DINGBATS

DINGBATS

A dingbat is a puzzle consisting of one or more pictures and sometimes one or more letters or symbols that can be read together to make a word or phrase.

Choose your dingbat

8. Dingbat 8

1. Dingbat 1

15. Dingbat 15

9. Dingbat 9

2. Dingbat 2

16. Dingbat 16

10. Dingbat 10

3. Dingbat 3

17. Dingbat 17

11. Dingbat 11

4. Dingbat 4

18. Dingbat 18

12. Dingbat 12

5. Dingbat 5

19. Dingbat 19

13. Dingbat 13

6. Dingbat 6

20. Dingbat 20

14. Dingbat 14

7. Dingbat 7

21. Dingbat 21

What is the hidden phrase?

Dingbat 1

Love is in the air

❤️ = love + ❤️ is in the word "air" --> love is the air

There's a happy and loving atmosphere around them.

Il y a de l'amour dans l'air

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Dingbat 2

The domino effect

'Dom' in O = domino + effect --> (the) domino effect

A chain reaction where something bad happens, causing other similar events to happen

L'effet domino

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Dingbat 3

Fade away

The word 'Away' is fading ( = it's slowly disappearing)

To slowly disappear

S'estomper

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Dingbat 4

Draw a line in the sand

The hand is drawing a line SA ____ ND = (literally) in the sand --> To draw a line in the sand

To put a stop to or a limit on something

Fixer des limites

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Dingbat 5

Blue in the face

Colour blue +In the word 'face' --> Blue in the face

To waste your efforts because you will get no results

until you're blue in the face = Tant qu'on veut

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Dingbat 6

Little by little

Little 'by' + word 'little'--> Little by little

Slowly or Gradually

Petit à petit

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Dingbat 7

Green thumb

word 'thumb' in green--> Green thumb

the ability to make plants and flowers grow

La main verte

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Dingbat 8

Happy hour

word 'hour' + smiley = happy--> Happy Hour

a period of time when drinks are sold cheaply in a bar or a pub

"Happy hour" (anglicisme)

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Dingbat 9

Sweet tooth

word 'tooth' +sweets (waffles, donuts, sweets) --> sweet tooth

If you have a sweet tooth, you like eating sweet foods, especially sweets and chocolate.

Aimer les sucreries

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Dingbat 10

Broken promise

word 'promise' +word appears broken --> broken promise

If you didn't do what you said that you would do

Promesse non tenue

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Dingbat 11

London Underground

word "London"+ under the word "ground" --> London Underground

The name of the underground in the city of London, also called the Tube

Le métro de Londres

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Dingbat 12

Pain in the neck

word "pain" literally in the middle of the word "neck" --> Pain in the neck

Someone or something that is very annoying

Casse-pieds / pénible

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Dingbat 13

Double agent

Word "agent" x2 = double --> Double agent

an agent who pretends to act as a spy for one country or organization while in fact acting on behalf of an enemy.

Agent double

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Dingbat 14

Head over heels

word "Head" on top / above / over other word + heel x2 = heels --> Head over heels

completely in love

Fou amoureux

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Dingbat 15

Half mast

word "Mast" + cut in half / only top half can be seen --> half mast

A flag which has been brought down to a point halfway down the pole as an expression of sadness at someone's death

En berne

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Dingbat 16

Cutting edge

Word "edge" + scissors cutting the word --> cutting edge

The most modern stage of development in a particular type of work or activity

De pointe / A la pointe

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Dingbat 17

Wish upon a star

Word "wish" + above / upon / on top of a star --> wish upon a star

Making a wish after seeing the first star in the sky at night or after seeing a shooting star

Faire un voeu

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Dingbat 18

High Five

Word "five" + at the top of the document --> high five

a gesture in which two people each raise a hand above their shoulder and bring the fronts of their hands together with force

Tope là!

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Dingbat 19

Crossroads

Word "roads" + in the shape of an X / a cross --> crossroads

A place where two roads meet and cross each other

Un carrefour / une intersection

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Dingbat 20

I understand

Word "I" + under the word 'Stand' --> I understand

To explain that you know the meaning of something

Je comprends

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Dingbat 21

Musical chairs

Word "chairs" + musical notes --> Musical chairs

a game in which children walk around a group of chairs while music plays / a situation in which people change jobs often

Les chaises musicales