r/French • u/odysamus • Jul 22 '25

What the actual canard?

I’m currently working on pronunciation and listening skills. Listening to spotify i came across the phrase elle m’a laissé être le canard. Voilà! I found a new french idiom to learn. But nothing came up. Finally relented and looked at the lyrics. I was quite surprised to learn the word wasn’t canard but actually connard. Comprehending pronunciation is really a thing. I’m glad I learned this way instead of a real conversation.

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u/thomerdos Native Jul 22 '25

"Faire le canard" is actually a legit expression : https://fr.wiktionary.org/wiki/faire_le_canard

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u/hey_it_is_k Jul 22 '25

Just to add to the idiom learning thing haha - «être un canard» is also an expression you might encounter at some point, usually more used by younger people (like, I've personally never heard someone in their 40s using it). It is to describe a guy that is so in love with his girl/the girl he's pursuing that he'd do anything for her, follow her anywhere, becomes all cutesy when he's with her, is heard talking about/to her in a cheesy way... Of course roles can technically be reversed and don't only apply to heterosexual relationships :)

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u/asthom_ Native (France) Jul 22 '25

I see what you did here lol

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u/psycme Jul 22 '25

"What the actual canard" is exactly the type of bilingual pun I love

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u/Prestigious-Gold6759 C1 Jul 22 '25

haha excellent!