informalities
Informal French

Français familier
This index includes a variety of French words, expressions, pronunciations, and grammatical and structures reserved for informal communication.
For an explanation of the difference between informal, familiar, and slang see What is register?
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Émerger – to emerge; to stand out; (informal) to wake up
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Emmerder (inf) – to bother, bug; (fam) – to bore, to be in trouble; (slang) – to piss off
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En deux temps, trois mouvements

En faire tout un fromage

Enfiler – to thread, string; to take (a road); (informal) to slip on, to stick/shove into; (vulgar) to have sex
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Enfler – to fill, inflate; (familiar) to steal
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Envoyer sur les roses

épater
The Lawless French intermediate-advanced French word of the day is exclusive to Lawless French supporters.
informalities • word of the day
Épater (informal) – to amaze, impress
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Époustoufler (informal) – to stagger, flabbergast
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Escamoter – to evade, dodge, skip, get around; (informal) to steal, pinch
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Est-ce que

A1 - Beginning French • informalities • questions
Estomaquer (informal) – to flabbergast, stagger
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Et patati et patata



Unlike other French suffixes, -ci does not create new words, but rather adds additional meaning to the nouns and pronouns it's attached to.

