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>> (Je sui pleine) and all conversation at the table came to a dead halt as this is a very vulgar expression for pregnancy along the lines of "I'm knocked up."
by malmsteen 8y ago
>> (Je sui pleine) and all conversation at the table came to a dead halt as this is a very vulgar expression for pregnancy along the lines of "I'm knocked up." Then they realized it was a weird Americanism and moved on.
Wut ? In which century ?
- fabianhjr 8y ago> A tiny little French teacher of mine did a year of study in Paris. France
- DoreenMichele 8y agoIn which century ? Mid to late Twentieth Century. I was told it was the sort of thing you didn't even use for talking about human pregnancy. It was typically used to talk about animals, hence why it was so shocking.
- malmsteen 8y agoYeah its true indeed for cats. Weird cause i cause i could see a girl say that also to actually say shes full. Nevermind fun anecdote anyway
- glandium 8y agoI've said so in another thread a few weeks ago, but as a french, if I hear a woman say she's "pleine", I'd take it as her saying she's drunk.
- werdnapk 8y agoThis means "I'm full" in Quebec.