{"id":13890,"date":"2026-08-04T13:00:58","date_gmt":"2026-08-04T12:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/french.kwiziq.com\/blog\/?p=13890"},"modified":"2026-07-21T14:12:48","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T13:12:48","slug":"a-la-francaise-ep-14-eclipser-quelqu-un-s-eclipser","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/french.kwiziq.com\/blog\/a-la-francaise-ep-14-eclipser-quelqu-un-s-eclipser\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00c0 la fran\u00e7aise Ep. 14: &#8220;\u00c9clipser quelqu&#8217;un&#8221; \/ &#8220;S&#8217;\u00e9clipser&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center\">French Expressions and Idioms<\/h2>\n<p><em>Have you heard of <strong>&#8220;idiomatic expressions&#8221;<\/strong>? These are figurative expressions specific to French, that are usually not translatable directly, as each language uses its own references! Therefore, you need to learn them directly in the language, as well as learning French equivalents to the ones you use in English! Knowing idiomatic expressions is key when learning a new language and it will definitely help you sound like a true Fran\u00e7ais <\/em>\ud83d\ude0a<\/p>\n<h6>\u270d\ufe0f Today&#8217;s French expressions are:<\/h6>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/files\/french\/blog\/2026\/07\/podcast-idiom-14-eclipser-quelqu-un-s-eclipser-pic-300.jpg\" alt=\"a partially eclipsed moon stealing the spotlight at a party\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" align=\"left\" \/><\/p>\n<h3 align=\"center\"><\/h3>\n<h3 align=\"center\"><b><i>\u201c\u00c9clipser quelqu&#8217;un\u201d<\/i><\/b><\/h3>\n<div align=\"center\">Literal translation: &#8220;To eclipse someone&#8221;<\/div>\n<div align=\"center\">Meaning: To outshine someone, to overshadow someone,<br \/>\nto steal the spotlight from someone<\/div>\n<div align=\"center\"><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<h3 align=\"center\"><b><i>\u201cS&#8217;\u00e9clipser\u201d<\/i><\/b><\/h3>\n<div align=\"center\">Literal translation: &#8220;To eclipse oneself&#8221;<\/div>\n<div align=\"center\">Meaning: To slip away quietly, to sneak off, to make a quiet exit<\/div>\n<div align=\"center\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div align=\"center\"><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div align=\"left\">\n<h6>\ud83c\udfa7 Here&#8217;s a podcast about it!<\/h6>\n<p>Want to learn more about these fun expressions, what they mean, and hear some in-context examples? Then listen to <a href=\"\/user\/23\/\">Aur\u00e9lie<\/a> and <a href=\"\/user\/320616\">C\u00e9line<\/a>&#8216;s related <b>podcast <\/b>below:<\/p>\n<div class=\"audio-player audio-player--full audio-player--box kwiziq-wp-audio-override\" \n                  data-audio-config-id=\"kwiziq-wp-audio-player-1\"\n                  data-audio-config-src=\"\/files\/french\/blog\/2026\/07\/podcast-idiom-14-eclipser-quelqu-un-s-eclipser-audio-final-version.mp3\"\n                  data-audio-config-volume=\"1.0\"\n                  data-audio-config-rate=\"1\"\n                  data-audio-config-preserve-pitch=\"true\"\n                  tabindex=\"0\">\n                <audio class=\"audio-player__audio-element\" preload=\"none\"><\/audio>\n                <div class=\"audio-player__controls\">\n                    <button class=\"audio-player__control audio-player__control--button audio-player__control--button-compact audio-player__control--button-play\"\n                            data-audio-config-target=\"kwiziq-wp-audio-player-1\"\n                            data-audio-control-action=\"toggle-play\"\n                            title=\"Play\/Pause\"><\/button>\n                    \n                    <div class=\"audio-player__control audio-player__control--timeline\">\n                        <input type=\"range\"\n                               class=\"audio-player__progress\"\n                               data-audio-config-target=\"kwiziq-wp-audio-player-1\"\n                               data-audio-control-element=\"progress\"\n                               min=\"0\"\n                               max=\"0\"\n                               value=\"0\"\n                               step=\"0.01\" \/>\n                    <\/div>\n                   \n                    <div class=\"audio-player__control audio-player__control--speed\">\n                        <select class=\"audio-player__speed-selector\"\n                                data-audio-config-target=\"kwiziq-wp-audio-player-1\"\n                                data-audio-control-action=\"set-speed\"\n                                title=\"Playback speed\">\n                            <option value=\"0.5\">0.5x<\/option>\n                            <option value=\"0.75\">0.75x<\/option>\n                            <option value=\"1\" selected>1x<\/option>\n                            <option value=\"1.25\">1.25x<\/option>\n                            <option value=\"1.5\">1.5x<\/option>\n                            <option value=\"1.75\">1.75x<\/option>\n                        <\/select>\n                    <\/div>\n                    \n                    <div class=\"audio-player__control audio-player__control--time\">\n                        <span class=\"audio-player__current\"\n                              data-audio-config-target=\"kwiziq-wp-audio-player-1\"\n                              data-audio-control-element=\"current-time\">0:00<\/span>\n                        \/\n                        <span class=\"audio-player__duration\"\n                              data-audio-config-target=\"kwiziq-wp-audio-player-1\"\n                              data-audio-control-element=\"duration\">0:00<\/span>\n                    <\/div>\n\n                    <div class=\"audio-player__control audio-player__control--volume\">\n                        <button \n                            class=\"audio-player__control audio-player__control--button audio-player__control--button-compact audio-player__control--button-mute\" \n                            data-audio-config-target=\"kwiziq-wp-audio-player-1\" \n                            data-audio-control-action=\"toggle-mute\" \n                            title=\"Mute\/Unmute\"\n                        ><\/button>\n                        <input \n                            type=\"range\" \n                            class=\"audio-player__volume-slider\" \n                            data-audio-config-target=\"kwiziq-wp-audio-player-1\" \n                            data-audio-control-element=\"volume\" \n                            min=\"0\" \n                            max=\"1\" \n                            step=\"0.01\" \n                            value=\"1\" \n                            autocomplete=\"off\"\n                        >\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n<h6>\ud83c\udf18 Some context<\/h6>\n<p>The French expressions <strong><em>s&#8217;\u00e9clipser<\/em><\/strong> and <strong><em>\u00e9clipser quelqu&#8217;un<\/em><\/strong> both come from the noun &#8220;<em>une \u00e9clipse<\/em>&#8220;.\u00a0Originally, the word <em>\u00e9clipse<\/em> referred only to the astronomical phenomenon in which one celestial body hides another. 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