Colloguial Words And Expressions Flashcards

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Abuser:
Je voulais louer une voiture et ils m’ont demandé mon prénom 5 fois, c’était abusé!

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To abuse/go too far/take advantage of

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Alcoolo, alcolo:
Cet alcoolo sait pas de il parle

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Alcoholic, wino, drunk, etc.

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Avoir un coup de barre:
J’ai trop mangé, j’ai un coup de barre

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To be tired all of a sudden

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**Bagarre **:
La Bagarre après la soirée, c’était fou!

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A fight/brawl (Old fashioned word)

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Se Bagarrer:
Les enfants se bagarrent dans la rue tous les jours

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(Verb) To fight, to argue

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Baston:
Ça va finir en baston

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(Noun/f) A fight, brawl

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Se Bastonner:
Ils se sont bastonné hier soir

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(Noun/f) To fight (to physically fight someone)

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Bagnole:
Je me suis acheté une nouvelle bagnole

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(Noun/f) A car, ride, set of wheels

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Balancer:
On a balancé des vieux trucs

Parfois les gens balancent des mots trop compliqués et je suis perdu

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(Verb) To throw, to throw out/away

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Balèze/balaise
-C’était un examen vraiment balaise
-C’était un mec baléze
-Mon pote est balèze en anglais

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Hard, difficult, huge, hefty
(Can also mean awesome, excellent, etc)

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Balle
J’ai payé 15 balles

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Slang word for money, euro, buck, etc
(Noun, feminine)

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À deux balles
Ils ont un produit à deux balles

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(Expression) Cheap, worthless

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Baraque
-Je rentre à la baraque
-Il faut qu’on range la baraque

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A shack, hut, poorly maintained house
(Noun, feminine, slang for house/crib)

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Bavard(e)
-Paula, c’est une bavarde!
-Son mari est tellement bavard!

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A talkative person, a gossip
(Can be a noun or adjective)

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Bavarder
J’aime pas quand les étudiants bavardent en classe

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To talk, chat, etc

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Beauf
-Mon oncle, c’est un beauf
-Il fait souvent des blagues de beauf
-J’ai vu mon beauf la semaine dernière

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A hick, redneck, country bumpkin
(Can also mean “brother-in-law” as it sounds like a shortened version of beau-frère)

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Bide
-Il a un gros bide
-J’ai trop mal au bide

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Tummy, belly, etc
(Noun, masculine)