| A | B |
|---|
| la bath affure | good deal, great buy, bargain |
| bath | terrific, great, excellent |
| affurer | to spend |
| bazarder | to sell |
| se bidonner | to belly-laugh, bust a gut laughing |
| bidonnant | funny |
| le bidon | belly |
| la bonne femme | broad, skirt |
| se crêper le chignon | to cat fight |
| dégotter | to find, discover |
| donner du fil à retordre | to cause problems for, make it difficult for |
| se faire écorcher | to get ripped off |
| s'en faire | to worry, get worked up |
| les fringues (npf) | clothes |
| se fringer | to put on one's duds |
| fumantes (npf) | socks |
| le galure | hat |
| le grisbi | money, dough, clams |
| grisole | expensive, costly, spendy |
| mirer | to look |
| l'oignon | watch |
| l'opinel | pocketknife |
| pas mal de | a lot, many |
| payer cash | to pay (in) cash |
| pompes (npf) | shoes |
| la roupane | dress |
| mirettes (npf) | eyes |
| tarte | ugly |
| tirants (npm) | stockings |
| le toc | junk |
| le truc | thing |
| battre le pavé | to pound the pavement, look for work |
| être bête à bouffer du foin | to be dumb as an ox |
| bien roulé | well-figured, nicely put together |
| bonir | to tell, recount |
| avoir la bosse de | to have the knack for, to be gifted at |
| Ça je te dis ! | I'm telling you! For real! No kidding! |
| Ça saute aux yeux. | No duh. Obviously. |
| avoir la comprenette dure | to be dense, be slow-witted |
| connobrer | to know |
| le cornichon | telephone |
| la crâneuse | conceited woman |
| le crâneur | conceited man |
| être dans ses cordes | to be up one's alley, be to one's liking |
| déchanter | to sing a different tune |
| dégoiser | to spout off, talk a lot |
| dire ses quatre vérités à qqn | to tell off |
| entraver | to understand |
| et patati et patata | and so on, and so forth |
| se faire sur une jambe | to be easy to pull off |
| en faire tout un plat | to make a big deal about |
| s'en fiche comme de sa première chaussette | to not care at all |
| la goualeuse | female singer, songbird |
| goualer | to sing |
| le goualeur | male singer, crooner |
| crâner | to act all high and mighty, put on airs |
| il y a du monde au balcon | she's really stacked |
| impec | clean |
| le pépin | trouble, complication, snag |
| Voilà le pépin ! | That's the problem! |
| avoir un poil dans la main | to be very lazy |
| quand les poules auront des dents | when pigs fly |
| que t'chi | nothing |
| la rengaine | repetitious story, old chestnut |
| sympa | nice |
| tailler une bavette | to chat |
| un de ces matins | one of these days |
| être à l'article de la mort | to be at death's door |
| la bagatelle | trifle, drop in the bucket |
| le battant | heart |
| beau/belle | one big, considerable |
| le blaze | name |
| le surblaze | nickname |
| surblazer | to nickname |
| blazer | to name |
| bombarder | to smoke |
| le canulard | hospital orderly |
| Ça tourne pas rond. | It doesn't add up. It's just not right. |
| Ça va pas, non ? | You can't just do that. You just aren't thinking. |
| clamser | to croak, kick the bucket, buy the farm |
