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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
l’affaire est dans le sac
idiom. it’s in the bag (lit.: the matter is in the sack)
l’échapper belle
idiom. have a close call; make a narrow escape
l’embarras du choix
idiom. too much to choose from
l’emporter sur
idiom. get the better of; win out over
l’esprit de l’escalier
idiom. belated wit
l’été de la Saint-Martin
idiom. Indian summer
la barbe
idiom. damn; blast (lit.: the beard; n.b.: introjection but not vulgar)
la belle affaire
idiom. big deal; so what (lit.: the nice matter)
la belle avance
idiom. a lot of good that will do (lit.: the nice advance; n.b.: ironic)
la belle saison
idiom. warm weather; warm months
la bête noire
idiom. a pet peeve (lit.: the black creature)
la court échelle
idiom. a boost; a hand up; a leg up
la fable de la ville
idiom. a laughingstock
la fable du quartier
idiom. a laughingstock
la fin de fins
idiom. at the end; in the end; ultimately
la moutarde lui monte au nez
idiom. he/she is getting angry
la plupart de(s)
idiom. most, most of, the majority of
la vache
idiom. wow
laisse béton
idiom. let it go; drop it; forget it (verlan for the idiom laisse tomber)
laisse pisser
idiom. forget it; let it go (lit.: let it piss)
laisser de côté
idiom. set aside; put aside; leave
lapin
n.m. kid, child
lascar
n.m. shrewd dude, great guy; no-good bum
lasser la bride sur le cou
idiom. give someone a free hand; leave someone a free hand; give someone free reign
l'avoir dans les dents
idiom. be screwed
le bruit court
idiom. rumor has it
le cas échéant
idiom. if need be
le champ est libre
idiom. the coast is clear
le chemin saint Jacques
idiom. the Milky Way (from the legend that sas the remains of saint James were discovered at Compostella in Galicia, Spain, by bishop Theodomir, who
le coup de foudre
idiom. love at first sight
le coup de l’étrier
idiom. one for the road
le dessous des cartes
idiom. what goes on behind the scenes
le dessous des carts
idiom. the real story
le dessus du panier
idiom. the cream of the crop; the pick of the litter
le droit chemin
idiom. the straight and narrow
le fin fond de
idiom. the depths of
le fin mot de l’histoire
idiom. the real point to the story
le plus clair de
idiom. the greater part of (lit.: the clearer of)
le pour et le contre
idiom. the pros and the cons
lèche-bottes
n.m. ass-kisser, suck-up
lèche-cul
n.m. kiss ass; ass kisser; suck-up
lèche-vitrines
idiom. window-shopping (lit.: licking windows)
les carottes sont cuites
idiom. your goose is cooked; you’re (we’re) done for (lit.: the carrots are cooked)
les coins et recoins
idiom. the ins and outs
les deux font la paire
idiom. they are two of a kind
les doigts dans le nez
idiom. easily
les faux frais
idiom. incidentals
les mains en jumelles sur ses yeux
idiom. hands making binoculars over his eyes
lever le nez
idiom. raise one’s head
lève-tard
n.m. sleepy head, someone who cannot wake up early
loloches
n.m.pl.
tits, breasts
lolos
n.m.pl.
tits, breasts
louche
idiom. fishy, shifty
loufoque
adj. crazy person; nut
lune
n.f. buttocks