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French Slang
This dictionary is a comprehensive and in-depth look at all the slang, vulgarisms, curses, and insults, plus idioms, expressions, and a lot more, that appear in everday French. If you like modern French films, rap, or other forms of entertainment, you'll find many of the words and phrases used in here. As always with slang, be careful using what you hear; it may not work quite the way you expect.
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z
gagner du temps
idiom. make up time
gagner les doigts dans le nez
idiom. win easily
galère
n.f. drag; bother; problem. (n.b.: This expression comes from Molière:“Qu’allait-il donc faire dans cette galère?” est une réplique de la pièce “Les fourberies de Scapin”). 1. Quelle galère! 2. Il a connu des années de galère.
galérer
v. sweat blood; struggle; have a hard time
gamin(e)
n.m/f. child, kid; little boy/girl
gang
n.m. gang (usually said of criminals)
garce
n.f. bitch
garder une dent contre
idiom. have a grudge against somebody; hold a grudge against somebody (lit.: hold the tooth against)
garnement
n.m. imp; rascal
gâteux, -euse
n.m/f. dotard, old fool
gavroche
n.m. street urchin, punk
gerber
v. puke; vomit
gerbos
n.m. gross, disgusting
gniard
n.m. brat
gnôle
n.f. hooch
gnon
n.m. blow (with a fist)
godiche
adj. oafish; lump-like
gogol
n.m. fool
goinfre
n.m. pig, greedy pig
gonfler
v. annoy someone; piss someone off (lit.: pump up; inflate)
gosse
n.m. kid; child
goûter
v. try; sample
grailler
v. eat
grande surface
n.f. supermarket (lit.: large surface).
grat(t)os
adj. free, no charge
gratis
adj. free, no charge
gratos
adj. free, free of charge
grave (de chez grave)
adj. really; very; intensely (n.b.: used as an intensifier or to give more emphasis). 1. Il est taré, mais grave de chez grave.
griller un feu
idiom. run a light
grolle
n.f. shoe
gros bonnet
idiom. big wig ; big cheese
gros comme une maison
idiom. very big ; huge ; at a distance. 1. Je l’ai vu venir gros comme une maison.
gros mots
idiom. vulgar words, dirty words
grosse brioche
idiom. fat stomach; paunch; gut; beer belly
guimbarde
n.f. old car; jalopy; moped (lit.: Jew's harp)