Slang and expressions Flashcards by Tony Baird

Q

to be in good physical shape, full of energy

A

avoir une pêche / la pêche

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to make lots of money

A

faire du chiffre

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that’s a long hike/drive/trip!

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ça fait une trotte!

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to be crazy, dotty from age

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être aux fraises, sucrer les fraises

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to go crazy, to lose it

A

perdre la boule

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What does that have to do with it?

A

Quel rapport?

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to skip something

A

sécher (colloq)

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to suffer losses or inconveniences (clink glasses)

A

trinquer

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daddy (pej.)

A

daron

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to mess up, act poorly / a mess, muddle, foul-up

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cafouiller / un cafouillage

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to starve, be starving

A

crever la dalle

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to be easy to blame, be a scapegoat

A

avoir bon dos

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to be really scared

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avoir la trouille

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To be excited, worked up

A

être emballé

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To kill

A

buter, zigouiller

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to hide

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se planquer

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dishonest, deceitful

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fourbe

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nothing

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ne… que dalle

Q

car

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une bagnole

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money

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du frique

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upscale, “bougie”

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huppé

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Penniless, broke

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fauché

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to mix up, get wrong

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se gourer

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Jerk, moron

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abruti

soldier (fam)

bidasse

to find (fam)

dégoter

to eat

bouffer

to mess up, ruin

bousiller

to betray, rat on

balancer

it has been a while, long time

Ça fait un bail / commence à faire un bail

to fall in love with

s’enticher de

To swindle, rip off someone of x

carotter qqn sur x

risky, dangerous

casse-gueule

Money (fam)

du pognon

behind one's back (figuratively)

dans le dos de qqn