beach

C’est ainsi qu’elles ont décidé d’embarquer leurs marchandises dans des pirogues motorisés qui desservent les beachs privés entre les deux rives du fleuve Congo.

2006 March 14, Tshiala David, “Baisse du trafic au beach Ngobila entre Kinshasa et Brazzaville”, in Le Potentiel:

Le Beach de Brazzaville hier réputé lieu de violence, de viols et de braquages, présent aujourd’hui des conditions de sécurité plutôt rassurantes.

2007, Jean-Alexis M'Foutou, La langue française au Congo-Brazzaville:

(Congo) port where goods and passengers embark and debark


nonante

Inherited from Old French nonante, from Latin nōnāgintā, from earlier *nūnāgintā, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁néwn̥dḱomt (“nine tens”).

inh

Il a attendu nonante minutes.

(Switzerland, Belgium, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Acadia) ninety

Democratic Republic of the Congo; Acadia; Democratic Republic of the Congo; Acadia


septante

Inherited from Old French setante, from Latin septuāgintā, from *septmāginta, from Proto-Indo-European *septm̥̄ḱomt, from earlier *septḿ̥dḱomt (“seven-ten”). The -p- was restored under influence of the Latin word.

(Belgium, Switzerland, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Acadia, Savoy) seventy

Democratic Republic of the Congo; Acadia; Savoy; Democratic Republic of the Congo; Acadia; Savoy


dîner

Inherited from Old French disner, from Vulgar Latin *disiūnāre, from disieiūnāre, disjejūnāre (“to break the fast”), from dis- + Late Latin iēiūnāre (“to fast”), from Latin ieiūnus. Doublet of déjeuner.

(Belgium, North America, Switzerland, Congo, Rwanda) lunch, midday meal


souper

→ German: Souper

From Middle French soupper, from Old French soper, derived from supe, sope (“soup”) (modern French soupe).

Veuillez m’excuser, je serai en retard pour le souper.

(Switzerland, Belgium, North America, Congo, Rwanda) dinner (the main evening meal)


sucré

(Democratic Republic of the Congo) soft drink, soda pop (carbonated sweet beverage)


yogourt

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish یوغورت (yōghurt, yoğurt) (Modern Turkish yoğurt). The form yogourt comes from the original Ottoman Turkish whilst the form yaourt comes from the variation yoğurt which is now the standard in Modern Turkish. Compare with cognates of the word in many European languages, e.g. German Joghurt, Italian iogurt, Finnish jogurtti.

bor+

(North America, Switzerland, Belgium, Rwanda, Congo) yogurt


septantième

(Belgium, Switzerland, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Acadia, Savoy, ordinal number) seventieth


septantième

(Belgium, Switzerland, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Acadia, Savoy, fractional number) seventieth

Democratic Republic of the Congo; Acadia; Savoy; fractional number; Democratic Republic of the Congo; Acadia; Savoy; fractional number


nonantième

(Switzerland, Belgium, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Acadia, ordinal number) ninetieth


nonantième

(Switzerland, Belgium, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Acadia, fractional number) ninetieth

Democratic Republic of the Congo; Acadia; fractional number; Democratic Republic of the Congo; Acadia; fractional number


bisser

bisser (infinitive)
avoir + past participle (infinitive multiword-construction)
bissant (gerund participle present)
ayant + past participle (gerund multiword-construction participle present)
bissé (participle past)
bisse (first-person indicative present singular)
bisses (indicative present second-person singular)
bisse (indicative present singular third-person)
bissons (first-person indicative plural present)
bissez (indicative plural present second-person)
bissent (indicative plural present third-person)
bissais (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
bissais (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
bissait (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
bissions (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
bissiez (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
bissaient (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
bissai (first-person historic indicative past singular)
bissas (historic indicative past second-person singular)
bissa (historic indicative past singular third-person)
bissâmes (first-person historic indicative past plural)
bissâtes (historic indicative past plural second-person)
bissèrent (historic indicative past plural third-person)
bisserai (first-person future indicative singular)
bisseras (future indicative second-person singular)
bissera (future indicative singular third-person)
bisserons (first-person future indicative plural)
bisserez (future indicative plural second-person)
bisseront (future indicative plural third-person)
bisserais (conditional first-person singular)
bisserais (conditional second-person singular)
bisserait (conditional singular third-person)
bisserions (conditional first-person plural)
bisseriez (conditional plural second-person)
bisseraient (conditional plural third-person)
future of avoir + past participle (future indicative multiword-construction perfect)
conditional of avoir + past participle (conditional multiword-construction perfect)
bisse (first-person present singular subjunctive)
bisses (present second-person singular subjunctive)
bisse (present singular subjunctive third-person)
bissions (first-person plural present subjunctive)
bissiez (plural present second-person subjunctive)
bissent (plural present subjunctive third-person)
bissasse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
bissasses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
bissât (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
bissassions (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
bissassiez (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
bissassent (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
bisse (imperative second-person singular)
bissons (first-person imperative plural)
bissez (imperative plural second-person)

(transitive, Belgium, Burkina Faso, Congo, Mali, Rwanda, education) to repeat a year at school


septante-neuf

From septante (“seventy”) + neuf (“nine”).

(Belgium, Switzerland, Congo, Acadia, Savoy) seventy-nine


apparitorat

Ultimately borrowed from Latin apparitor.

(Belgium, Democratic Republic of the Congo) office of student affairs (at a university)


nonante et un

From nonante (“ninety”) + et (“and”) + un (“one”).

af

(Switzerland, Belgium, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Acadia) ninety-one


yanké

fr-noun

yanké m (plural yankés, feminine yankée)

(Congo) a strong and brave street criminal


avoir le cul dans le beurre

LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-avoir le cul dans le beurre.wav

Probably derived from a calque of Dutch met zijn gat in de boter vallen.
Literally, “to have the butt in the butter”. Compare also English land with one's bum in the butter.

cog

(Belgium, Rwanda, Congo, vulgar, derogatory) to have it easy, to be rolling in money, to be rolling in it (to be extremely well-off financially thanks to one's birth in a rich family)

être né avec une cuillère d’argent dans la bouche


sucer de son pouce

Calque of Dutch uit zijn duim zuigen. See also English suck out of one's thumb.

Je peux pas le sucer de mon pouce !

Je pouvais pas le sucer de mon pouce !

Tiens ! si tu ne lui avais pas dit que je ne travaillais pas, il n’aurait pas pu le sucer de son pouce, ce vieux-là !

1940, Édouard Baudry, Les Lortie: roman, page 28:

Look, if you hadn't told the old codger that I wasn't working, he would have had no way of knowing!

Dites-moi, les journaux, ce qu’ils racontent sur moi, ils ne l’ont quand même pas sucé de leur pouce. Il a bien fallu que vous les aidiez un peu.

1989, Serge Livrozet, L'empreinte, →ISBN:

Be honest: the things the newspapers are saying about me, they didn't just pull them out of thin air, did they? You had to help them out a bit.

N’oublie pas que les Templiers sont des moines-soldats. Cette notion, révolutionnaire à l’époque, en Occident, ils ne l’ont pas sucé de leur pouce. Il existait, en Orient, des confréries de guerriers pratiquant un service armé et religieux dans des sortes de monastères fortifiés appelés Ribât et pour certains tenus par des soufis.

2015, Étienne Hermant, Le Chant de l'Étoile: Thriller ésotérique, →ISBN:

Don't forget that the Knights Templar were warrior monks. This concept was revolutionary at the time, but people in the West did not pull it out of thin air. In the East there were brotherhoods of warriors who performed military and religious duties in fortified monasteries called ribats, some of which were run by Soufis.

pull out of one's ass
pull out of one's ass

(Belgium, Rwanda, Congo, transitive, informal) to guess, to predict; to invent, to pull out of one's ass; to know


MPR

w:fr:Mouvement populaire de la Révolution

Democratic Republic of the Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo

(Democratic Republic of the Congo, politics, historical) Initialism of Mouvement populaire de la Révolution (“Popular Movement of the Revolution”), a political party of Zaire (now Democratic Republic of the Congo) from 1967 to 1997.


tirer son plan

LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-tirer son plan.wav

(Belgium, Rwanda, Congo, informal) to figure it out oneself, to manage, to handle things by oneself


nonante-deux

(Switzerland, Belgium, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Acadia) ninety-two


nonante-trois

(Switzerland, Belgium, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Acadia) ninety-three


nonante-quatre

From nonante (“ninety”) + quatre (“four”).

(Switzerland, Belgium, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Acadia) ninety-four


nonante-cinq

From nonante (“ninety”) + cinq (“five”).

(Switzerland, Belgium, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Acadia) ninety-five


nonante-six

(Switzerland, Belgium, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Acadia) ninety-six


nonante-sept

From nonante (“ninety”) + sept (“seven”).

(Switzerland, Belgium, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Acadia) ninety-seven


nonante-huit

From nonante (“ninety”) + huit (“eight”).

(Switzerland, Belgium, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Acadia) ninety-eight


nonante-neuf

From nonante (“ninety”) + neuf (“nine”).

(Switzerland, Belgium, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Acadia) ninety-nine


septantaine

(Belgium, Switzerland, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Acadia, Savoy) about seventy


avoir le gros cou

Calque of Dutch dikkenek. Literally, “to have a thick neck”.

(Belgium, Rwanda, Congo) to be arrogant, haughty, boastful


OZRT

(Democratic Republic of the Congo, radio, broadcasting, historical) Initialism of Office Zaïrois de Radiodiffusion et de Télévision (“Zairian Bureau of Broadcasting and Television”),a state public broadcaster of Zaire (now Democratic Republic of the Congo) from 1981 to 1997.


RTNC

w:fr:Radio Télévision nationale congolaise

(Democratic Republic of the Congo, broadcasting) Initialism of Radio Télévision nationale congolaise, a state owned public broadcaster of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.