##  [Bilingual expressions: Strike while the iron is hot!](/en/quiz/expressions-strike-while-the-iron-is-hot-eng)

The French adjective **chaud** is often translated into English by **hot** or **warm**. But this isn’t always the case. Try your hand at matching the French expressions below with their English equivalents. To make the quiz a bit more challenging, we’ve added more answers than questions.

1. avoir une patate chaude dans la bouchewarm colours

red colours

I couldn’t care less

on-the-spot report

press briefing

to have a close call

to be enthusiastic

to mumble

to be heart-warming

2. être chaud (pour quelque chose)warm colours

red colours

I couldn’t care less

on-the-spot report

press briefing

to have a close call

to be enthusiastic

to mumble

to be heart-warming

3. couleurs chaudeswarm colours

red colours

I couldn’t care less

on-the-spot report

press briefing

to have a close call

to be enthusiastic

to mumble

to be heart-warming

4. avoir eu chaudwarm colours

red colours

I couldn’t care less

on-the-spot report

press briefing

to have a close call

to be enthusiastic

to mumble

to be heart-warming

5. cela ne me fait ni chaud ni froidwarm colours

red colours

I couldn’t care less

on-the-spot report

press briefing

to have a close call

to be enthusiastic

to mumble

to be heart-warming

6. faire chaud au cœurwarm colours

red colours

I couldn’t care less

on-the-spot report

press briefing

to have a close call

to be enthusiastic

to mumble

to be heart-warming

7. reportage à chaudwarm colours

red colours

I couldn’t care less

on-the-spot report

press briefing

to have a close call

to be enthusiastic

to mumble

to be heart-warming