Hello everyone! I hope all is well with you. We meet again today for a new episode of the Français Authentique podcast. I am delighted, as every week, to meet you here to discuss the beautiful language that is the language of Molière, French. Last week, we studied together the meaning of the expression " se voiler la face ".
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Let's get back to our expression of the day which is "birds of a feather flock together". Let's first explain the words in the expression.
We start with the word “who,” which is a subject relative pronoun.
Then, we have “to resemble each other”, which means having things in common, similar physical or psychological traits.
And finally, “to assemble”, which means to come together, to group together, to associate.
As for the meaning of the expression, well the expression finds its origin in the Middle Ages. It comes from the Latin maxim "similis simili gaudet", you will notice my very pronounced Latin accent, which means like pleases like. So, this means that individuals who have common traits will naturally get along well. Over the israel whatsapp number data centuries, this Latin proverb has been translated and adapted into different languages. So, it means that people who have similar values and interests tend to come together. This expression is also used to explain the natural attraction between certain people who are similar.
So, I'm going to give you three examples, three different contexts, as usual, so that you can become a little more familiar with the expression.
First example: "Since Julie and Sarah discovered that they are both fans of K-Pop, they have been inseparable. Birds of a feather flock together." So, in this example, the image is obvious, we have two people who have a common interest, in this case K-Pop. So, we use this expression "birds of a feather flock together" in the sense that they are similar since they are both fans of something in common.
Second example: John and Marie are an inseparable couple. They have the same hobbies, the same habits, they do everything together. When I see them, I say to myself that "birds of a feather flock together". So, here, the same thing, we are talking about a couple who are absolutely inseparable. They have the same hobbies, they have the same habits, we see that they are very similar. We understand, therefore, that they do everything together. So, these are people who have common values, common interests, who are therefore a couple. That is why we are going to use this expression to emphasize the fact that these two people are similar, that is why they are together.
Third example: I think you could get along well with Vincent. Like you, he is very committed to the issue of gender equality, and as the saying goes, "birds of a feather flock together." So, here, we see that there is one person advising another by telling him or her that he or she could get along well with Vincent since they have more or less common values, similar interests and that there could be an attraction between the two. So, that's why we use the expression "birds of a feather flock together."