Le mot du jour : “\u00eatre haut comme trois pommes”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Let’s start the week with a cute expression. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
“\u00catre haut comme trois pommes” (to be as high as three apples) means to be small. Believe me, given how short I am, I’ve heard that one a lot when I was a child \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It’s an expression you use when you talk to or about children, in an affectionate way. For example, if you meet a child after a while, it’s very common to say : “Oh la la, la derni\u00e8re fois que je t’ai vu, tu \u00e9tais haut comme trois pommes !” (Wow, the last time I saw you, you were very little!)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I don’t know where the idea of comparing children’s size with three apples stacked on one another came from, but I find it quite sweet \ud83d\ude0a<\/p>\n\n\n\n Le mot du jour : “\u00eatre haut comme trois pommes” Let’s start the week with a cute expression. “\u00catre haut comme trois pommes” (to be as high as three apples) means to be small. Believe me, given how short I am, I’ve heard that one a lot when I was a child \ud83d\ude42 It’s an … <\/p>\n<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"