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On this page, we are going to explain you everything you ever wanted to know about the funny expression “Poser un lapin”.
More precisely, this includes a detailed definition of what it is and how you can use it in a conversation with an audio example. Together with the cool stuff we added like synonym, slow pronunciation audio, dialogue example and more!
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Slow pronunciation
Normal pronunciation
It literally means:
The origin of this saying is quite unclear, one theory is that back in time, an incredible and fictional story was called “un lapin” (a rabbit). Then, with time, the expression “Poser un lapin” (To put a rabbit) became a way to say “To stand someone up“, because the story of the date was a lie: a rabbit.
So “Poser un lapin” (To put a rabbit) nowadays basically means: “To not go on a date without telling the person who is expecting us“.
If someone stood you up, you can say: “Il/Elle m’a posé un lapin” (He/She put me a rabbit).
But instead, if you didn’t show up to your date, you can say: “Je lui ai posé un lapin” (I put him/her a rabbit)
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