Toucher du bois as the French say translates to "touch wood" or in U.S. English "knock on wood." (Le bois = wood). With the roller coaster of finding an apartment in Paris (thank you for all your amazing comments and sympathy!) I definitely need a little luck on my side. But thanks to yesterday's post I received my best apartment lead yet. But before I jinx it, je touche du bois!P.S. Did you see last week's animated gif lesson? One of my favorites!
French Lessons is an ongoing series where I teach you French words and cultural lessons while beefing up my Illustrator skills.
Je touche du bois pour toi Anne!! In a few months I'll be starting my own apartment search in Paris so your tips are much, much appreciated. Wishing you the best of luck!
ReplyDeleteMerci, Christine! Here's hoping!
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Anne
Didn't know it's the same expression in french and in english...in italian we say something more like "to touch iron" (=toccare ferro).
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Caterina, really interesting! Thanks for sharing!
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