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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?

Cuiter (se) (familiar) – to get plastered, sloshed

Simple and compound conjugations for the pronominal, regular -er French verb se cuiter.

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Expressions

Dans son assiette

Learn how to feel normal with the informal French idiom dans son assiette.

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Débarquer – to unload; to disembark; (informal) to fire, sack; to turn up, arrive

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

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Débloquer – to release, free, unjam, unblock; (fam) to talk nonsense; to be crazy

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

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Déboulonner – to remove the bolts from; (informal) to discredit, debunk, oust

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

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Débrancher – to unplug, disconnect; (inf) to switch off, stop paying attention

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

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Décoiffer – to muss s.o.’s hair, take off s.o.’s hat; (informal) to take one’s breath away

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

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Décoller – (plane) to take off; to unstick; (inf) to move, budge; to lose weight

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

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Déconner (familiar) – to joke, kid; to talk nonsense; to fool around

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

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Expressions

Découvrir le pot aux roses

Uncover the secret of the idiomatic French expression découvrir le pot aux roses in this lesson.

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Déglinguer (informal) – to bust, break into pieces

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

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Dégoiser (informal) – to speak, spout, go on and on

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

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Dégommer (familiar) – to demote; to unseat, fire, sack; to hit, down, knock out of the way

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

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Dégoter (informal) – to find, dig up, unearth

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

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Dégotter (informal) – to find, dig up, unearth

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

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