vent

Inherited from Middle French vent, from Old French vent, from Latin ventus, from Proto-Italic *wentos, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wéh₁n̥ts < *h₂weh₁- (“to blow”).


partir

partir (infinitive)
avoir (infinitive multiword-construction)
être + past participle (infinitive multiword-construction)
partant (gerund participle present)
ayant (gerund multiword-construction participle present)
étant + past participle (gerund multiword-construction participle present)
parti (participle past)
pars (first-person indicative present singular)
pars (indicative present second-person singular)
part (indicative present singular third-person)
partons (first-person indicative plural present)
partez (indicative plural present second-person)
partent (indicative plural present third-person)
partais (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
partais (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
partait (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
partions (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
partiez (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
partaient (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
partis (first-person historic indicative past singular)
partis (historic indicative past second-person singular)
partit (historic indicative past singular third-person)
partîmes (first-person historic indicative past plural)
partîtes (historic indicative past plural second-person)
partirent (historic indicative past plural third-person)
partirai (first-person future indicative singular)
partiras (future indicative second-person singular)
partira (future indicative singular third-person)
partirons (first-person future indicative plural)
partirez (future indicative plural second-person)
partiront (future indicative plural third-person)
partirais (conditional first-person singular)
partirais (conditional second-person singular)
partirait (conditional singular third-person)
partirions (conditional first-person plural)
partiriez (conditional plural second-person)
partiraient (conditional plural third-person)
present indicative of avoir (indicative multiword-construction perfect present)
être + past participle (indicative multiword-construction perfect present)
imperfect indicative of avoir (indicative multiword-construction pluperfect)
être + past participle (indicative multiword-construction pluperfect)
past historic of avoir (anterior indicative multiword-construction past)
être + past participle (anterior indicative multiword-construction past)
future of avoir (future indicative multiword-construction perfect)
être + past participle (future indicative multiword-construction perfect)
conditional of avoir (conditional multiword-construction perfect)
être + past participle (conditional multiword-construction perfect)
parte (first-person present singular subjunctive)
partes (present second-person singular subjunctive)
parte (present singular subjunctive third-person)
partions (first-person plural present subjunctive)
partiez (plural present second-person subjunctive)
partent (plural present subjunctive third-person)
partisse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
partisses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
partît (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
partissions (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
partissiez (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
partissent (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
present subjunctive of avoir (multiword-construction past subjunctive)
être + past participle (multiword-construction past subjunctive)
imperfect subjunctive of avoir (multiword-construction pluperfect subjunctive)
être + past participle (multiword-construction pluperfect subjunctive)
pars (imperative second-person singular)
partons (first-person imperative plural)
partez (imperative plural second-person)
simple imperative of avoir (imperative multiword-construction second-person singular)
être + past participle (imperative multiword-construction second-person singular)
simple imperative of avoir (first-person imperative multiword-construction plural)
être + past participle (first-person imperative multiword-construction plural)
simple imperative of avoir (imperative multiword-construction plural second-person)
être + past participle (imperative multiword-construction plural second-person)

Inherited from Middle French partir, from Old French partir, from Latin partīre.

rien ne sert de courir, il faut partir à point

Il ne s’est pas vu partir


remettre

remettre (infinitive)
avoir + past participle (infinitive multiword-construction)
remettant (gerund participle present)
remettant (gerund participle present)
ayant + past participle (gerund multiword-construction participle present)
remis (participle past)
remets (first-person indicative present singular)
remets (indicative present second-person singular)
remet (indicative present singular third-person)
remettons (first-person indicative plural present)
remettons (first-person indicative plural present)
remettez (indicative plural present second-person)
remettez (indicative plural present second-person)
remettent (indicative plural present third-person)
remettais (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
remettais (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
remettais (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
remettais (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
remettait (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
remettait (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
remettions (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
remettions (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
remettiez (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
remettiez (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
remettaient (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
remettaient (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
remis (first-person historic indicative past singular)
remis (historic indicative past second-person singular)
remit (historic indicative past singular third-person)
remîmes (first-person historic indicative past plural)
remîtes (historic indicative past plural second-person)
remirent (historic indicative past plural third-person)
remettrai (first-person future indicative singular)
remettrai (first-person future indicative singular)
remettras (future indicative second-person singular)
remettras (future indicative second-person singular)
remettra (future indicative singular third-person)
remettra (future indicative singular third-person)
remettrons (first-person future indicative plural)
remettrons (first-person future indicative plural)
remettrez (future indicative plural second-person)
remettrez (future indicative plural second-person)
remettront (future indicative plural third-person)
remettront (future indicative plural third-person)
remettrais (conditional first-person singular)
remettrais (conditional first-person singular)
remettrais (conditional second-person singular)
remettrais (conditional second-person singular)
remettrait (conditional singular third-person)
remettrait (conditional singular third-person)
remettrions (conditional first-person plural)
remettrions (conditional first-person plural)
remettriez (conditional plural second-person)
remettriez (conditional plural second-person)
remettraient (conditional plural third-person)
remettraient (conditional plural third-person)
future of avoir + past participle (future indicative multiword-construction perfect)
conditional of avoir + past participle (conditional multiword-construction perfect)
remette (first-person present singular subjunctive)
remettes (present second-person singular subjunctive)
remette (present singular subjunctive third-person)
remettions (first-person plural present subjunctive)
remettions (first-person plural present subjunctive)
remettiez (plural present second-person subjunctive)
remettiez (plural present second-person subjunctive)
remettent (plural present subjunctive third-person)
remisse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
remisses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
remît (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
remissions (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
remissiez (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
remissent (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
remets (imperative second-person singular)
remettons (first-person imperative plural)
remettons (first-person imperative plural)
remettez (imperative plural second-person)
remettez (imperative plural second-person)

Inherited from Old French remetre, inherited from Latin remittō. By surface analysis, re- + mettre.


connaître

connaître (infinitive)
avoir + past participle (infinitive multiword-construction)
connaissant (gerund participle present)
connaissant (gerund participle present)
ayant + past participle (gerund multiword-construction participle present)
connu (participle past)
connais (first-person indicative present singular)
connais (indicative present second-person singular)
connaît (indicative present singular third-person)
connaissons (first-person indicative plural present)
connaissons (first-person indicative plural present)
connaissez (indicative plural present second-person)
connaissez (indicative plural present second-person)
connaissent (indicative plural present third-person)
connaissais (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
connaissais (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
connaissais (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
connaissais (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
connaissait (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
connaissait (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
connaissions (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
connaissions (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
connaissiez (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
connaissiez (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
connaissaient (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
connaissaient (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
connus (first-person historic indicative past singular)
connus (historic indicative past second-person singular)
connut (historic indicative past singular third-person)
connûmes (first-person historic indicative past plural)
connûtes (historic indicative past plural second-person)
connurent (historic indicative past plural third-person)
connaîtrai (first-person future indicative singular)
connaîtrai (first-person future indicative singular)
connaîtras (future indicative second-person singular)
connaîtras (future indicative second-person singular)
connaîtra (future indicative singular third-person)
connaîtra (future indicative singular third-person)
connaîtrons (first-person future indicative plural)
connaîtrons (first-person future indicative plural)
connaîtrez (future indicative plural second-person)
connaîtrez (future indicative plural second-person)
connaîtront (future indicative plural third-person)
connaîtront (future indicative plural third-person)
connaîtrais (conditional first-person singular)
connaîtrais (conditional first-person singular)
connaîtrais (conditional second-person singular)
connaîtrais (conditional second-person singular)
connaîtrait (conditional singular third-person)
connaîtrait (conditional singular third-person)
connaîtrions (conditional first-person plural)
connaîtrions (conditional first-person plural)
connaîtriez (conditional plural second-person)
connaîtriez (conditional plural second-person)
connaîtraient (conditional plural third-person)
connaîtraient (conditional plural third-person)
future of avoir + past participle (future indicative multiword-construction perfect)
conditional of avoir + past participle (conditional multiword-construction perfect)
connaisse (first-person present singular subjunctive)
connaisses (present second-person singular subjunctive)
connaisse (present singular subjunctive third-person)
connaissions (first-person plural present subjunctive)
connaissions (first-person plural present subjunctive)
connaissiez (plural present second-person subjunctive)
connaissiez (plural present second-person subjunctive)
connaissent (plural present subjunctive third-person)
connusse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
connusses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
connût (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
connussions (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
connussiez (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
connussent (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
connais (imperative second-person singular)
connaissons (first-person imperative plural)
connaissons (first-person imperative plural)
connaissez (imperative plural second-person)
connaissez (imperative plural second-person)
se connaître (infinitive reflexive)
s'être + past participle (infinitive multiword-construction reflexive)
se connaissant (gerund participle present reflexive)
se connaissant (gerund participle present reflexive)
ayant (gerund multiword-construction participle present reflexive)
étant + past participle (gerund multiword-construction participle present reflexive)
connu (participle past reflexive)
me connais (first-person indicative present reflexive singular)
te connais (indicative present reflexive second-person singular)
se connaît (indicative present reflexive singular third-person)
nous connaissons (first-person indicative plural present reflexive)
nous connaissons (first-person indicative plural present reflexive)
vous connaissez (indicative plural present reflexive second-person)
vous connaissez (indicative plural present reflexive second-person)
se connaissent (indicative plural present reflexive third-person)
me connaissais (first-person imperfect indicative reflexive singular)
me connaissais (first-person imperfect indicative reflexive singular)
te connaissais (imperfect indicative reflexive second-person singular)
te connaissais (imperfect indicative reflexive second-person singular)
se connaissait (imperfect indicative reflexive singular third-person)
se connaissait (imperfect indicative reflexive singular third-person)
nous connaissions (first-person imperfect indicative plural reflexive)
nous connaissions (first-person imperfect indicative plural reflexive)
vous connaissiez (imperfect indicative plural reflexive second-person)
vous connaissiez (imperfect indicative plural reflexive second-person)
se connaissaient (imperfect indicative plural reflexive third-person)
se connaissaient (imperfect indicative plural reflexive third-person)
me connus (first-person historic indicative past reflexive singular)
te connus (historic indicative past reflexive second-person singular)
se connut (historic indicative past reflexive singular third-person)
nous connûmes (first-person historic indicative past plural reflexive)
vous connûtes (historic indicative past plural reflexive second-person)
se connurent (historic indicative past plural reflexive third-person)
me connaîtrai (first-person future indicative reflexive singular)
me connaîtrai (first-person future indicative reflexive singular)
te connaîtras (future indicative reflexive second-person singular)
te connaîtras (future indicative reflexive second-person singular)
se connaîtra (future indicative reflexive singular third-person)
se connaîtra (future indicative reflexive singular third-person)
nous connaîtrons (first-person future indicative plural reflexive)
nous connaîtrons (first-person future indicative plural reflexive)
vous connaîtrez (future indicative plural reflexive second-person)
vous connaîtrez (future indicative plural reflexive second-person)
se connaîtront (future indicative plural reflexive third-person)
se connaîtront (future indicative plural reflexive third-person)
me connaîtrais (conditional first-person reflexive singular)
me connaîtrais (conditional first-person reflexive singular)
te connaîtrais (conditional reflexive second-person singular)
te connaîtrais (conditional reflexive second-person singular)
se connaîtrait (conditional reflexive singular third-person)
se connaîtrait (conditional reflexive singular third-person)
nous connaîtrions (conditional first-person plural reflexive)
nous connaîtrions (conditional first-person plural reflexive)
vous connaîtriez (conditional plural reflexive second-person)
vous connaîtriez (conditional plural reflexive second-person)
se connaîtraient (conditional plural reflexive third-person)
se connaîtraient (conditional plural reflexive third-person)
future of s'être + past participle (future indicative multiword-construction perfect reflexive)
conditional of s'être + past participle (conditional multiword-construction perfect reflexive)
me connaisse (first-person present reflexive singular subjunctive)
te connaisses (present reflexive second-person singular subjunctive)
se connaisse (present reflexive singular subjunctive third-person)
nous connaissions (first-person plural present reflexive subjunctive)
nous connaissions (first-person plural present reflexive subjunctive)
vous connaissiez (plural present reflexive second-person subjunctive)
vous connaissiez (plural present reflexive second-person subjunctive)
se connaissent (plural present reflexive subjunctive third-person)
me connusse (first-person imperfect reflexive singular subjunctive)
te connusses (imperfect reflexive second-person singular subjunctive)
se connût (imperfect reflexive singular subjunctive third-person)
nous connussions (first-person imperfect plural reflexive subjunctive)
vous connussiez (imperfect plural reflexive second-person subjunctive)
se connussent (imperfect plural reflexive subjunctive third-person)
connais-toi (imperative reflexive second-person singular)
connaissons-nous (first-person imperative plural reflexive)
connaissons-nous (first-person imperative plural reflexive)
connaissez-vous (imperative plural reflexive second-person)
connaissez-vous (imperative plural reflexive second-person)

Inherited from Old French conoistre, from Late Latin conōscere, from Latin cognōscere.

(transitive, archaic, euphemistic) to know (sexually)


moyen

fr-adj

moyen (feminine moyenne, masculine plural moyens, feminine plural moyennes)

moyenne (feminine)
moyens (masculine plural)
moyennes (feminine plural)

Inherited from Middle French moyen, from Old French moien, earlier meien, inherited from Latin mediānus. Doublet of médian, a borrowing, and also of misaine.

"Tu t’es embarquée dans une moyenne galère, Biscuit!"

1996, Chrystine Brouillet, C'est pour mieux t'aimer mon enfant, →ISBN, page 52:

You got yourself something big there, Cookie!

(Canada, informal, euphemistic) Big; impressive; serious


croquer la pomme

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Book of Genesis
Eve
Forbidden fruit
Tree of the knowledge of good and evil

Literally, “to crunch the apple”. Referencing the Book of Genesis, in which Eve eats the Forbidden fruit, commonly thought of as an apple, from the Tree of the knowledge of good and evil. An allegory to the sin of knowledge and lust.


partir en fumée

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(intransitive, simultaneously euphemistic and, usually, hyperbolic) to be consumed by and destroyed in fire (which is only implied) such that smoke is the only evidence of something having happened (ash, smut, etc. notwithstanding)


faire une carte de France

(euphemistic, slang) to have a wet dream


mois

Inherited from Middle French moys, from Old French mois, from earlier meis, from Latin mēnsis.
Compare Catalan mes, Italian mese, Occitan mes, Portuguese mês, Romansch mais, Spanish mes.

(euphemistic, archaic) period, menstruation [1535—early 20th c.]


calice

Borrowed from Latin calix, calicem, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek κύλιξ (kúlix). Compare also the inherited Old French chalice.

(Quebec, slang, euphemistic) Alternative form of câlisse


remercier

remercier (infinitive)
avoir + past participle (infinitive multiword-construction)
remerciant (gerund participle present)
ayant + past participle (gerund multiword-construction participle present)
remercié (participle past)
remercie (first-person indicative present singular)
remercies (indicative present second-person singular)
remercie (indicative present singular third-person)
remercions (first-person indicative plural present)
remerciez (indicative plural present second-person)
remercient (indicative plural present third-person)
remerciais (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
remerciais (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
remerciait (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
remerciions (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
remerciiez (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
remerciaient (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
remerciai (first-person historic indicative past singular)
remercias (historic indicative past second-person singular)
remercia (historic indicative past singular third-person)
remerciâmes (first-person historic indicative past plural)
remerciâtes (historic indicative past plural second-person)
remercièrent (historic indicative past plural third-person)
remercierai (first-person future indicative singular)
remercieras (future indicative second-person singular)
remerciera (future indicative singular third-person)
remercierons (first-person future indicative plural)
remercierez (future indicative plural second-person)
remercieront (future indicative plural third-person)
remercierais (conditional first-person singular)
remercierais (conditional second-person singular)
remercierait (conditional singular third-person)
remercierions (conditional first-person plural)
remercieriez (conditional plural second-person)
remercieraient (conditional plural third-person)
future of avoir + past participle (future indicative multiword-construction perfect)
conditional of avoir + past participle (conditional multiword-construction perfect)
remercie (first-person present singular subjunctive)
remercies (present second-person singular subjunctive)
remercie (present singular subjunctive third-person)
remerciions (first-person plural present subjunctive)
remerciiez (plural present second-person subjunctive)
remercient (plural present subjunctive third-person)
remerciasse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
remerciasses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
remerciât (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
remerciassions (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
remerciassiez (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
remerciassent (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
remercie (imperative second-person singular)
remercions (first-person imperative plural)
remerciez (imperative plural second-person)


faire le grand saut

/fɛʁ lə ɡʁɑ̃ so/

(euphemistic, idiomatic) to snuff it, to kick the bucket (to die)


faiseur d'anges

fr-noun

faiseur d’anges m (plural faiseurs d’anges, feminine faiseuse d’anges)

faiseur d’ anges (canonical masculine)
faiseurs d’anges (plural)
faiseuse d’anges (feminine)

/fə.zœʁ d‿ɑ̃ʒ/

(euphemistic) angel maker, jack-knife barber (non-physician who carries out illicit abortions)


sacrebleu

Expurgated form of sacre Dieu (“sacred God”).

(dated, euphemistic, minced oath) good heavens, oh my gosh


fille de joie

→ English: fille de joie

→ English: daughter of joy (calque)

→ English: joy girl (calque)

→ German: Freudenmädchen (calque)

(euphemistic) lady of the night (female prostitute)


fille des rues

fille des rues f (plural filles des rues)

(euphemistic, derogatory) prostitute, streetwalker


fille soumise

fille soumise f (plural filles soumises)


fille de trottoir

fille de trottoir f (plural filles de trottoir)

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fille du port

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Je vous connais, Milord / Vous n’m’avez jamais vu / Je n’suis qu’une fille du port / Qu’une ombre de la rue.

1959, “Milord”, Georges Moustaki (lyrics), Marguerite Monnot (music), performed by Édith Piaf:

I know you, Milord, you've never seen me. I'm nothing but a harbor girl, a shadow of the street.

(euphemistic, slang) a prostitute who works in harbours, harbour girl


professionnelle

professionnelle f (plural professionnelles)

Quelqu’un l’avait pris par le bras, l’entraînait. Une femme. Il suivait l’impulsion, réalisant à peine que ça devait être une professionnelle. Elle soufflait, d’une voix rauque, éraillée : « Marche, petit, t’arrête pas... à gauche... ».


sapristi

Alteration of sacristi; both euphemisms for an oath on the Sacred Host: Sacrum Corpus Christi.


plus vieux métier du monde

plus vieux métier du monde m (uncountable)

Calque of English world's oldest profession.

calque

world's oldest profession
world's oldest profession

(euphemistic) the world's oldest profession


ficher

ficher (infinitive)
avoir + past participle (infinitive multiword-construction)
fichant (gerund participle present)
ayant + past participle (gerund multiword-construction participle present)
fiché (participle past)
fiche (first-person indicative present singular)
fiches (indicative present second-person singular)
fiche (indicative present singular third-person)
fichons (first-person indicative plural present)
fichez (indicative plural present second-person)
fichent (indicative plural present third-person)
fichais (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
fichais (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
fichait (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
fichions (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
fichiez (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
fichaient (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
fichai (first-person historic indicative past singular)
fichas (historic indicative past second-person singular)
ficha (historic indicative past singular third-person)
fichâmes (first-person historic indicative past plural)
fichâtes (historic indicative past plural second-person)
fichèrent (historic indicative past plural third-person)
ficherai (first-person future indicative singular)
ficheras (future indicative second-person singular)
fichera (future indicative singular third-person)
ficherons (first-person future indicative plural)
ficherez (future indicative plural second-person)
ficheront (future indicative plural third-person)
ficherais (conditional first-person singular)
ficherais (conditional second-person singular)
ficherait (conditional singular third-person)
ficherions (conditional first-person plural)
ficheriez (conditional plural second-person)
ficheraient (conditional plural third-person)
future of avoir + past participle (future indicative multiword-construction perfect)
conditional of avoir + past participle (conditional multiword-construction perfect)
fiche (first-person present singular subjunctive)
fiches (present second-person singular subjunctive)
fiche (present singular subjunctive third-person)
fichions (first-person plural present subjunctive)
fichiez (plural present second-person subjunctive)
fichent (plural present subjunctive third-person)
fichasse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
fichasses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
fichât (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
fichassions (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
fichassiez (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
fichassent (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
fiche (imperative second-person singular)
fichons (first-person imperative plural)
fichez (imperative plural second-person)
se ficher (infinitive reflexive)
s'être + past participle (infinitive multiword-construction reflexive)
se fichant (gerund participle present reflexive)
ayant (gerund multiword-construction participle present reflexive)
étant + past participle (gerund multiword-construction participle present reflexive)
fiché (participle past reflexive)
me fiche (first-person indicative present reflexive singular)
te fiches (indicative present reflexive second-person singular)
se fiche (indicative present reflexive singular third-person)
nous fichons (first-person indicative plural present reflexive)
vous fichez (indicative plural present reflexive second-person)
se fichent (indicative plural present reflexive third-person)
me fichais (first-person imperfect indicative reflexive singular)
te fichais (imperfect indicative reflexive second-person singular)
se fichait (imperfect indicative reflexive singular third-person)
nous fichions (first-person imperfect indicative plural reflexive)
vous fichiez (imperfect indicative plural reflexive second-person)
se fichaient (imperfect indicative plural reflexive third-person)
me fichai (first-person historic indicative past reflexive singular)
te fichas (historic indicative past reflexive second-person singular)
se ficha (historic indicative past reflexive singular third-person)
nous fichâmes (first-person historic indicative past plural reflexive)
vous fichâtes (historic indicative past plural reflexive second-person)
se fichèrent (historic indicative past plural reflexive third-person)
me ficherai (first-person future indicative reflexive singular)
te ficheras (future indicative reflexive second-person singular)
se fichera (future indicative reflexive singular third-person)
nous ficherons (first-person future indicative plural reflexive)
vous ficherez (future indicative plural reflexive second-person)
se ficheront (future indicative plural reflexive third-person)
me ficherais (conditional first-person reflexive singular)
te ficherais (conditional reflexive second-person singular)
se ficherait (conditional reflexive singular third-person)
nous ficherions (conditional first-person plural reflexive)
vous ficheriez (conditional plural reflexive second-person)
se ficheraient (conditional plural reflexive third-person)
future of s'être + past participle (future indicative multiword-construction perfect reflexive)
conditional of s'être + past participle (conditional multiword-construction perfect reflexive)
me fiche (first-person present reflexive singular subjunctive)
te fiches (present reflexive second-person singular subjunctive)
se fiche (present reflexive singular subjunctive third-person)
nous fichions (first-person plural present reflexive subjunctive)
vous fichiez (plural present reflexive second-person subjunctive)
se fichent (plural present reflexive subjunctive third-person)
me fichasse (first-person imperfect reflexive singular subjunctive)
te fichasses (imperfect reflexive second-person singular subjunctive)
se fichât (imperfect reflexive singular subjunctive third-person)
nous fichassions (first-person imperfect plural reflexive subjunctive)
vous fichassiez (imperfect plural reflexive second-person subjunctive)
se fichassent (imperfect plural reflexive subjunctive third-person)
fiche-toi (imperative reflexive second-person singular)
fichons-nous (first-person imperative plural reflexive)
fichez-vous (imperative plural reflexive second-person)
s'en ficher (infinitive)
s'en être + past participle (infinitive multiword-construction)
s’en fichant (gerund participle present)
s'en étant + past participle (gerund multiword-construction participle present)
fiché (participle past)
m’en fiche (first-person indicative present singular)
t’en fiches (indicative present second-person singular)
s’en fiche (indicative present singular third-person)
nous en fichons (first-person indicative plural present)
vous en fichez (indicative plural present second-person)
s’en fichent (indicative plural present third-person)
m’en fichais (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
t’en fichais (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
s’en fichait (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
nous en fichions (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
vous en fichiez (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
s’en fichaient (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
m’en fichai (first-person historic indicative past singular)
t’en fichas (historic indicative past second-person singular)
s’en ficha (historic indicative past singular third-person)
nous en fichâmes (first-person historic indicative past plural)
vous en fichâtes (historic indicative past plural second-person)
s’en fichèrent (historic indicative past plural third-person)
m’en ficherai (first-person future indicative singular)
t’en ficheras (future indicative second-person singular)
s’en fichera (future indicative singular third-person)
nous en ficherons (first-person future indicative plural)
vous en ficherez (future indicative plural second-person)
s’en ficheront (future indicative plural third-person)
m’en ficherais (conditional first-person singular)
t’en ficherais (conditional second-person singular)
s’en ficherait (conditional singular third-person)
nous en ficherions (conditional first-person plural)
vous en ficheriez (conditional plural second-person)
s’en ficheraient (conditional plural third-person)
future of s'en être + past participle (future indicative multiword-construction perfect)
m’en fiche (first-person present singular subjunctive)
t’en fiches (present second-person singular subjunctive)
s’en fiche (present singular subjunctive third-person)
nous en fichions (first-person plural present subjunctive)
vous en fichiez (plural present second-person subjunctive)
s’en fichent (plural present subjunctive third-person)
m’en fichasse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
t’en fichasses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
s’en fichât (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
nous en fichassions (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
vous en fichassiez (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
s’en fichassent (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
fiche-t’en (imperative second-person singular)
fichons-nous-en (first-person imperative plural)
fichez-vous-en (imperative plural second-person)

Inherited from Middle French ficher, from Old French fichier, from Vulgar Latin *fīg(i)cāre, frequentative based on Latin fīgere (“fasten, fix”). The "give a damn" sense is a minced oath of foutre (“to fuck”).

je m’en fiche !

(reflexive, s'en ficher, euphemistic) to not care

(infinitive "fiche", colloquial, past participle "fichu", euphemistic) to do

infinitive "fiche"; past participle "fichu"; infinitive "fiche"; past participle "fichu"


cibole

"Cibole! C’est pas le genre d’affaire qu’on oublie!"

1996, Chrystine Brouillet, C'est pour mieux t'aimer, mon enfant, →ISBN, page 66:

Dangit! It's not the kind of stuff you just forget!

(Quebec, euphemistic) Alternative form of ciboire


gâterie

T’as pas envie de me faire une petite gâterie?

(euphemistic, France) fellatio, cunnilingus


rendre l'âme

/ʁɑ̃.dʁə l‿ɑm/

(idiomatic, euphemistic) to pass away; to give up the ghost (die)


feuille de rose

LL-Q150 (fra)-Lepticed7-feuille de rose.wav

Ne faites pas feuille de rose à vos domestiques. C’est un service que vous pouvez leur demander mais qu’il est plus convenable de ne pas leur rendre.

Don't do anilingus to your servants. It is a service that you can ask from them but it is not very proper to do it to them.


casser sa pipe

LL-Q150 (fra)-Benoît Prieur-casser sa pipe.wav

LL-Q150 (fra)-Lepticed7-casser sa pipe.wav

(euphemistic or humorous) to kick the bucket; to snuff it


rendre le dernier soupir

LL-Q150 (fra)-Benoît Prieur-rendre le dernier soupir.wav

draw one's last breath
draw one's last breath

(euphemistic) to draw one's last breath, to breathe one’s last, to give up the ghost, to die


situation intéressante

interesting condition
interesting condition

(euphemistic, singular only) interesting condition


la fermer

Elliptical form of fermer sa gueule (“to shut one's mouth”)

(colloquial, offensive, euphemistic, by ellipsis) to shut it, to shut up (refrain from speech)


posséder sexuellement

From posséder + sexuellement. Literally, “to possess sexually”.

(literary or dated, euphemistic) to have sex (with)


trépasser

trépasser (infinitive)
avoir + past participle (infinitive multiword-construction)
trépassant (gerund participle present)
ayant + past participle (gerund multiword-construction participle present)
trépassé (participle past)
trépasse (first-person indicative present singular)
trépasses (indicative present second-person singular)
trépasse (indicative present singular third-person)
trépassons (first-person indicative plural present)
trépassez (indicative plural present second-person)
trépassent (indicative plural present third-person)
trépassais (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
trépassais (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
trépassait (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
trépassions (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
trépassiez (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
trépassaient (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
trépassai (first-person historic indicative past singular)
trépassas (historic indicative past second-person singular)
trépassa (historic indicative past singular third-person)
trépassâmes (first-person historic indicative past plural)
trépassâtes (historic indicative past plural second-person)
trépassèrent (historic indicative past plural third-person)
trépasserai (first-person future indicative singular)
trépasseras (future indicative second-person singular)
trépassera (future indicative singular third-person)
trépasserons (first-person future indicative plural)
trépasserez (future indicative plural second-person)
trépasseront (future indicative plural third-person)
trépasserais (conditional first-person singular)
trépasserais (conditional second-person singular)
trépasserait (conditional singular third-person)
trépasserions (conditional first-person plural)
trépasseriez (conditional plural second-person)
trépasseraient (conditional plural third-person)
future of avoir + past participle (future indicative multiword-construction perfect)
conditional of avoir + past participle (conditional multiword-construction perfect)
trépasse (first-person present singular subjunctive)
trépasses (present second-person singular subjunctive)
trépasse (present singular subjunctive third-person)
trépassions (first-person plural present subjunctive)
trépassiez (plural present second-person subjunctive)
trépassent (plural present subjunctive third-person)
trépassasse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
trépassasses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
trépassât (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
trépassassions (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
trépassassiez (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
trépassassent (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
trépasse (imperative second-person singular)
trépassons (first-person imperative plural)
trépassez (imperative plural second-person)

From Old French trespasser (“to traverse”).

(euphemistic) to cross over; to pass away (to die)


mot de Cambronne

fr-noun

le mot de Cambronne m (plural mots de Cambronne)

le mot de Cambronne (canonical masculine)
mots de Cambronne (plural)

LL-Q150 (fra)-Lepticed7-mot de Cambronne.wav

Literally, “word of Cambronne”. From General Pierre Cambronne (1770–1842), who supposedly made a one-word response to the British request that he surrender at the Battle of Waterloo.

Le mot de Cambronne fait d’effet d’une fracture.

1862, Victor Hugo, chapter 15, in Les Misérables, Tome II : Cosette, book 1:

« […] Il n’a pas assez de majuscules pour écrire le mot de Cambronne. »

1920–1921, Marcel Proust, Le Côté de Guermantes [The Guermantes Way] (À la recherche du temps perdu):

(euphemistic) the word merde (“shit”); the s-word, s-bomb


bijoux de famille

LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-bijoux de famille.wav

LL-Q150 (fra)-DenisdeShawi-bijoux de famille.wav

(euphemistic) family jewels, crown jewels


tabarnouche

(Quebec, euphemistic) Synonym of tabarnak


en finir

Le troll dit à sa victime : « maintenant je vais en finir avec toi, j’ai faim ».

The troll said to its victim: "now I am going to kill you, I am hungry."

(avec quelqu'un, euphemistic) to get rid of someone, to kill someone


lapin de gouttière

lapin de gouttière m (plural lapins de gouttière)

From the common activity of cats climbing through gutters, and it being sold or passed off as rabbit.


faire ses besoins

LL-Q150 (fra)-Lyokoï-faire ses besoins.wav

(euphemistic) to do one's business, to relieve oneself


dernière demeure

dernière demeure f (plural dernières demeures)

LL-Q150 (fra)-Benoît Prieur-dernière demeure.wav


mettre fin à ses jours

LL-Q150 (fra)-Lyokoï-mettre fin à ses jours.wav


perdre la vie

LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-perdre la vie.wav

(euphemistic) to lose one's life (to die)


la boucler

(colloquial, offensive, euphemistic, by ellipsis) to shut up (refrain from speech)


mouiller son lit

LL-Q150 (fra)-Lyokoï-mouiller son lit.wav

(euphemistic) to wet the bed (to urinate in one's bed)


régler son compte

LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-régler son compte.wav

(informal, euphemistic) to sort out, to liquidate (to kill) [with à ‘someone’]


femme de petite vertu

femme de petite vertu f (plural femmes de petite vertu)

LL-Q150 (fra)-Lepticed7-femme de petite vertu.wav

femme (“woman”) + de petite vertu (“of easy virtue”, literally “of small virtue”)

(euphemistic) loose woman, strumpet (promiscuous woman)

woman of easy virtue
woman of easy virtue

(euphemistic) woman of easy virtue, prostitute (woman having sex for profit)


personne âgée

personne âgée f (plural personnes âgées)

soins aux personnes âgées

(euphemistic) senior citizen, elderly person


maison de joie

maison de joie f (plural maisons de joie)


chevalier de la manchette

chevalier de la manchette m (plural chevaliers de la manchette)

LL-Q150 (fra)-Lepticed7-chevalier de la manchette.wav

Cette aventure me mit pour l’avenir à couvert des entreprises des chevaliers de la manchette ; et la vue des gens qui passaient pour en être me rappelant l’air et les gestes de mon effroyable More, m’a toujours inspiré tant d’horreur, que j’avais peine à la cacher.

c. 1765, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Les Confessions, volume 1, published 1889, book II, pages 64–65:

This adventure assured me for the future against the attempts of the "Knights of the Cuff"; and the sight of people who were supposed to belong to their order, by recalling to my mind the appearance and gestures of my frightful Moor, always inspired me with such horror, that I had difficulty in concealing it.

(dated, slang, euphemistic) gay man, homosexual man


ptn

(euphemistic, vulgar, text messaging, Internet slang) putain


avoir mal aux cheveux

LL-Q150 (fra)-Lepticed7-avoir mal aux cheveux.wav

Literally, “to have pain in one's hair”.

(informal, euphemistic) to have a hangover


rendre son âme à Dieu

(idiomatic, euphemistic) to pass away; to give up the ghost (die)