French President Emmanuel Macron took the crowd by surprise in Sydney on Wednesday when he called Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull’s wife “delicious.”
“I want to thank you for your welcome, thank you and your delicious wife for your warm welcome,” Macron said during a joint press conference with Turnbull.
The remark quickly made headlines in Australia.
“Lost in translation: Emmanuel Macron thanks the PM’s ‘delicious’ wife,” ABC news tweeted.
Lost in translation: Emmanuel Macron thanks the PM’s ‘delicious wife’ (Pic: AAP)https://t.co/XyyxcHPfT9 pic.twitter.com/P7KM2RwqDI
— ABC News (@abcnews) May 2, 2018
A few Twitter users also jumped to Macron’s defense, pointing out that the French word for delicious is “delicieux” which translates to “delightful.”
Yo! I keep saying being multilingual is hard! I really feel for Pres Macron here for this literal English translation of French word « délicieuse » which can also mean delightful/lovely but ended up calling Australia’s PM’s wife “delicious” ? pic.twitter.com/zEZXrmHRrD
— Victoria Uwonkunda (@Msuwonkunda) May 2, 2018
