “Unhappy people create great artists” (Alfred de Musset)
- L”æuvre d”art, c”est une idée qu”on exagére” — “A work of art is an exaggerated idea” (André Zied).
- “Les livres sont des amis froids et sûrs” — “Books are cold, faithful friends” (Victor Hugo)
- “Le monde est un livre dont chaque pas nous ouvre une page” — “The world is a book. Every step opens a new page” (Alphonse de Lamartine).
- “Ècrire, c”est une façon de parler sans être interrompu” — “Writing is the opportunity to say something without being interrupted” (Jules Renard).
- “Imaginer c”est choisir” — “Imagining is choosing” (Jean Giono).
- “Les Chefs-d”oeuvre ne sont jamais que des tentatives heureuses” — “A masterpiece is nothing more than a successful attempt” (George Sand).
- “La critique est aisée, mais l”art est difficile” — “Criticism is easy, art is difficult” (Philippe Detouche).
Inspirational Quotes About Fortitude
- Cheerfulness is not something like choosing a place to work. Il vient de vos propres actions” — “Happiness is not something you can eat straight out of a box. Happiness comes from your own actions.”
- “Vouloir, c”est pouvoir” — “If you want, you can.”
- “Fais toujours de ton mieux meme si personne regade” — “Always try your best, even if no one is watching.”
- Il n”y a pass de raccourci pour aller la ou ca vaut le peine d”aller” — “There is no easy way.” In other words, everything worthwhile in this life comes with challenges. If you want to achieve what you want, you will have to work hard.
- “Cent percent (100%) des chooses qu”on ne tente pas echouent” — “Do this, otherwise you will definitely lose.”
- “En face de la mort, on comprnd meiux la vie” — “Before you die, you will understand life better.”
- “La vie est un beau reve, mois ne vous reveillez pas” — “Life is a beautiful dream, but don’t wake up.”
- “L”eau fait pleurer, le vin fait chanter” — “Water makes you cry, wine makes you sing.”
By the way, this quote dates back to the Middle Ages. They did not yet know how to purify water, but they already knew how water was polluted in various industries, so a sip of water could really make you cry — from illness, from pain. But wine was safe, so they mostly drank alcoholic drinks (which were very weak in strength and almost intoxicating).
- “Mieux vaut etre seul que mal Apartpagne” — “Better alone than in bad company.”
- “Apres la pluie, le beau temps” — “After the rain, the sun always shines.”
- Petit a petit, loiseau fête son nid” — “Birds build their nests little by little.” Russian equivalent: “Moscow was not built quickly.”
- “On ne fait pas d”omelette sans casser d”aeufs” — “You can”t make an omelet without breaking eggs.”
- Qui court 2 lieveres a la fois, n”en prend aucun” — “If you chase two rabbits, you will never catch one.”
- “Qui n”event pas, recule” — “If you don”t move, you”ll be late.”
- Quand on a pas ce que l”on aime, il faut aimer ce que l”on a” — “If you don’t love anything, love what you can.”
- “Nous sommes nos choix” — “We choose ourselves.” In other words, who he became is the result of previous decisions, both good and bad.
- “Le bonheur est parfois cache dans l”inconnu” — “Happiness can be hidden in the unknown.”
Russian — Speaking analogue: you never know where you are and where you will lose. This proverb encourages the French to try their luck elsewhere.
- “La Famille, c”est l”Amour. C”est Tout Ce Qui Compte” — “There must be love in a family. That”s what”s important.”
- “La Famille Avant Tout” — “First of all, family.”
- “Fromage, Poire et vin, Repas de villain” — “Cheese, pears, wine — food for the poor.”
- “D”Autres chose Peuvent Nous Changer.
- “Le Vin est un lubrifiant social” — “Wine is the social oil.” Or “Wine is a social elevator.” In other words, you”ll drink wine with people — and right now that”s easier said than done, and if you drink with the right people.
- “L”Amor Est Exclusive, Ne Put Aimer An Plusiers Ends Fois” — “Love is exclusive, you cannot love several people at the same time.”
French quotes about success
Motivates, inspires and helps move forward.
- “C”est Tonjours le bon Moment de Faire qui est Just” — “In matters of justice, the moment is always good” (Martin Luther King). In other words, don”t wait for the right moment, act now.
- “Soyez Le Changement Que Vous voulez voir dans ce monde” — “Be the change you want to see in the world.” In other words, if you want to change the world, start with yourself.
- “Vous n”etes Pas Encore arrive Mais Vous etes Plus Proche Qu”hier” — “You have not reached your goal, but you are closer than yesterday.”
- “Peu Improte la lenteur a laquelle vous allez tant que vous n”arretez pas” — “It doesn”t matter how slowly you move.” The main thing is not to stop.”
- “Le Meilleur Moment Planter un arbre etait il y a 20, le deuxeme Meilleur Moment C”est Maintenant” — “The best moment to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best moment is now!”
- “Les Portes de l”Avenir Sont Eliminate Ceuz Qui Savent Les Pusser” — “The door to the future is open to those who know how to break through it.”
- “l”Esprit s”enricit de ce qu”il recout, le caeur de ce qu”il donne” — “The spirit is enriched by what it receives, the heart by what it gives.”
- “Se Jeunesse Savait, Si Vieillesse Pouvait” — “If only the young knew, if only the old could.”
- “Pour executer de Grandes chose, Il Faut Vivre Comme Si on Ne Devait Jamais Mourir” — “To achieve great things, you need to live as if you will never die.”
- “n”Apprend pas a nager a un canard” — “Don”t teach a duck.”
- “Petit trickery, petit malin” — “quite clever — quite cunning.” The proverb means that in order to perform tricks, you need to have intelligence.
- “une petite causes peut avoir de grands affects” — “a small reason — a big result.” A more common equivalent of this proverb is: “The flapping of a butterfly”s wings on one side of the continent leads to a hurricane on the other.”
- “les gens qui ne font rien manquent de temps pour tout” — “he who does nothing has no time.”
- “les ne sont pas toujows des verites” — “confidence is not always.”
French quotes about friendship and family
Again, other languages that talk about friendship, if not French, the language in which The Three Musketeers was written?
