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French Slang
Things you should know but they probably didn't teach you in class...
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Language - French
Graduate
07/14/2010

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N'importe quoi
Definition

Whatever!

 

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Couilles

Definition
Balls/Testicles
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Garce
Definition
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Pute

Definition

Whore

 

Bitch

 

Slut

Term
Langue de pute
Definition

A sharp tongue

 

(Literally tongue of whore)

Term
Gosses
Definition

France: Familiar word for "kids". If adding "sale" in front of "gosses" you get "brats". 

 

Quebec: Balls/testicles (So avoid talking about people playing with their kids (gosses) in Quebec. Stick to enfants?

 

And children, so endearing...But watch out for the Bart Simpson Wannabe who tells you his name is "Tamere Lagarsse", re: Ta mere la garsse

 

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Faire la bringue ou bringuer
Definition

Partying 

 

(Faire la fete)

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Il pleut comme vache qui pisse
Definition
It's raining cats and dogs, you can do the literal translation on your own. 
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Il n'y a pas 36 solutions!
Definition

"There aren't 36 solutions"

 

(Used when someone is being indecisive)

 

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T'es gonfle!
Definition
You're big-headed!
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Filer
Definition
To give up
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Ca deboit

 

Definition

That sucks

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Ca dechire
Definition
That sucks
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Enculer 

 

 

 

 

 

Definition
Fucking
Term
Va faire enculer
Definition
Hmm...a nice translation? "Sexual activity, from the rear"
Term
Va te faire enculer
Definition

Fuck you

 

*vulgar

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Un encule
Definition

Cocksucker

 

*vulgar

Term
Baudin
Definition

Literally: Sausage

 

Translation: Often used to describe genitals

Term
Poufiasse
Definition
Floozy, almost like a whore
Term

Poser Un Lapin

 

"Tu m'a pose un lapin"

Definition

To stand someone up

 

"Tu m'a pose un lapin" = "You stood me up"

 

Do rabits stand people up regularly? This is why you don't ask rabbits questions, they stand you up and leave you with out answers! 

Term

Argot

 

-Ou- 

 

Argotiques

Definition
Slang
Term
Un(e) Ado
Definition

Short for "Un(e) adolescent"

 

Term
Une Anicroche
Definition
A hitch, snag, or proglem
Term
Anaguer
Definition
To swindle or rip off
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Arroser 
Definition

1. To water or drizzle, as in "As tu arrose les fleurs?" (Did you water the flowers?)

 

2. To drizzle, as in "Arroser d'un filet avec l'huile d'olive"- drizzle with olive oil

 

3. To baste, as in "arroser...le viande"

 

4. The most important, "to drink to." As in "Nous avons gange, ça s'arrose"- We won, let's drink to that! or "Il faut arroser ça!" - They toasted thier victory

 

 

 

 

Term
Baiser
Definition
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Des balles
Definition

Dolla dolla bills y'all. Money, Euros, bills, etc

 

Je gagne 100 balles par heure- I make 100 bucks an hour,  

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Bandant
Definition
Sexy, interesting
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Le Baratin
Definition
Sweet talk, chatter
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Un bequin
Definition
A crush, as in you have a crush on someone
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Ça biche? 

Definition
How's Life
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Bicher
Definition
To be pleased with yourself
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Un bled
Definition
A terrible run down god forsaken dump of a place. 
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Un bordel
Definition
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