le scotch

Definition: Scotch® tape, Sellotape®; Scotch whiskey

Ne peux-tu pas réparer le cahier avec du scotch ? - Can't you fix the notebook with some (Scotch) tape?

J'aimerais bien un verre de scotch - I'd love a glass of Scotch (whiskey)

Click the little graphic below to hear the franglais word scotch pronounced in French.

Related words (both informal):

• scotcher - to tape (together); to astonish 
   
• être/rester scotché - to be/remain stunned, gobsmacked; to be/remain glued (to one's seat, the tv)

Notes: Though you will hear scotch used to mean "tape" in France (and possibly other French-speaking countries), it is not a French word: it's franglais, which automatically makes it informal. Use with caution, if at all.

Official French equivalents:
   le scotch - le ruban adhésif
   scotcher - coller avec du ruban adhésif
   scotché (stunned) - sidéré; (glued to) - cloué, rivé à

Pronunciation: [skuhch]Audio Link