Bonjour, tout le monde!
We've never met for a long time, and now, we meet again.
I didn't come to here to wrote more posts because I was always busy!
So, I haven't learned the French lessons for a long time!
Today, I tried to made the times to learned the new French lesson.
I though that today's French lesson wasn't very difficult and it was practical of something!
Let's enjoy!!
Avant de jeter la pierre à Grégoire, demande-lui d'expliquer ce qui
s'est passé.
means "Before accusing Grégoire, ask him to explain what happened."
Elle ne comprend pas - ne lui jette pas la pierre.
means "She doesn't understand - don't be too hard on her."
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Expression: Jeter la pierre
Pronunciation: [zheu tay la pyehr]
Meaning: to accuse, blame; to criticize, be hard on
Literal translation: to throw the rock
Register: normal
Notes: The French expression jeter la pierre comes from the Bible:
Que celui qui n'a jamais péché lui jette la première pierre.
Let he who is without sin cast the first stone.
Today, jeter la pierre à quelqu'un can be used for assigning blame as well as for criticizing someone.
Examples:
Avant de jeter la pierre à Grégoire, demande-lui d'expliquer ce qui s'est passé.
Before accusing Grégoire, ask him to explain what happened.
Elle ne comprend pas - ne lui jette pas la pierre.
She doesn't understand - don't be too hard on her.
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