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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
ta gueule
idiom. shut up
ta mère dans un kinder
idiom. your mama
taf, taffe
n.m/f. job; work
tafiole
n.m/f. wimp, wuss
taré, -e
n.m/f. idiot, twit
tarin
n.m. nose
tarlouse
n.
gay (n.b.: very pejorative)
tas
n.m. heaps; tons; lots
tatanes
n.f.pl.
shoes (n.b.: dogs, sneaks, and other slangy English equivalents exist)
tchatcher
v. talk idly; chitter chatter; chat
téloche
n.f. television; TV; boob tube
tendre l'oreille à
idiom. listen intently; listen closely
tendre un piège
idiom. set a trap
tenir à
idiom. insist on
tenir compte
idiom. be aware; notice
tenir la jambe
idiom. keep someone from leaving by continuing to talk (lit.: to hold the leg)
tenir la jambe à qqn
idiom. bore someone to death; corner someone
tenir le coup
idiom. survive; last; hold out,
tenir le haut du pavé
idiom. be one of the upper crust; travel in the best company
tenir lieu (de)
idiom. take the place of; serve as
tenir parole
idiom. keep one’s word
tenir tête à
idiom. hold firm against
terre à terre
idiom. down to earth, matter of fact, mundane, prosaic
terrible
adj. great, neat, cool
tête de pioche
idiom. blockhead
texto
n.m. text message
thune
n.f. money; cash (n.b.: previously, a 5-france piece)
tifs
n.m.pl.
hair
tignasse
n.f. hair
timbré
adj. nuts; crazy; loony
tiré par les cheveux
idiom. far-fetched
tirer
v. steal; swipe
tirer d’affaire à qqn
idiom. pull someone through something
tirer la langue
idiom. mock someone (lit.: stick out the tongue)
tirer la tronche
idiom. sulk; make a face
tirer les marrons du feu
idiom. be used as a dupe or a tool
tirer les plans sur la comète
idiom. count one's chickens before they've hatched (lit.: draw up plans on the comet)
tirer les sonnettes
idiom. network; put the word out about something
tirer les vers du nez à qqn
idiom. worm information out of someone
tirer les vers du nez
idiom. make someone talk; question someone
tirer une tronche de trios mètres de long
idiom. sulk; sulk a lot
tissu de bêtises
idiom. nonsense
to peux toujours crever
idiom.
get stuffed
tomber amoureuse de
idiom. fall in love with
tomber dans les pommes
idiom. faint
tomber dans l'oubli
idiom. be forgotten; fade from memory
tomber des nues
idiom. be completely taken aback (lit.: fall from the clouds)
tomber des nues
idiom. fall off one’s chair; be completely taken aback
tomber en panne
idiom. break down; fail. 1. Mon nouvel appareil photo est tombé en panne.
tomber la chemise
idiom. have fun; get down to it
tomber les quatre fers en l’air
idiom. fall flat on one’s back
tomber mal
idiom. go badly; be not good
tomber sur la tête
idiom. be nuts; be crazy
tomber sur qqn
idiom. bump into someone
tomber sur un os
idiom. hit a snag
tombeur
n.m. seducer
tope-la
idiom. deal!
topo
n.m. report; brief talk
toqué
adj. nuts; crazy; loony
torché
adj. drunk
torcher
v. botch; botch up; make a mess of
torchon
n.m. rag (newspaper)
toubib
n.m. doctor, physician (from the Arabic word for doctor: tabib)
toucher à sa fin
idiom. draw to a close
tour à tour
idiom. alternately
tourner autour du pot
idiom. beat around the bush (lit.: circle around the pot)
tourner la page de
idiom. move on from
tout à coup
idiom. suddenly, all at once
tout à fait
idiom. at all; in effect
tout à l’heure
idiom. just now, in a minute
tout arrive
idiom. anythng’s possible
tout de suite
idiom. immediately; right now. 1. Ils veulent tout et tout de suite.
tout d'u coup
idiom. suddenly. 1. Elle pris son parti tout d'un coup.
tout est fini entre nous
idiom. we're finished; we're through; it's all over between us
tout le monde
idiom. everyone
toutou
n.m. dog, doggie
trafiquer
v. fix; rig; fake
tralala
n.m. fuss, frills
travail de cochon
idiom. messy job (not in the sense of employment)
très à cheval
idiom. be a stickler for
trié sur le volet
idiom. hand-picked
trombine
n.f. face; mug
tromblon
n.m. rifle
trop fort
idiom. cool; super; way cool
trou
n.m. joint, dive, horrible place
trou de balle
idiom. asshole; anus
trouduc
n.m. asshole
truc
n.m. trick, means
truquer
v. fix; rig; fake
tu as le nez dessus
idiom. it’s right under your nose
tu t'écrases
idiom. shut up
tu va voir de quel bois je me chauffe
idiom. you wait or you're gonna see what I'm made of
tube
n.m. great success
tuer le veau gras
idiom. kill the fatted calf
tuer les mouches à quinze pas
idiom. have bad breath
turluter
v. fellate; go down on
type
n.m. guy