{"id":1397,"date":"2010-08-19T06:22:55","date_gmt":"2010-08-19T04:22:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/?p=1397"},"modified":"2017-10-18T13:45:59","modified_gmt":"2017-10-18T11:45:59","slug":"french-slang-expressions-with-letter-g","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/french-slang-expressions-with-letter-g\/","title":{"rendered":"French Slang Expressions with the Letter G"},"content":{"rendered":"

You wouldn’t really\u00a0stand\u00a0la moindre chance <\/em>(the slightest chance) to\u00a0understand a French movie, or get\u00a0an idea of what\u00a0folks talking around you in the street or in the caf\u00e9s\u00a0when you go\u00a0visit or live in\u00a0France, if you don’t already know the meaning of some *must-know*\u00a0mots et experssions argotiques \u00a0<\/em>(slang words and expressions). That’s why the\u00a0TRASNPARENT French Blog,\u00a0le<\/em> B.A.-BA\u00a0de l’Argot<\/em><\/strong> (the ABC of French\u00a0Slang)\u00a0secures you\u00a0more than just a fighting chance to actually do it!<\/p>\n

“G comme…”<\/span> (“G as in…”)<\/p>\n

* GAGA:
\n<\/span><\/em><\/strong>If you hear a French talk about some lady being a bit “gaga<\/strong><\/em>“, chances are, he or she’s\u00a0most likely isn’t\u00a0referring to the famous\u00a0pop star singer…
\nJust as it’s the case for its\u00a0English counterpart, in French, to be “gaga<\/em>” means to be senile.<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Dui4QC-TzZI<\/a>
\n* GAL\u00c8RE:<\/em><\/span><\/strong>
\nAs in “Quelle gal\u00e8re!” Gal\u00e8re<\/em> means “a long and often painful\u00a0hard work.” Therefore, the\u00a0verb gal\u00e9rer <\/em>means “to have a hard time.” Par exemple <\/em>(for example): “Ah l\u00e0 l\u00e0, j’ai vraiment gal\u00e9r\u00e9 pour venir ici!” <\/em>(“I had a real hard time to get here!”)<\/p>\n

Another example of the use of the word gal\u00e8re<\/em> can be found\u00a0in this youtube video, coming to you\u00a0straight from la France profonde <\/em>(the “deep France”), experssing\u00a0the social\u00a0malaise <\/em>that is generally\u00a0felt these days in France:
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