Argot - French Slang - I
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[a(n) pek] (informal adj, short for impeccable) - great! terrific! Ce film est impec ! - This movie is great! C'est impec ! - Brilliant! Related words: impeccable (adj) - perfect, impeccable, faultless; impeccablement (adv) - perfectly, faultlessly
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| un imper
[a(n) per] (informal, short for imperméable) - raincoat, mac Ah zut ! J'ai oublié mon imper! - Darn it! I forgot my raincoat. Related words: un imperméable - raincoat, mackintosh; imperméable (adj) - waterproof, impervious; imperméabiliser - to waterproof
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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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