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Discover the French idiom "Barbe à papa"

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Translation in English

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  Translation : Cotton candy

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  Literal meaning : Dad's beard

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  Register : Informal - Funny

Pronunciation

Slow

Normal

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  IPA : / baʁb a papa /

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Example in a dialogue with audio

Dialogue

J'ai un petit creux, et toi ?

I am a little hungry, and you?

Moi aussi, qu'est-ce que tu veux manger ?

Me too, what do you want to eat?

De la barbe à papa !

Some dad's beard!*