She’s not wrong! And you wouldn’t use it in a formal letter. She said it sounded vulgar and inelegant. Vachement = sounds like “ Like a cow” literally = Très, very or Beaucoup, a lot (colloquial)Ĭ’est vachement bien !(informal) = C’est très bien ! C’est super bien ! = That’s very good! Il y a vachement de monde. We also use, in colloquial (but a bit old-fashioned) French: lourdingue= annoying, frustrating, tiring, unsubtle, shitty. = Stop with the heavy-handed, creepy flirting seduction. It can also mean “ annoying” though: Oh, t’es lourd. Lourdmostly means “ heavy” : Ton sac est très lourd ! = Your bag is really heavy! Il fait lourd… = The weather is heavy, there’s pressure, like before a storm. Je me suis fait accoster par un relou.Mardi c’est relou, on peut se voir demain plutôt ? = Tuesday is inconvenient, can we meet tomorrow instead ?.Le verlan is a special way to create slang words in French, by saying them à l’envers (in reverse.) Verlan is itself verlan for à l’envers.Ĭlick here to learn more: French Phrases: Using and Understanding Verlan (You Didn’t Learn This In School) Relou = annoying = verlan slang for lourd = Well, Lionel, usually I don’t have a problems with dirty dishes, but now, that’s becoming too much, I have to say. Bon, Lionel, j’ai pas de problème avec ta vaisselle sale, mais là c’est chaud quand même.= That’s hardcore, that’s borderline acceptable to say that in front of everybody. C’est chaud de dire ça, devant tout le monde.T’as vu ce qu’il a fait ? C’est chaud ! = Did you see what he just did? That’s hardcore!.= The test was “hot”, the test was hard, but I think it will be fine. Le test était chaud, mais je pense que ça va aller.= I have a train in ten minutes, it’s going to be difficult to catch it. J’ai un train dans dix minutes, ça va être chaud.= It’s hard to learn all the French verbs. C’est chaud d’apprendre tous les verbes en français.In colloquial French, it means: “ it’s hard, it’s difficult.” There’s also a meaning of “ hardcore / borderline” too. is something else entirely, when applied to something or a situation. Top 5 Very Embarrassing & Common Mistakes in Frenchīut C’est chaud. = It’s hot in here, I’m feeling too hot.Īnd yeah, we say “ j’ai chaud” and not “ je suis chaude“, because in colloquial French, Je suis chaud (masculine) means “I’m motivated.” While “ Je suis chaude.” (feminine) means “ I’m aroused.” In correct, common French, chaud means “ warm, hot.”Īttention, c’est chaud ! = Careful, it’s hot! J’ai chaud.
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