Être charrette literally translates as ‘to be in the chariot or cart’. It is used in connection with last minute touches to get a project finished before a deadline. Not willing to release the cart until they were happy with their model, they often applied the finishing touches when it was already in the cart. Eh-t-re chah-retExamplesOh là là, désolé, ce soir je ne peux pas venir à ta soirée , je suis super charrette. For more French Expressions and French Words of the Day you can CLICK HERE to see our full list

Source: The Local October 09, 2019 06:33 UTC