Comments on: Cross-cultural cockerel http://perso.fraise.net/permalink/2010/06/985/ a Franco-Oregonian on the French Riviera Sun, 12 Feb 2012 16:54:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: fraise http://perso.fraise.net/permalink/2010/06/985/comment-page-1/#comment-25410 fraise Thu, 24 Jun 2010 17:09:23 +0000 http://perso.fraise.net/?p=985#comment-25410 Yes, I actually had to look it up on some language forums to find "être aux cents coups", I'd never heard it before either. Funny that there doesn't seem to be a well-defined expression for it in French! I think most people would just say "il a complètement paniqué" or "il ne sait plus où il en est", but that second one isn't so much panicking as being lost amongst too much to do. I'd thought of "pété un plomb" too, but like you say, it seems more for anger. So, English speakers have anxiety problems; French speakers have anger problems? Hehehe. Yes, I actually had to look it up on some language forums to find “être aux cents coups”, I’d never heard it before either. Funny that there doesn’t seem to be a well-defined expression for it in French! I think most people would just say “il a complètement paniqué” or “il ne sait plus où il en est”, but that second one isn’t so much panicking as being lost amongst too much to do. I’d thought of “pété un plomb” too, but like you say, it seems more for anger. So, English speakers have anxiety problems; French speakers have anger problems? Hehehe.

]]> By: Jenny http://perso.fraise.net/permalink/2010/06/985/comment-page-1/#comment-25402 Jenny Thu, 24 Jun 2010 12:11:24 +0000 http://perso.fraise.net/?p=985#comment-25402 Funny... I've never heard "être aux cents coups" before. But I can't think of a French expression for panicking. I'd probably say "il a perdu les pédales" or "il a pété un polmb". These can also be used for anger though... Funny… I’ve never heard “être aux cents coups” before. But I can’t think of a French expression for panicking.

I’d probably say “il a perdu les pédales” or “il a pété un polmb”. These can also be used for anger though…

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