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ça mord

the fish are biting

→ cela
phrase Rare #37,703
the fish are biting Often used when fishing to ask whether fish are biting or to say how well they are biting.
FR: Ça mord bien ce matin.
EN: The fish are biting well this morning.

Ça mord pas du tout aux Rochers Blancs !

They're not biting at all at Rochers Blancs!

— Le Bras de diamant (1969)

Et comment que ça mord.

And boy, does it bite.

— Le Bras de diamant (1969)

Ça mord bien mieux aux Pierres Noires.

They're biting much better at Pierres Noires.

— Le Bras de diamant (1969)

Alors, ça mord ?

So, are they biting?

— Le Retour (2003)

Attention, ça mord !

Watch out, it bites!

Ça mord Reynolds ?

Is the fish biting, Reynolds?

— The Machinist (2004)

Bizarre, ça mord pas.

Weird, it's not biting.

— Salyut-7 (2017)