So if your French friend is looking a bit shifty as the time approaches to go abseiling, you could tell him - Arrête d'être une poule mouillée et fais-le! Or when you're heading to the outdoor pool in February you could issue the challenge - Le dernier est une poule mouillée! In French une poule is a hen or chicken, while poulet refers to the meat of a chicken, so is more usually seen on menus. As well as being used to signifying cowardice, you might also hear une poule used to refer to a woman. For more French words and expressions, check out our French word of the Day section.

Source: The Local October 15, 2019 13:07 UTC