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The French idiom "Casser la croûte" explained

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Translation in English

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Example in a story with translation

Now, let’s see a complete example of this idiom in a story with slow French audio and the English translation below.

Habitudes malsaines

Unhealthy Habits

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Alice: Jacques, tu veux manger ?

Jacques, do you want to eat?

Jacques: Non, merci.

No, thank you.

Alice: Mais j’ai préparé du poulet avec des nouilles. Tu vas adorer !

But I made chicken with noodles. You will love it!

Jacques: Non, merci. J’ai déjà cassé la croûte.

No, thank you. I already snacked.

Alice: As-tu mangé quelque chose de sain au moins ?

Did you eat something healthy at least?

Jacques: Oui, des glaces.

Yes, ice creams.

Alice: Ce n’est pas sain ça ! Tu manges beaucoup de sucre et après tu te plains de ne pas réussir à dormir…

This isn’t healthy! You eat a lot of sugar and then you complain about not being able to sleep…

Jacques: Ce n’est pas à cause de ça…

It’s not because of that…