The Provençal expressions on the theme “Feelings” gather 45 traditional sayings, presented in Mistralian spelling with their meaning in English.
oh ! qu'acò's bèu !oh, how beautiful! aqui n'y a proun !enough of that! osco !well done! bravo! que couiounado !what nonsense! (milder than its French equivalent) es un Fènis !it's a wonder, something extraordinary lou souleou mi fa cantathe sun puts me in a singing mood acò metè fiò is estoumpothat lit the fuse ié vai gai au brandehe throws himself into it wholeheartedly estre urous coume un Diéuto be happy as a god lou Rèi es pas soun cousinhe envies no one, not even the king a fa peta li cartohe blew it, broke the deal sian dins lou jambinwe're in a real fix nous embouio lou cabedèuit's throwing a wrench in our plans me fai veni rababèuit drives me up the wall me seco lou fegeit eats away at me, torments me ai de cascavèu en tèstoI'm worried sick, my mind won't rest siéu dins l'òli bouièntI'm on pins and needles vòu ana plus vite que la musicohe wants to rush ahead, skip the steps es pressa coume un lavamenhe's in a great hurry siéu dessus-dessoutoI'm shaken, turned upside down ai lou bate-cormy heart is pounding moun sang faguè lou viro-passomy blood ran cold, I was shocked instantly s'as pòu, bouto-te uno pèiro à la pochoif you're scared, find your own comfort de pòu de se bagna, s'es pissa i braiofearing a small harm, he caused a worse one m'a fa dreissa li chivu sus la tèstoit made my hair stand on end à l'aise coume un pèis dins l'aigoas comfortable as a fish in water li bras m'en toumbèronI was flabbergasted bada coume un limbertgaping in astonishment veni rouge jusqu'au blanc dis ueito blush from head to toe resta em' un pan de nasto be left looking foolish es vengu me dansa davanshe came on to me, made advances Agué crentoto feel shy or ashamed Agué la tressusour/lei tres susourto be scared stiff Aquelo empego !what a surprise! Bouano maire/mèro !an exclamation of surprise, anger, or impatience Caga ei braioto be scared, a coward D'uno óulivo au cuou, ti fa un litro d'òlihe's terrified, a real coward Èstre gounfle/gounfloto feel heavy-hearted, sad, anxious Faire de conte/de comte de Mèste Arnaudto make muddled, misleading calculations Rire à si peta l'emboulìgouto laugh long and loud S'estrassa dóu rireto laugh until one can't breathe Si faire uno fourro de rireto have a good laugh Si faire uno pèu de rireto have a good laugh Si prene uno estoumagadoto suffer a bitter disappointment, an emotional blow Toumba de la figuieroto be caught completely off guard, a little disappointed