{"id":855,"date":"2010-06-11T01:10:50","date_gmt":"2010-06-11T01:10:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/?p=855"},"modified":"2017-10-18T15:45:23","modified_gmt":"2017-10-18T13:45:23","slug":"french-slang-with-letter-e","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/french-slang-with-letter-e\/","title":{"rendered":"French Slang Expressions with the Letter E"},"content":{"rendered":"

In the “E” section<\/strong> of the B.A.-BA de l’Argot<\/span><\/strong><\/em>, we\u00a0get to know\u00a0today four French slang words used rather frequently; j’ai nomm\u00e9<\/em>:<\/p>\n

– s’\u00c9clater;
\n– s’Emballer;
\n– s’Embrouiller;
\n– s’Engueuler;
\n– \u00c9pingler<\/em>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

* * *<\/p>\n

* s’\u00c9clater:<\/span><\/strong>
\n<\/em>The verb “\u00e9clater” means literally\u00a0“to burst<\/strong>.” But figuratively speaking, its reflexive form,\u00a0“s’\u00e9clater<\/em>” means “to have an awesome time”, or “to get one’s kicks doing something.” Example: “Mais qu’est-ce qu’on s’\u00e9clate avec vous !<\/strong><\/em>” (An exclamation\u00a0which can,\u00a0in addition to\u00a0the direct meaning of course,\u00a0convey a sense of sarcasm, in case you’re bored out of your everloving mind,\u00a0in the company of people you feel\u00a0utterly compelled to use this expression…)<\/p>\n

* s’Emballer<\/em>:
\n<\/span><\/strong>As with the different senses of\u00a0“s’\u00e9clater<\/em><\/strong>” mentioned above, the verb “emballer<\/em><\/strong>”\u00a0means literally “to pack<\/strong>“, \u00a0or “to\u00a0wrap<\/strong>“. Figuratively, however,\u00a0its reflexive form, “s’emballer<\/em>“, means to “get carried away<\/strong>“, or “to go out of control”, as in getting extremely angry. Example: “Pas besoin de s’emballer\u00a0comme \u00e7a !<\/strong>“, <\/em>when you tell someone that there is no need for them to “fly off the handle” with anger.<\/p>\n

Here is a video of an art expo\u00a0that took place in\u00a0Paris just\u00a0last year. As a\u00a0“double entendre<\/em>“,\u00a0its witty title\u00a0combines both meanings of the verb “s<\/em>‘emballer<\/em>” (“wrapping”, that is,\u00a0with the sense of\u00a0“getting carried away.”)<\/p>\n

Paris “s’emballe”:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n