Monday, 13 April 2020

Funny expression - Ce n'est pas demain la veille

When you doubt something will ever happen, or if it does, it will happen in a long time.

  • In English you might say we will have to wait a long time before this happens / I'm not sure it will ever happen
  • In French, cela n'arrivera pas avant longtemps / Cela arrivera peut-ĂȘtre un jour / Cela a peu de chance d'arriver prochainement.
You may also hear someone say : ce n'est pas demain la veille. If you translate literally 
  • Ce n'est pas demain : it's not tomorrow
  • la veille : the day before
So tomorrow is not the day before! (obviously !!!)

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