Polyglot Dictionary

avoir d'autres poissons à frire

/a.vwaʁ dotʁ pwa.sɔ̃ a fʁiʁ/

verb B1

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present
a d'autres poissons à frire
past
a eu d'autres poissons à frire
perfect
eu d'autres poissons à frire

Meaning

  1. to have other fish to fry

    • Je n'ai pas le temps, j'ai d'autres poissons à frire.

      I don't have time, I have other fish to fry.

    • Elle a eu d'autres poissons à frire ce jour-là et a oublié notre rendez-vous. Elle s'est excusée dès le lendemain.

      She had other fish to fry that day and forgot our appointment. She apologized the very next day.

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Similar words

avoir d'autres chats à fouetter

Two colorful idioms for "to have other fish to fry" — one literally says "other cats to whip," the other "other fish to fry," both meaning the same thing, largely interchangeable.

Practice

1 What does avoir d'autres poissons à frire mean?

2 Fill the gap: Je n'ai pas le temps, j'ai d'autres ___ à frire.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches avoir d'autres poissons à frire?

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