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?

Embarquer – to embark, load; (inf) to involve someone in; (fam) to carry off, to steal

Simple and compound conjugations for the regular -er French verb embarquer.

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Émerger – to emerge; to stand out; (informal) to wake up

Simple and compound conjugations for the spelling change French verb émerger.

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Emmerder (inf) – to bother, bug; (fam) – to bore, to be in trouble; (slang) – to piss off

Simple and compound conjugations for the regular -er French verb emmerder.

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Expressions

En deux temps, trois mouvements

Read this lesson, and in no time you'll know all about the informal French expression en deux temps, trois mouvements.

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Expressions

En faire tout un fromage

Don't make a big deal about the informal French expression en faire tout un fromage.

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Enfiler – to thread, string; to take (a road); (informal) to slip on, to stick/shove into; (vulgar) to have sex

Simple and compound conjugations for the regular -er French verb enfiler.

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Enfler – to fill, inflate; (familiar) to steal

Simple and compound conjugations for the regular -er French verb enfler.

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Expressions

Envoyer sur les roses

Learn how to use the informal French idiom envoyer sur les roses before it sends you packing.

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Mot du jour

épater

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Épater (informal) – to amaze, impress

Simple and compound conjugations for the regular -er French verb épater.

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Époustoufler (informal) – to stagger, flabbergast

Simple and compound conjugations for the regular -er French verb époustoufler.

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Escamoter – to evade, dodge, skip, get around; (informal) to steal, pinch

Simple and compound conjugations for the regular -er French verb escamoter.

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Expressions

Est-ce que

Is it a question or an expression? Learn all about the essential French phrase est-ce que.

  A1 - Beginning French • informalities • questions 

Estomaquer (informal) – to flabbergast, stagger

Simple and compound conjugations for the regular -er French verb estomaquer.

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Expressions

Et patati et patata

This is a useful, interesting, fun, blah blah lesson on the French interjection et patati et patata.

  exclamations • informalities