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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
rab
n.m. extra, seconds; overtime
raconter des salades
idiom. lie; tell tall tales
radin, -e
n.m.pl.
stingy, miserly; miser
radinerie
n.f. miserliness, stinginess
ramasser une veste
idiom. lose one’s shirt; lose badly (in an election)
rancart
n.m. meeting; rendez-vous
raser les murs
idiom. keep a low profile (lit.: shave the walls)
raton(ne)
n.m/f. boy or girl (use the appropriate ending, of course)
réchauffé
adj. old, already known
recommencer à zéro
idiom. start from scratch
regarder en chiens de faïence
idiom. glare at each other; look at each other
rendre compte
idiom. account for
rendre service
idiom. be of service; render service; do a favor for
rendre visite à
idiom. visit someone
rentrer dans ses pénates
idiom. go home to
rester en vie
idiom. remain alive; stay alive
rester sec
idiom. be stumped
rester sur sa faim
idiom. remain unsatisfied
revenir sur ses pas
idiom. retrace one's steps
rien que pour moi
idiom. for myself alone; just for myself
rigolo
adj. fun, amusing
rire à idiot
idiom. laugh insanely
rire au nez de qqn
idiom. to laugh at someone
rire en jaune
idiom. laugh on the other side of one's face; not find something funny (lit.: laugh in yellow)
rogaton
n.m. piece of junk, scrap, slop
rom'pol
n.m. detective novel (from roman policier)
ronger son frein
idiom. champ at the bit; barely contain one’s impatience
rouler sur l’or
idiom. be rolling in money; be rich
rouler une pelle
idiom. French kiss; tongue kiss
rusé
n.
crafty person; sly person
rusé comme un renard
idiom. sly as a fox; cunning as a fox
rusé comme un vieux renard
idiom. sly as a fox; cunning as a fox