french slang / informal language

CA VA BOF

Bouffer

To eat (more casual than "manger")

Bosser

To work

Bouquin

Book

Bagnole

Car

Frangin

Brother

Meuf

Girl or girlfriend

Keuf

Cop or police officer

Bosser comme un dingue

To work like crazy

Être à la ramasse

To be behind, out of it

Faire la teuf

To party

Kiffer

To like or enjoy

Rater

To fail or miss (an opportunity)

Se casser

To leave, to go away

Foutu

Screwed, messed up

Galère

Trouble, hassle

Baraque

House or apartment

Boulot

Job or work

Bosser

To work

Boucler

To finish or complete

Défoncé

High, stoned

Frimeur/frimeuse

Show

Gosse

Kid, child

Reum

Mother

Vachement

Very, really

Bordel

Mess, chaos

Bouffer

To eat

Casse

pieds

Péter un câble

To lose it, to freak out

Être crevé

To be exhausted

Pote

Friend

Bouquin

Book

Capiche ?

Understand? Got it?

C’est la hess

It's a mess

Taf

Job or work

Blé

Money

Boucler

To finish or complete

Boulette

Mistake

Casser

To break up (in a relationship)

Chanmé

Awesome, great

Bosser comme un dingue

To work like crazy

Zarbi

Weird, strange

Bac

Baccalaureate (high school diploma)

Bosser

To work

Kiffer

To like or enjoy

Taf

Job or work

Flouze

Money

Bouquin

Book

Grave

Really, very (used for emphasis)

Bosser

To work

Kiffer

To like or enjoy

Ça va bof

I’m okay

Métro-boulot-dodo

Work, eat, sleep

Mon train-train quotidien

Daily grind

C’est nickel

It's perfect / it's great

Ça roule ma poule

Everything's good, my chick (informal way of saying "everything's fine")

Ça déchire

That rocks / that's awesome

Ça gaze ?

Is everything okay? (informal greeting)

Ça passe ou ça casse

Sink or swim / do or die

C’est mort

It's dead / it's not going to happen

C’est parti mon kiki

Let's go

C’est pas la mer à boire

It's not rocket science / it's not that hard

Ça marche

That works / okay

Ça va péter

It's going to explode / it's going to get intense

Ça va chauffer

It's going to heat up / there's going to be trouble

C’est la galère

It's a pain / it's tough

C’est pas donné

It's not cheap / it's expensive

C’est la panique

It's chaos / it's a panic

C’est pas la joie

It's not joyful / it's not great

C’est chaud

It's hot / it's intense

C’est le bordel

It's a mess / it's chaotic

Ça craint

That sucks / that's bad

Ça pète la forme

That's in great shape / that's awesome

Ça va barder

There's going to be trouble / someone's going to get it