Posts belonging to Category 'argot'

Meuf (verlan)

Meuf : woman/girl Share on Facebook

verlan : langage à l’envers

Examples of verlan in French: laisse béton : laisse tomber meuf : femme This type of inversed language is not common in English today. One example of a word pronounced backwards which has entered into common speech is ‘yob’ from ‘boy’. Today a ‘yob’ is an uncouth, rowdy young man Yob : voyou Word inversions [...]

bagnole/caisse

bagnole : car vielle bagnole : old banger (GB) jalopy (US) caisse (voiture) : wheels Share on Facebook

cul

cul : (!) ass (US) arse (GB) trou du cul (connard) : (*)asshole/arsehole cul de jatte : legless cripple (pejorative) cul sec! bottoms up! tape-cul (tape-fesses) : see-saw cul de sac : dead end/ no through road / cul-de-sac Share on Facebook

casser (se)

se casser : to clear off casse-toi! clear off! get lost! casser les couilles : tu me casses les couilles : (!) you’re breaking my balls (US) , (*)you’re pissing me off (!) you’re bugging me Share on Facebook

bordel

bordel (exclamation) oh (*)shit! bordel (pagaille) : mess foutu bordel : bloody mess quel bordel! what a mess / what a dump bordel (maison close) : brothel/whorehouse (US) Share on Facebook

se barrer

se barrer: to clear off , to get out of here Il s’est barré sans même dire au revoir – He cleared off without even saying goodbye Voilà le prof, on se barre! – here’s the teacher, let’s get out of here! Share on Facebook

avoir (se faire)

se faire avoir : to be had Je me suis fait avoir : I’ve been had. – They must have seen you coming! – This expressions indicates that the person concerned must be a little naive, and should have known better Share on Facebook

voir

va te faire voir : get lost Share on Facebook

andouille

andouille (imbecile): prat (GB) muppet (GB) idiot airhead (US) faire l’andouille: to be silly/stupid – stop being stupid! to (!)prat about (GB) Share on Facebook

chier (faire chier)

chier: to defecate to (*) shit Faire chier: to (*) piss (somebody) off – tu me fais chier : you’re pissing me off Share on Facebook