Translation of “cock-and-bull story” to French
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Dictionary: "cock-and-bull story" - translations and examples
Exemples with "cock-and-bull story"
The landlord told me a cock and bull story about why we didn't have heat for three days.
Le propriétaire m'a raconté toute une histoire pour expliquer pourquoi nous n'avions pas de chauffage depuis trois jours.
In Latin, "gallus" means both "cock" and "Frenchman".
En latin, « gallus » veut dire « coq » et aussi « Français ».
The child sat on his mother's lap and listened to the story.
L'enfant s'assit sur les genoux de sa mère et écouta l'histoire.
He told the boss some cockamamie story about being sick and needing days off from work.
Il raconta au patron une histoire sans queue ni tête disant qu'il était malade et avait besoin de jours de congé.
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