| French | English |
| alors, ma belle enfant, qu'en dis-tu? | what do you think about that, my dear? |
| comme dirait l'autre | coin a phrase |
| comme dirait l'autre | as the saying goes |
| dis donc, elle donne, ta chaîne hi-fi! | that's a mean sound system you've got there! |
| dis voir, où est le calendrier? | tell me, where's the calendar? |
| du moment que je te le dis! | you can take my word for it! |
| elle a drôlement accusé le coup, dis donc! | you can tell she's really been through it! |
| goûte-moi cette mousse, tu m'en diras des nouvelles | have a taste of this mousse, I think you'll like it |
| je ne dis pas | maybe |
| on dirait qu'il nous prépare une rougeole | it looks like he's getting the measles |
| on dirait qu'on serait des rois | let's pretend we're kings |
| on n'est pas mariés, dis donc! | just a minute, you're not my mother! |
| que tu dis! | that's what YOU say! |
| tu te fiches de moi, dis! | you're pulling my leg, aren't you? |
| tu vas t'occuper de ses cinq enfants? dis-donc, tu as le moral! | so you're going to look after his five children? well, you're brave! |
| vous m'en direz tant! | you don't say! |
