2 golden French proverbs and what they mean | A Coffee Break with Hélène

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🗓️ 11 August 2025

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Summary

Join Hélène from the Coffee Break French team for a coffee break, in which you'll have the chance to practise and improve your French over just 10 minutes.

In this episode, she explores classic French proverbs like: la parole est d’argent, le silence est d’or and tout ce qui brille n’est pas or. She explains their meanings and how to use them in everyday conversation, helping you sound more like a native speaker. 🗣️✨

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0:00.0	The Parole is of
0:02.5	Argent.
0:03.6	The silence is of ore.
0:07.7	Hello,
0:09.0	I'm
0:09.8	Helene.
0:11.1	Biennue
0:12.0	to this
0:12.6	little episode
0:13.9	we were breaching the gap
0:15.7	in between
0:16.5	our main
0:17.1	coffee break French
0:18.3	seasons.
0:19.5	We're taking that time
0:20.6	to have a little look at some culture or grammar.
0:24.5	Today I'm talking about two French proverbs using the word gold.
0:30.5	Or.
0:31.6	All right.
0:32.6	Let's see part. So,
0:45.3	So first by the first expression.
0:49.3	The parole is of
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