Cabbage, carrots, lettuce, leek... Almost no vegetable is spared by the French language when it comes to "figurative meaning"! Here's a fun and educational game to start at the table: "In your opinion, what does ......"
"What do you think 'having cabbage leaf ears' means?"
It's having protruding ears!
"What do you think it means to 'not have a radish'?"
No more money!
"What do you think 'talking nonsense' means?"
Lie!
"What do you think it means to be an asparagus?"
To be very tall!
"What do you think it means to have a heart of gold?"
Being very sensitive, falling in love easily!
"What do you think 'to leek' means?"
To wait for...
"What do you think 'to have a lot on your plate' means?"
It's having a big weight on the heart that makes you sad.
"What do you think it means to be 'carrot hair'?"
Have red hair!
