What They Didn't Teach You in French Class: Slang Phrases for the Cafe, Club, Bar, Bedroom, Ball Game and More (Dirty Everyday Slang) - Hardcover

Clautrier, Adrien; Rowe, Henry

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 161243682X ISBN 13: 9781612436821

Publisher: Ulysses Press, 2017

Synopsis

Sipping a cafe au lait at a sidewalk bistro... Getting down at Paris''s hottest club... Cheering on Les Bleus at the stadium... Drop the textbook formality and chat with the locals in France''s everyday language. - What''s up? Ca va? - She''s totally hot. Elle est bandante. - This party is lit! Cette bringue est enflammee! - That brie smells funky. Ce brie sent putain de drole. - Wanna French kiss? On se roule une pelle? - That ref is a moron. L''arbitre est un abruti.

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About the Authors

<b>Adrien Clautrier</b> is a self-employed mechanic born and raised in Marseille, France. A motorcycle and automobile enthusiast, he has completed two US coast-to-coast trips, one on a Harley Davidson and the other in a Cadillac. When he is not in his garage or on the road, he reads non-stop (especially Frédéric Dard’s <i>San Antonio</i> series) or listens to the stand-up comedies of the late French comedian Coluche.<br><br><b>Henry Rowe</b> left Berkeley to play soccer in France. He never made it out of the amateur ranks, but stayed for the used bookstores and St-Émilion wine cellars. He currently lives in Ménilmontant in Paris, frequents Mon Chien Stupide, and listens to everything from Serge Gainsbourg to Toulouse’s Jerry Spider Gang.

Adrien Clautrier&#160;in the about the author section: Adrien Clautrier is a self-employed mechanic born and raised in Marseille, France. A motorcycle and automobile enthusiast, he has completed two US coast-to-coast trips, one on a Harley-Davidson and the other in a Cadillac. When he is not in his garage or on the road, he reads nonstop (especially Fr&#233;d&#233;ric Dard&#8217;s San-Antonio series) or listens to the stand-up comedies of the late French comedian Coluche.<br><br><b>Henry Rowe&#160;</b>left Berkeley to play soccer in France. He never made it out of the amateur ranks&#160;but stayed for the used bookstores and Saint-&#201;milion wine cellars. He currently lives in M&#233;nilmontant in Paris, frequents Mon Chien Stupide, and listens to everything from Serge Gainsbourg to Toulouse&#8217;s Jerry Spider Gang.

Edition details

• Publisher: Ulysses Press
• Publication date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 161243682X
• ISBN 13: 9781612436821
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 192