Tu as de la répartie

Meaning: You're brilliantly quick-witted — always ready with the perfect comeback.

Literally: You have repartee

Origin: From repartir, 'to reply swiftly'; highly prized in French conversational culture.

More French compliments & insults

T'as pas inventé le fil à couper le beurre You're not exactly a genius — the wire to cut butter is about the most obvious tool imagi…
Tête de mule An impossibly stubborn person who refuses to change their mind no matter what.
C'est une vraie chèvre They're hopelessly stubborn and infuriating — a goat that refuses to be moved.
Casse-pieds A massive bore or pain in the neck — someone who wears you down with their irritating way…
Espèce de patate You dim bulb — a potato being the very picture of inert, unthinking stodginess.
Quel râleur / quelle râleuse You never stop moaning — everything is a complaint, nothing is ever good enough.

Colorful expressions from dozens of languages, with their word-for-word translations.

Avoir le vent en poupe To be doing very well; everything is going your way.
Mettre les pieds dans le plat To put one's foot in it; to say something awkward or blunt.
Tourner autour du pot To beat around the bush.

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