Slang and expressions Flashcards

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1
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to be in good shape, full of energy

A

avoir une pêche / la pêche

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2
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to make lots of money

A

faire du chiffre

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3
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that’s a long hike/drive/trip!

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ça fait une trotte!

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4
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to be crazy, dotty from age

A

être aux fraises, sucrer les fraises

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5
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to go crazy, to lose it

A

perdre la boule

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6
Q

What does that have to do with it?

A

Quel rapport?

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7
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to skip something

A

sécher (colloq)

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8
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to suffer losses or inconveniences (clink glasses)

A

trinquer

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9
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daddy (pej.)

A

daron

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10
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to mess up, act poorly / a mess, muddle, foul-up

A

cafouiller / un cafouillage

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11
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to starve, be starving

A

crever la dalle

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12
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to be easy to blame, be a scapegoat

A

avoir bon dos

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13
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to be really scared

A

avoir la trouille

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14
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To be excited, worked up

A

être emballé

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15
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To kill

A

buter, zigouiller

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16
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to hide

A

se planquer

17
Q

dishonest, deceitful

A

fourbe

18
Q

nothing

A

ne… que dalle

19
Q

car

A

une bagnole

20
Q

money

A

du frique

21
Q

upscale, “bougie”

A

huppé

22
Q

Penniless, broke

A

fauché

23
Q

to mix up, get wrong

A

se gourer

24
Q

Jerk, moron

A

abruti

25
Q

soldier (fam)

A

bidasse

26
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to find (fam)

A

dégoter

27
Q

to eat

A

bouffer

28
Q

to mess up, ruin

A

bousiller

29
Q

to betray, rat on

A

balancer

30
Q

it has been a while, long time

A

Ça fait un bail / commence à faire un bail

31
Q

to fall in love with

A

s’enticher de

32
Q

To swindle, rip off someone of x

A

carotter qqn sur x

33
Q

risky, dangerous

A

casse-gueule

34
Q

Money (fam)

A

du pognon