These contain some examples of vulgar language.
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(* = familiar, ** = very familiar, *** = vulgar, v = Verlan (back-slang), Lit. = literally)
Un mec, un keum (*v=mec) A bloke.
Ma nana, ma gonzesse, ma meuf, ma louloutte (*v)
A girl, a bird. Meuf is verlan for femme.
Un pote, une pote, un poteau (*) A friend, a mate.
Mon jules, mon mec, mon keum (*v) My boyfriend.
In old-fashioned slang, jules used to mean pimp.
Mon loulou My boyfriend. Loulou is short for mon loubard, which means yob, ma louloutte being the feminine.
Ma nénette (**) My bird
Mon frère (*) My brother - for a friend.
Ma sur (*) My sister - for a friend.
Mon cousin (*) My brother - someone with the same ethnic background.
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