12 Colloquialisms Flashcards by Jez Baker-Radford | Brainscape

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Bouffer

A

to eat (greedily)

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Un truc

A

a thing / a thingy

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Un mec

A

a guy / a man

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Une meuf

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a girl / a chick

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Un bordel

A

a big mess / chaos

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Pote

A

friendly / buddy / mate

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Chouette

A

great / nice / cool

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Piquer

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to steal

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Bosser

A

to work

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Je me casse

A

I’m out of here

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Laisse tomber

A

Drop the conversation / Let go of it

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Je suis crevé(e)

A

I’m knackered

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Avoir la flemme

A

Can’t be bothered to

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Je te kiffe

A

I like you

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I like you

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Je te kiffe

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C’est n’importe quoi

A

It’s nonsense

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It’s nonsense

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C’est n’importe quoi

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Chanmé

A

nasty / mean

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nasty / mean

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Chanmé

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Chelou

A

shady / strange

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shady / strange

A

Chelou

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Cimer

A

Thanks for nothing!

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Thanks for nothing!

A

Cimer

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Ouf

A

crazy

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crazy

A

Ouf

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Teuf

A

party

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party

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Teuf

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Pécho

A

to grab (to date someone / to buy drugs / to hook up with someone / to grab something)

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to grab (to date someone / to buy drugs / to hook up with someone / to grab something)

A

Pécho

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Vénère

A

Annoyed / irritated

Q

Annoyed / irritated

A

Vénère

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Bolos

A

Coward / naive

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Coward / naive

A

Bolos

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Relou

A

annoying

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annoying

A

Relou

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Mater

A

To subdue (formal) / to check out (informal)

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To subdue (formal) / to check out (informal)

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Mater

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Frérot

A

bro

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bro

A

Frérot

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Chiant(e)

A

a pain in the ass

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a pain in the ass

A

Chiant(e)

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Oklm

A

cool / hip ( /au/ /calme/ )

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cool / hip ( /au/ /calme/ )

A

Oklm

Q

Une clope

A

a cigarette

Q

a cigarette

A

Une clope

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Mytho

A

liar

Q

liar

A

Mytho

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Wesh

A

yo

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yo

A

Wesh

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Frais / fraiche

A

cool (tr. fresh)

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cool (tr. fresh)

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Frais/fraiche

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Grave

A

seriously (adj)

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seriously (adj)

A

Grave

Q

Ça baigne?

A

How are you?

Q

How are you?

A

Ça baigne?

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Arrête de te la péter

A

Stop showing off

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Stop showing off

A

Arrête de te la péter

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Être dans le coaltar

A

Not thinking clearly

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Not thinking clearly

A

Être dans le coaltar

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Avoir la seum

A

pissed off

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pissed off

A

Avoir la seum

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Les grosses

A

the children

Q

the children

A

Les grosses