Compliment or insultInsult
French
FrenchTu as une cervelle de moineau
Meaning: You're scatterbrained and forgetful.
Literally: You have a sparrow's brain
Origin: French expression; the tiny sparrow stands for a tiny attention span.
More French compliments & insults
- Tu es mon rayon de soleil A warm way to tell someone they brighten your day.
- Joli comme un cœur Utterly charming or adorable.
- Tu as un cœur d'or You are genuinely kind and generous.
- Tu déchires You're awesome — you totally rock.
- Tu as du chien You have a certain irresistible magnetism — a je-ne-sais-quoi that draws people in.
- Tu as la tête sur les épaules You're grounded, sensible, and dependable — not easily swept off course.
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