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"faire la courte échelle" means literally that you are helping someone to reach an object placed too high. You lock your hands by the fingers and let your arms down; then the other person puts one foot on your locked hands and use them as a makeshift ladder ("échelle" in French) to reach the object.
The figurative meaning is to help someone to get something that would be impossible or hard to get without your help.
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What is the English translation of l'enfer oui?
l'enfer oui is the translation of 'hell, yes' in French. Just the English to French translation really, because this is not an expression that a French speaker would use.
What is the French word for ladder?
echelle- therefore echelon
What is french translation for Erica?
The translation for 'Erica' in French is the same as it is in English.
French translation for the English word yes?
The French translation for the English word 'yes' is oui. The French translation for the English word 'yes' is oui.
French translation for The shoe is on the the other foot?
The literal French translation for "the shoe is on the other foot" is la chaussure est sur l'autre pied. But this expression makes no sense in French - it is an English idiom. A person who heard you saying this in French would only think you were talking about shoes.
What is the English translation of l'enfer oui?
l'enfer oui is the translation of 'hell, yes' in French. Just the English to French translation really, because this is not an expression that a French speaker would use.
What is the English translation of the french expression emporte la couple?
Take the couple
What is the English translation of the French expression 'tout en ameliorant'?
while improving
What is the meaning of the french word echelle?
"Echelle" in French means "ladder" or "scale," depending on the context in which it is used.
What is the English translation of the French expression 'chou comme tout'?
It's equivalent to "cute as a button"
How do you answer bon pour vous in French?
It is not a question, and it is not even a French expression, so it needs no answer. It looks like a literal translation of the English "good for you".
What is the french word for Hayfever?
Hay fever is "rhume des foins", it's the literal translation of the english expression.
What is English translation of French pour?
The English translation is FOR.
What is the French word for ladder?
echelle- therefore echelon
How do you say Does his in French?
fait son is the translation in French. This translation is from English to French.
How do you say do you speak french in english?
The English translation of "Do you speak French?" is "Parlez-vous français?" in French.
What does echelle mean in french?
une échelle is a ladder in French.
