Slang and expressions Flashcards
to be in good physical shape, full of energy
avoir une pêche / la pêche
to make lots of money
faire du chiffre
that’s a long hike/drive/trip!
ça fait une trotte!
to be crazy, dotty from age
être aux fraises, sucrer les fraises
to go crazy, to lose it
perdre la boule
What does that have to do with it?
Quel rapport?
to skip something
sécher (colloq)
to suffer losses or inconveniences (clink glasses)
trinquer
daddy (pej.)
daron
to mess up, act poorly / a mess, muddle, foul-up
cafouiller / un cafouillage
to starve, be starving
crever la dalle
to be easy to blame, be a scapegoat
avoir bon dos
to be really scared
avoir la trouille
To be excited, worked up
être emballé
To kill
buter, zigouiller
to hide
se planquer
dishonest, deceitful
fourbe
nothing
ne… que dalle
car
une bagnole
money
du frique
upscale, “bougie”
huppé
Penniless, broke
fauché
to mix up, get wrong
se gourer
Jerk, moron
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
