Antiquités à Montmartre à Paris
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The French you learn in the classroom is not the same as the French you’ll hear on the street or in movies. Swearing is very much part of every day French. Watch the video below of President Sarkozy’s outburst “Casse-toi, pauvre con” – fuck off, loser – at an official function or read about it in the Herald Tribune/New York Times.
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Here are 15 common “gros mots [1]” swear words or expressions. The blue ones are okay – at least they are common – in French, even if the English translation seems offensive. Use the red ones only when you are really angry; they are very offensive.
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15 common swear words and expressions used in French
- (ça) fait chier – it’s annoying
- c’est con — It’s too bad
- c’est le bordel — it’s a mess
- casse-toi — fuck off
- con (m), conne (f) – loser, jerk, bitch
- emmerdant, emmerdante — annoying
- enculé (m), enculée (f) – asshole
- foutre [2] — to fucking do
- je suis foutu, foutue — I’m screwed
- merde — shit
- putain — fuck
- salop (m), salope (f) [3] — bastard, bitch
- ta gueule — shut the fuck up
- va te faire enculer — go and fuck yourself
- zut — darn
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Watch the video of President Sarkozy’s “Casse-toi, pauvre con” and read the International Herald Tribune article about it.
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[1] gros mots – fat words – means swear words
[2] listen to Edith Piaf’s “Je ne regrette rien”
[3] often in the feminine form, awkwardly enough
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