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Old 08-23-2009, 03:28 AM
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Default Pardon my French, but #!&*%@$ !!!!!!!!!!!!

My awesome aunt and uncle gave me this book yesterday for my b-day titled

MERDE!
The Real French You Were Never Taught At School


Now, the book is not solely about jurons; it also contains many slang words that are used in common French. I haven't had the time to fully read through yet, but here are a few of my favorites (of course the naughty vocabulary) I've found while skimming. *Children, look away!

Nice, Friendly - sympa (rather than "sympathique")
You bunch of - bande de
A midget - un nabot
Mannish (adj for women) - hommasse
a chick : his broad : his old lady - une gonzesse** : sa poule** : sa bergére
a male chauvinist pig - un pantouflard
a guy who likes to go pick up women (the bar scene) - un dragueur
obsessed - obsédé(e) (hmm, I wonder if there's a group of people or me I can use this on)
to sweet-talk - baratiner
lol, to dip one's wick/to get it wet - tremper son biscuit*
a "back street abortionist" - une faiseuse d'ange** (did anybody else think of Borat?)
the damage/bill - la douleureuse (the painful one)
a boozer - un picoleur*
to blow (money, mind you) - claquer

As I do not fully know the rules of these forums regarding profanity, I'll refrain from posting more traditional swear words (f', sh', etc), certain body parts/features, and such. If I get the O.K., I'll gladly add some.

I can't quite tell you whether or not this book will greatly improve your French skills enough to run out and get a copy, but I find it worth it if you want some good laughs. Plus at a base price of $10 (mine was on clearance) it won't break the bank. This book has a lot more than a list of the random words I pulled out. It is separated into chapters (The Musts, Parties, Sex Matters) which in each there is a long list of vocabulary relating to the chapter, various phrases/sentences/expressions, and even a quiz at the end!

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sort off topic.. but i never understood why people would say "pardon my french.. but *****"

what's that supposed to mean?! what does french have to do with the phrase that follows?
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sort off topic.. but i never understood why people would say "pardon my french.. but *****"

what's that supposed to mean?! what does french have to do with the phrase that follows?
I think he's just having a play on words.


Anyhow, I look forward to hearing about your results with this book.
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a male chauvinist pig - un pantouflard
I've always known un pantouflard to be a couch potato...
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*covers my little innocent eyes* lol
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Default Note on: Pardon my French, but #&*%@$ !!!

I've temporarily hidden this thread for now. Personally I like swearing, especially in other languages and find this a valuable aspect of learning to communicate fully in another language. But some people can be rather sensitive to it, and if one of those people were Alizee herself if/when she stopped by our community... well then that might be a particular problem.

Get back to you on this ASAP pending a more permanent decision. Thanks for your patience and understanding.
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what if alizee swears in her private life? there are many celebs who would not dream of swearing when meeting the public or when a microphone is in thier face. then there are many who do not care what the public hears from their mouth. in those cases, their fans are thrilled when that happens.
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Not impossible but she is such a public figure I don't think she would want to spoil her image. I mean she has a lot of children fans so....
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As I do not fully know the rules of these forums regarding profanity, I'll refrain from posting more traditional swear words (f', sh', etc), certain body parts/features, and such.
Stick to that, and some reasonable discretion, and I think we'll be fine.
Edit: I removed a couple of the more risqué ones.
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I've temporarily hidden this thread for now. Personally I like swearing, especially in other languages and find this a valuable aspect of learning to communicate fully in another language. But some people can be rather sensitive to it, and if one of those people were Alizee herself if/when she stopped by our community... well then that might be a particular problem.

Get back to you on this ASAP pending a more permanent decision. Thanks for your patience and understanding.
Absolutely, I understand completely.

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I've always known un pantouflard to be a couch potato...
You may be right, I have no authority on the accuracy of this book.

I'm just slightly weary of fully trusting this book for example, it lists that "un type" could be used in place of "un homme".

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Also the book is written by somebody named "Geneviéve", which on the back of the books says born and lives in Switzerland, so yea
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