Expression: avoir un cheveu sur la langue
" X2 ?9 U2 P) b: zMeaning: to have a lisp
) E, B8 N$ L- S, h5 o4 jLiteral translation: to have a hair on the tongue! V5 `- O" c- X) Q4 F3 v
Register: informal( z; L' ~% L2 H, R9 L, y7 ?3 V
Notes: The French expression avoir un cheveu sur la langue can be shortened to simply avoir un cheveu. It's an informal synonym of zézayer - to lisp, to have a lisp, to speak with a lisp. The idea behind this expression is that the hair is interfering with the tongue and thus causing the lisp.
! O4 _/ g, \2 Z5 bExample:9 W/ H0 B- J- w& {& X$ b6 v
C'est un peu difficile de comprendre Martin au téléphone, parce qu'il a un cheveu sur la langue.+ _% H' }; j) I) F% N9 ~4 N6 h
It's kind of hard to understand Martin on the phone, because he lisps.
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