Argot - French Slang - Z
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| la zone [zon] zone, area; ghetto, slum Dans quelle zone habitez-vous ? - Which zone do you live in? Notre zone d'influence arrête ici - Our sphere of influence ends here. Ne traverse pas la zone le soir - Don't walk through the ghetto at night. (informal) C'est la zone - This is a bad situation. Related word: zoner
(familiar) - to bum around |
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| *Pronunciation
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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. |
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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