Tu as une cervelle de moineau

Meaning: You're scatterbrained and forgetful.

Language: French

Literally: You have a sparrow's brain

Category: Insult

Origin: French expression; the tiny sparrow stands for a tiny attention span.

More compliments & insults — Insult

Без царя в голове (Bez tsarya v golove) — Foolish and reckless — with no one in charge upstairs.
Cabeça de alho chocho — A forgetful scatterbrain whose thoughts won't stay put.
Bête comme ses pieds — Really not very bright.
Avoir un poil dans la main — To be incurably lazy.
Tête de linotte — A scatterbrain who can't hold a thought.
Courir sur le haricot — To get badly on someone's nerves.

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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