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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
n’écouter que d’une oreille
idiom. be only half-listening
n’être jamais sorti de son trou
idiom. never have been out of one’s own yard; live in a cave
nase
adj. bust; kaput
navet
n.m. trashy book or movie; turkey (movie)
n'avoir plus un radis
idiom. have nothing; be broke (lit.: have not even one bean)
ne douter de rien
idiom. have a lot of nerve
ne faire ni une ni deux
idiom. not hesitate a moment
ne faire qu’une bouchée de
idiom. make short work of; set about [doing something] quickly
ne faites pas l’enfant
idiom. act your age
ne l’entendre pas de cette oreille
idiom. not to go along with
ne pas desserrer les dents
idiom. not utter a word
ne pas être dans son assiette
idiom. be out of sorts; be out of it
ne pas faire de cadeau
idiom. not to let off lightly
ne pas faire de doute
idiom. be beyond question
ne pas pouvoir saquer qqn
idiom. not stand someone; be unable to tolerate someone
ne pas valoir les quatre fers d'un chien
idiom. be worthless; be worth nothing (lit.: not be worth the four paws of a dog). 1. Pierre, que ne valait pas, comme on dit, les quatre fers d'un chein, devint tout à coup un honnête homme.
n'être jamais sorti de son trou
idiom. live in a cave; live under a rock
nez à nez
idiom. nose to nose, face to face
ni vu ni connu
idiom. no one will be the wiser; no one will know. 1. Mais je me dis ni vu ni connu.
niquer
v. fuck; screw
non, mais des fois
idiom. no way; I can't believe it (n.b.: an interjection to express disbelief or confusion)
nonos
n.m.pl.
bone (for a dog)
nouille
n.f. idiot; big lump
null
adj. bad; weak; poor. 1. Je suis nulle en math et géométrie.