French Slang
French → English · 16 words
| French | English |
|---|---|
| Sentir le sapin | To have one foot in the grave |
| Tu n'arrêtes pas de râler | You never stop grumbling, familier |
| Tu n'arretes pas de rachonner | You never stop grumbling (Argot) |
| Prendre des gants avec quel'qu'un | To take lots of precautions, act with tact. "To handle with kid gloves" |
| Tout a coup | Suddenly |
| Tout d'un coup | In one go |
| C'est clair | That's right, True that! |
| Avoir la boule au ventre | To have a knot in one's stomach |
| Avoir la boule a zero | To have a shaved head |
| Une ange passe | And then there was silence, used when there is a long silence in a conversation. |
| Il est fort bien vetu | He is very well dressed soutenu |
| Il est tres bien apprete | He is well dressed, formel |
| Il est tres bien habille | He is well dressed, courrant |
| Il est trop bien fringue | He's so well dressed. |
| Il est trop bien sape | He's so well dressed, argot |
| Quelque chose qui cloche | Something's wrong |