Argot - French Slang - V
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| vachement |
| la vacherie
[va sh(eu) ree] (familiar) - meanness, rottenness; nasty remark or action; garbage, junk La vacherie de ton ami m'étonne - Your friend's rottenness astonishes me. Ces vacheries ne sont pas acceptables - These mean actions (or words) are unacceptable. C'est quoi cette vacherie ? - What's this junk? Related words: une vache - cow; vachard (familiar adj) - nasty, rotten, mean; vachement (familiar adv) - very, damned, bloody
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| vadrouiller [va dru yay] (informal) - to rove around Quand je voyage, j'aime vadrouiller dans les rues de nouvelles villes. - When I travel, I like to rove around / wander the streets of new towns. Related word: une vadrouille - ramble, jaunt
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| vaseux
[va zeu] (informal adj) - woozy, dazed, hazy, muddled; lame, stupid Cette fille a toujours l'air vaseux - That girl always looks dazed. Je me sentais vaseux ce matin - I felt muddled this morning. C'est une blague vaseuse - It's a stupid joke. Related: vasouiller (informal) - to flounder, struggle; vasouillard (inf adj) - woozy, dazed, muddled
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| viser
[vee zay] to aim at/for, be directed at Nous visons à un but plus modeste - We're aiming for a more modest objective. / The objective we're aiming for is more modest. Cette décision vise à tout le monde - This decision is directed at / has to do with / affects everyone. (familiar) - to take a gander, a peek Vise ce mec ! - Take a look at this guy! Related words: la visée - taking aim, sighting; un viseur - sights, viewfinder
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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. |
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| ay | hate | |||
| e | bed | |||
| ee | meet | |||
| euh | full | |||
| o | go | |||
| uh | the | |||
| u | fool | |||
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| zh | mirage |
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