Prononcer correctement les fruits et légumes en français
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What does “avoir la pêche” mean in French?
avoir la pêche
French fruit idiom
“to be full of energy,” literally “to have the peach”
Avoir la pêche means being full of energy and in good spirits, with nothing to do with fruit on a plate. J’ai la pêche aujourd’hui is “I’m feeling great today.” French keeps a small family of these: avoir la patate and avoir la frite say much the same thing, while avoir la banane shifts it slightly towards wearing a big grin.
The usual explanation for avoir la banane is the shape — a banana curve looks like a wide smile. Avoir la pêche has no settled origin; boxing slang, where avoir de la pêche means having a hard punch, is one guess among several. Worth carrying as usage rather than as etymology.
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