Argot - French Slang - A
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| accro
[a kro] (informal adj) - hooked, addicted Le protagoniste est accro à l'héroïne - The protagonist is addicted to heroin. Je suis accro au chocolat - I'm hooked on chocolate. un accro - addict Il est accro du ski - He's a skiing addict.
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| un(e) ado
[a do] (inf, short for adolescent) - teenager J'ai deux ados - I have two teenagers. Related: adolescent (adj) - adolescent, teenage; adolescence (f) - adolescence
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| une anicroche
[a nee kruhsh] (informal) - hitch, snag, problem Nous avons réussi sans anicroche(s) - We succeeded without a hitch. Il y a eu deux ou trois petites anicroches - There were two or three little snags. Related words: accrocher - to snag, catch
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| un appart (fam. noun) - apartment/flat (short for un appartement)
[a part] Je vis dans un appart - I live in an apartment. If you live in un appart, be sure not to play your music too loud! http://french.about.com/od/music
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| arnaquer
[ar na kay] (familiar) - to swindle, diddle, rip off; to nab, arrest Arnaquer les touristes, c'est tout simplement mal - Swindling people is just plain wrong. On a arnaqué le voleur hier soir - They nabbed the thief last night. Related: l'arnaque (m) - swindling, rip-off; un arnqueur - swindler, cheat
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| arroser - to water, spray,
(informal) - to drink to
[a ro zay] As-tu arrosé les fleurs ? - Did you water the flowers? Casablanca est plus arrosé que San José - Casablanca is wetter (gets more rain) than San José. Nous avons gagné, ça s'arrose ! - We won, let's drink to that! Related words: arrosage - watering, spraying; un arroseur - waterer; une arroseuse - water cart; un arrosoir - watering can Learn some specialized French vocabulary: http://french.about.com/od/dicosspecialized
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| *Pronunciation
notes
Due to the limitations of HTML, I cannot use true phonetic symbols. I tried to be as straightforward as possible, but please refer to this chart to understand my pronunciation symbols. Note that this is only a guide to help you get the most out of the sound file. Please refer to a dictionary for the exact pronunciation. |
a | father | ||
| ay | hate | |||
| e | bed | |||
| ee | meet | |||
| euh | full | |||
| o | go | |||
| uh | the | |||
| u | fool | |||
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| zh | mirage |
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