{"id":14037,"date":"2026-08-25T13:00:46","date_gmt":"2026-08-25T12:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/french.kwiziq.com\/blog\/?p=14037"},"modified":"2026-08-21T14:43:28","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T13:43:28","slug":"a-la-francaise-ep-15-etre-un-rat-de-bibliotheque","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/french.kwiziq.com\/blog\/a-la-francaise-ep-15-etre-un-rat-de-bibliotheque\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00c0 la fran\u00e7aise Ep. 15: &#8220;\u00catre un rat de biblioth\u00e8que&#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 expression is:<\/h6>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/files\/french\/blog\/2026\/08\/podcast-idiom-15-rat-de-bibliotheque-pic-300.jpg\" alt=\"a worm and a rat reading a book together\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" align=\"left\" \/><\/p>\n<h3 align=\"center\"><\/h3>\n<h3 align=\"center\"><b><i>\u201c\u00catre un rat de biblioth\u00e8que\u201d<\/i><\/b><\/h3>\n<div align=\"center\">Literal translation: &#8220;To be a library rat&#8221;<\/div>\n<div align=\"center\">Meaning: To love to read<\/div>\n<div align=\"center\">English equivalent: To be a bookworm<\/div>\n<div align=\"center\"><\/div>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<div align=\"center\"><\/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<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 this fun expression, what it means, and hear some in-context examples? 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It was inspired by the actual rodents that crept into dark archive rooms to gnaw on old paper and book bindings. It also follows a classic French pattern of using &#8220;rat of [a place]&#8221; to describe someone who spends a lot of time in a specific spot, much like a church rat or an opera dancer <em>(petit rat de l&#8217;Op\u00e9ra)<\/em>. While the phrase originally carried a slightly negative connotation, describing a reclusive person with purely bookish knowledge, today &#8211; much like its English equivalent, &#8220;bookworm&#8221; &#8211; it is used neutrally or affectionately to describe avid readers and dedicated researchers who love spending their time immersed in books.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h6>\ud83d\udc40 How about some examples?<\/h6>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">To help you commit this expression to memory, here are some useful examples of how to use it in context:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Mon fr\u00e8re passe tous ses samedis apr\u00e8s-midi \u00e0 la m\u00e9diath\u00e8que ; <span class=\"citation-18 citation-end-18\">c&#8217;est un vrai rat de biblioth\u00e8que.<\/span><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Pendant la r\u00e9daction de sa th\u00e8se de doctorat, L\u00e9a est devenue un v\u00e9ritable rat de biblioth\u00e8que.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><em><em>Ma fille Leila a toujours \u00e9t\u00e9 un vrai petit rat de biblioth\u00e8que : elle d\u00e9vorait tous les livres qui lui passaient sous la main. <\/em><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Ce n&#8217;est qu&#8217;apr\u00e8s avoir d\u00e9couvert l&#8217;univers du&#8221; Seigneur des Anneaux&#8221; que je suis devenu un authentique rat de biblioth\u00e8que.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h6><\/h6>\n<h6>\ud83e\udd29 Enjoy a special Fill-in-the-Blanks exercise!<\/h6>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">With this great Fill-in-the-Blanks exercise featuring our new expression, you get to <strong>practise your French grammar<\/strong> while getting <strong>another in-context use of the expression<\/strong>\u00a0<em>&#8220;\u00eatre un rat de biblioth\u00e8que&#8221;<\/em> to help you remember it \ud83e\udd17 <em>Que demander de plus\u00a0?<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"\/my-languages\/french\/tests\/overview\/19603569\">Souvenirs d&#8217;un rat de biblioth\u00e8que<\/a> (L&#8217;Imparfait) &#8211; A2<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center\"><a class=\"MailerInlineButtonCTA\" style=\"background-color: #ff6a00;color: #ffffff;font-weight: bold;border-radius: 14px \/ 50%;font-size: 16px;text-align: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;line-height: 100%;text-decoration: none;max-width: 100%;padding: 12px 24px 12px 24px;margin-top: 4px\" href=\"\/my-languages\/french\/tests\/overview\/19603569\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Take this Fill-in-the-Blanks exercise<\/a><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div align=\"left\">\n<h6>\ud83d\ude4c Now is your time to shine!<\/h6>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Challenge yourself to use these expressions in a French conversation or piece of writing, and let us know what you thought of this expression, share your idiomatic sentences, and tell us how your French friends reacted to it &#8211; <em>en fran\u00e7ais bien s\u00fbr<\/em> &#8211;\u00a0 in the comments below \u263a\ufe0f<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00c0 toi de jouer\u00a0!<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"kwiz-app\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-url=\"https:\/\/french.kwiziq.com\/api\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-title=\"Test your French against the CEFR standard\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-return-url=\"https:\/\/french.kwiziq.com\/blog\/a-la-francaise-ep-15-etre-un-rat-de-bibliotheque\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-return-title=\"&Agrave; la fran&ccedil;aise Ep. 15: &quot;&Ecirc;tre un rat de biblioth&egrave;que&quot;\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-questionspercomp=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-token=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-template=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-kwizkey=\"sorter\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>French Expressions and Idioms Have you heard of &#8220;idiomatic expressions&#8221;? 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