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| Hi, everyone! I am Lindsay from FrenchPod101.com. In this video, we’ll be talking about the top 10 French slang phrases. | |
| 1. être au taquet “to be going flat out” | |
| So être au taquet means to be ready for something, like when you are really motivated. You can say, Je suis au taquet or “I'm going flat out.” | |
| 2. se faire griller “to be busted” | |
| For example, if you’re caught cheating, you can say, Oh mon Dieu je me suis fait griller. “Oh my god, I'm being busted.” | |
| 3. C'est ouf. “It's crazy.” | |
| So for example, if somebody tells you a story that doesn’t even make sense for you, you’re going to say, C'est ouf. “It's crazy.” | |
| 4. Ouais, enfin… “Yeah, well…” | |
| So for example, somebody wants to invite you to a party and you’re not really sure and then this person insists and says, “Tom is going to be there.”, and you’re going to say, Ouais, enfin… “Yeah, well…” | |
| 5. Ça roule! “Alright!” | |
| If somebody invites you to dinner and say, “Hey, Lindsay, do you want to go out to dinner with me?”, then you can say, Ça roule! “Alright!” | |
| 6. etre vénère “to be angry” | |
| So when somebody really pisses you off, you’re going to say, Je suis vénère. “I am angry.” | |
| 7. mec “guy” | |
| So that’s an expression that us, French people, use. Instead of saying a man, we’re going to say, mec “guy”. | |
| 8. meuf “chick” | |
| So for example, if you see a beautiful girl in the street, well, usually men are going to say, C'est une belle meuf. “It's a cute chick.” | |
| 9. avoir le seum “to be pissed” | |
| So when somebody really annoys you or when you’re really annoyed by a situation, you can say, J'ai le seum. “I am pissed.” | |
| 10. mauviette “wimp” | |
| That’s an expression that we use, for example when you see a man that is scared of everything, you’re going to say, C'est une mauviette. “It's a wimp.” or “He is a wimp.” | |
| So how was it? If you have any more questions, please comment below and see you next time! |
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#6 être vénère to be pissed off
Is that the same as emmerder? Is emmerder the only verb that can be used with an object? For example,
Il m'emmerde.
Bonjour Amanda !
Indeed, you can say "mauviette" to a girl or a boy.
But it's really not a nice thing to say! 😞
Bonne journée !
Marie Alice
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Number five is great. Can roule!❤️ it
Is mauviette the same feminine and masculine?
Nice phrases. Unfortunately, I dont know what are in english wimp, bust, pist....
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