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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.
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j’en mettrais ma main à couper
idiom. I’d stake my life on it
j’en mettrais ma main au feu
idiom. I’d stake my life on it
jacasser
v. talk a lot; blab
jamais de la vie
idiom. never; not on your life
je ne te demande pas l’heure qu’il est
idiom. mind your own business; it’s none of your business; who asked you?
je vous ai/t’ai demandé l’heure?
idiom. was I talking to you? (lit.: Did I ask you the time?)
je vous en donne mon billet
idiom. you can take my word for it
jeter de l’huile sur le feu
idiom. stir up a quarrel; add fuel to the fire
jeter l’argent par les fenêtres
idiom. squander money; throw money out the window
jeter un coup d’oeil
idiom. look around
joint
n.m. joint; spliff (of marijuana)
jouer à chat
idiom. play tag (lit.: to play cat; n.b.: c’est toi le chat means you’re it in the game)
jouer la comédie
idiom. put on an act
jouer son joker
idiom. play one's trump card
journal de cul
idiom. porn magazine; dirty magazine (lit.: magazine of the ass)