Un jeu d’enfant (literally: a game of child) means something that is really easy to achieve.
Ce problème de math est facile. C’est un jeu d’enfant – This math problem is easy. It’s a game of child.
Speaking of games, do you know that board games are called “jeux de société” in French?
Le Monopoly est un jeu de société. – Monopoly is a board game.
Now let’s bring back some childhood memories! Here are my top 5:
- “Rock, paper, scissors” is “pierre, papier, ciseau”
- “Guess who?” is called “Qui est-ce?” (Who is it?)
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“Hopscotch” is “la marelle”
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“Dream phone” is “téléphone secret”
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“Hide and seek” is called “cache-cache”