Get prepared to discover all the things you want to know about the funny French expression "Arrête ton cinéma". It includes a detailed guide of what it is and how you can use it in a dialogue with an audio example. Plus, we also added useful stuff like slow pronunciation audio, dialogue example, synonyms and more!
Translation : Stop the drama
Literal meaning : Stop your cinema
Register : Informal - Funny
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IPA : / aʁɛt tɔ̃ sinema /
It's a common way to say to someone that he/she is being a drama queen. Because just like cinema actors, the person is playing a role and is faking it.
If someone around you is being a drama queen, you can say "Arrête ton cinéma".
This is familiar and, depending on the situation, it might get perceived as "kidding" but also criticism.
If you say it to tease a close friend about something, he/she will probably laugh about it. But if you say it to someone you barely know and with an aggressive tone, people won't react the same way, so be careful when you use this one.
Example: A football player is crying in pain after an opponent slightly touched him. You can say "Arrête ton cinéma !".
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