Québec Expressions

Question 1

Attache ta tuque!

Answer 1

Hold on/ get ready!

Question 2

Ton jeu piano

Answer 2

Your piano playing

Question 3

Accrocher ses patins

Answer 3

Hang up your skates

Question 4

Now

Answer 4

À c’t’heure

Question 5

À la revoyure

Answer 5

À plus tard
see you later

Question 6

Hold on

Answer 6

Attache ta tuque

Question 7

Have trouble with

Answer 7

Avoir de la misère à

Question 8

To have a sweet tooth

Answer 8

Avoir le bec sucré

Question 9

Being tired as soon as you wake up

Answer 9

Avoir les yeux dans la graisse de bines

Question 10

Beau temps, mauvaise temps

Answer 10

To express that something will happen no matter what

Question 11

Les bottines doivent suivre les babines

Answer 11

An expression that means actions must follow words

Question 12

Broche-à-foin

Answer 12

A poorly designed object or poorly organisée event (haywire?)

‘Le souper-bénéfice était vraiment broche-à-foin!’

Question 13

Il freaking out!
Good and bad connotation

Answer 13

Je capote

Question 14

Une bibitte

Answer 14

A bug

Question 15

Let’s goo

Answer 15

Aweille / let’s goo

Question 16

The king of the jungle

Answer 16

Le bosse des bécosse

Question 17

Embarquer

Answer 17

To head off on transportation

Question 18

Chauffer

Answer 18

To drive

Question 19

Décoller

Answer 19

To take off (not by plane)

Question 20

Nauséabond

Answer 20

Nauseating

Question 21

Écœurant

Answer 21

Mind blowing/ amazing / awful

Question 22

Tu fais dur avec

Answer 22

You look awful with

Question 23

Je te niaise

Answer 23

Im pulling your leg

Question 24

Stop fooling around

Answer 24

Arrête tes niaiseries

Question 25

Les nouilles ne sont pas toutes dans la soupe

Answer 25

He’s not playing with a full deck

Question 26

Être habillé comme la chienne à Jacques

Answer 26

To be a frumpy old fashioned person

Question 27

Pousse, mais pousse égal

Answer 27

C’mon, don’t exaggerate

Question 28

Prends ton gaz égal

Answer 28

Chill out

Question 29

Il dort au gaz

Answer 29

He’s asleep at the wheel

Question 30

Prendre une brosse

Answer 30

To get wasted

Question 31

That’s it I’m done

Answer 31

Ça va faire

Question 32

That’s absurde

Answer 32

C’est niaiseux

Question 33

Forced laugh

Answer 33

Rire jaune

Question 34

C’est encore drôle

Answer 34

To express the opposite of what was just said We’ll see/ it’s not a done deal

Question 35

Cogner des clous

Answer 35

When someone is really tired and trying to stay awake J’ai passé ma journée à cogner des clous

Question 36

I’ll be in Montgomery

Answer 36

J’t’a Montgomery

Question 37

Coudons

Answer 37

What the hell (surprised)

Question 38

Expensive

Answer 38

Dispendieux

Question 39

To be quick on your feet

Answer 39

Être vite sur ses patins

Question 40

Don’t give up

Answer 40

Lâche pas / lâche pas la patate

Question 41

He is totally wrong

Answer 41

Il est dans les patates

Question 42

Terrifying

Answer 42

Épeurant

Question 43

To exaggerate He layed it on up real thick to be sure that…

Answer 43

En beurrer épais Il en a beurré épais pour être sure que…

Question 44

To ready oneself

Answer 44

S’enligner

Question 45

Faire dur

Answer 45

To have a ridiculous appearance Mon char fait dur

Question 46

Fais (qqch) comme du monde

Answer 46

Do (smthn) just like everything else / like a normal person

Question 47

Un fun noir

Answer 47

À fun evening

Question 48

Chat

Answer 48

Jaser

Question 49

On jase, là!

Answer 49

To give assurance that it’s informal and you can let loose ´It’s just us’

Question 50

Un lâche

Answer 50

A coward,

Question 51

Lâcher son fou

Answer 51

To let off steam/ energy

Question 52

Damaged totaled

Answer 52

Magané

Question 53

En masse

Answer 53

A lot