{"id":1297,"date":"2010-08-05T03:25:37","date_gmt":"2010-08-05T03:25:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/?p=1297"},"modified":"2021-08-05T22:27:43","modified_gmt":"2021-08-05T20:27:43","slug":"french-slang-expressions-with-the-letter-f","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/french-slang-expressions-with-the-letter-f\/","title":{"rendered":"French Slang Expressions with the Letter F"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today, we continue with the second part of la lettre F<\/em>.
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\n* FILER\u00a0\u00c0 L’ANGLAISE:<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0<\/em>
\nDepending on which side of la Manche <\/em>(the English Channel, that is), you either say “filer \u00e0 l’Anglaise<\/em>“, or, conversely,\u00a0“<\/em>take the French\u00a0Leave.”\u00a0The expression means to\u00a0“jump ship.” Another\u00a0close expression is\u00a0“fausser compagnie \u00e0 quelqu’un<\/strong>“<\/em>, like\u00a0“leaving under a cloud”!<\/p>\n

* FIN DES HARICOTS:<\/strong>
\n<\/span>“The end of beans” in French simply\u00a0means “the End”, when it’s all over. Exemple, “Vous voulez dire qu’en 2012, ce sera la fin des haricots?” <\/em>(“So you mean that it’s all gonna be over in 2012?”)<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=DguW5xrXONE<\/a><\/p>\n

* FILS\u00a0\u00c0 PAPA:<\/span>
\n<\/strong>Or “Daddy’s boy”, close in meaning to some kind of a spoiled,\u00a0silver-spoon fed child.
\nSimilarly, you can also say that someone is “un fils \u00e0 maman” <\/em>(Mommy’s boy!)
\nCheck\u00a0in the video below\u00a0la<\/em>\u00a0volte-face <\/em>(the about-face)\u00a0of the recruiter when he finds out that the job seeker is a\u00a0fils \u00e0 papa<\/em>,\u00a0and that the papa <\/em>in question is none other than the PDG <\/em>(CEO) of the company…<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=QpJ4OAV01yM<\/a><\/p>\n

* FLANCHER:
\n<\/span><\/strong>Synonymous to “jeter l’\u00e9ponge” <\/em>(“to throw the sponge”), meaning to give up.<\/p>\n

* FLEMME:
\n<\/span><\/strong>“Avoir la flemme” <\/em>means to feel totally lazy, like not doing anything at all. You can also say “tirer sa flemme”<\/em>, meaning to take it easy and relax. Both expressions “avoir la flemme<\/em>” and “tirer sa flemme” <\/em>are used\u00a0in this French song:<\/p>\n