bader, to stress out

bader is a new word in French. It probably comes from the English expression a bad trip. Nowadays, bader means to stress out in familiar French.

• « Elle bade : elle a eu un 2/20 en anglais et ses parents [ne] sont pas encore au courant. »
• “She’s stressing out: she got an F in English and her parents don’t know yet.”

présent : je bade, nous badons

passé composé : j’ai badé, nous avons badé

futur : je baderai, nous baderons

There are many other expressions you probably won’t find in your textbook on the Web site. Venez nous voir.

That was Anne’s native take on a French expression. Bonne journée française.

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