French Slang - Argot Flashcards

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1
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Slang

A

Argot

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2
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How are you/good

Ça va?/ça va!

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Ça baigne?/ Ça baigne!

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I’m outta here!

Get outta here! / piss off!

Should we get out of here?

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Je me casse.

Casse-toi!

On se casse?

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They don’t understand anything/ are super out of it.

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Il capte rien.

Il capte trois fois rien.

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5
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Let it go/ drop it.

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Laisse tomber.

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No joke

(vulgar):duh, you’re not kidding

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Sans blague

vulgar: sans déc

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7
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Insult in describing foreign language skills

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Parler comme une vache espagnole.

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Uneagerness to do a certain task because of a certain mood or feeling of laziness or negativity

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J’ai la flemme

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9
Q

I could eat/ I’m a little hungry

I’m very hungry

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J’ai un petit creux

J’ai un grand creux

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10
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(word to end a sentence with emphasis)

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quoi

«…pas de chance, quoi.»

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11
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a (large?) mess

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Un bordel

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Dollars/ bucks

Money (as a plural without an s)

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Balles

«J’ai l’acheter pour 15 balles.»

Blé

«il gagne beaucoup de blé.»

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13
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Baby talk for a small injury/blessure

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Un bobo

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14
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Boyfriend

Girlfriend

A

Mec

Meuf

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15
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That sucks!

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C’est trop relou!

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16
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To be annoyed

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Être vénère

17
Q

restaurant

A

restau

18
Q

cop

A

flic

19
Q

damned (adj)

A

foutu

20
Q

goodness gracious/ damn

A

bon sang

21
Q

like (filler word)/yeah, right

A

genre

22
Q

book

A

bouqin