mouche bleue
The English phrase bluebottle is translated into French as mouche bleue.
The term mouche bleue refers to the blowfly of the genus Calliphora.
Meaning: blowfly of the genus Calliphora (noun)
Did you know?
- In French theater history, a mouche was a small artificial beauty mark made of black silk or velvet that women pasted on their faces.
- The word mouche is used in the French term mouche-béton to describe a specific type of heavy-duty industrial fastener.
- In French legal history, a mouche was sometimes used as a slang term for a secret informant or a 'fly on the wall'.
Examples in context
- Une mouche bleue vole au-dessus de la viande.A bluebottle is flying above the meat.
- Regarde cette mouche bleue sur la fenêtre.Look at that bluebottle on the window.
- Il y a une mouche bleue dans la cuisine.There is a bluebottle in the kitchen.
Example conversation
Emma and Lucas are eating lunch outdoors.
- EmmaLucas, fais attention, une mouche bleue arrive !Lucas, watch out, a bluebottle is coming!
- LucasOù ça ? Je ne vois rien.Where? I don't see anything.
- EmmaElle est juste là, sur ton sandwich.It's right there, on your sandwich.
- LucasBeurk, je vais jeter ce morceau.Yuck, I'm going to throw this piece away.
