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Speaking of French Language<br />

French idioms<br />

Avoir la crève = when someone is ill<br />

and is coughing<br />

Boire un coup = to have a drink<br />

Bosser / taffer = to work<br />

Bouffer / on s’fait une bouffe? = to eat / we eat together?<br />

C’est chaud = it’s difficult<br />

C’est chouette = it’s excellent<br />

C’est délire / C’est rigolo = it’s funny<br />

C’est dingue = it’s crazy<br />

C’est lourd = it’s hard<br />

C’est nickel = that’s perfect<br />

C’est pas terrible = it’s ugly, it isn’t good<br />

Ça craint = it isn’t good, it’s “zero”<br />

Ça me prend la tête = it annoys me<br />

Ça me soûle / Ça me gonfle = it annoys me<br />

Carrément! = Absolutely! Really!<br />

Ce n’est pas la peine = it isn’t worth…<br />

Crever = to exhaust<br />

Dégueulasse (dégueu) = it’s disgusting<br />

Draguer = to flirt<br />

Engueuler / s’engueuler / se faire engueuler = to quarrel<br />

Etre chien = to seem to be hard, mean<br />

Etre marron = to be mistaken<br />

Fastoche = very easy<br />

Flipper = to be afraid of …<br />

Glan<strong>de</strong>r = to do nothing<br />

Gosse = child<br />

J’en ai marre / J’en ai ras le bol / Ça me gave = I am fed up with …<br />

J’en peux plus = I’ve eaten too much; I’ve walked too much.<br />

Je m’en fous = I don’t care<br />

Je suis dégoûté (dég’). / Avoir les boules = I’m disappointed.<br />

Je suis mort = I’m very tired, I’m very ill.<br />

Kiffer = to like something very much<br />

La bagnole, la caisse, la tire = the car<br />

Le taf / Le boulot = the work<br />

Les sous / la tune = the money<br />

Moche = ugly<br />

Oh la vache! = Expression of surprise<br />

92 \ 8. Miscellaneouss

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