I bet my friend that there would be a lot of similar ones to swear words in English; and I would like to know if I was correct. Please include the closest English translation along with it. Thanks.
2007-06-10 20:51:46 · 7 answers · asked by shortcutie2708 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
I meant meaning-wise, not pronounciation-wise.
2007-06-12 07:17:44 · update #1
The only one I've ever heard is "fou toi"...(sp- you guess the meaning)... but I don't know if that is actually a swear or if someone just made it up... ask me german swear words and I could tell you a few though...
2007-06-10 21:01:21 · answer #1 · answered by Zorlinda 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, there's French Merde and English sh*t, which mean the same thing. Some swear words don't -- for example "Sacred Blue" (refers to the Virgin Mary's robe) doesn't mean a thing to most English speakers. Just like the British "God's Wounds!" doesn't mean much to Americans (to be fair, it probably doesn't mean much to modern Brits, but sometimes you can see "Zounds!" in older books).
If you are talking about words that *sound* alike, I can't think of any offhand. But words that mean the same thing -- I'm sure there are several.
Oh, French for dandelion is "pis-en-lit" I've heard -- which means "pee in the bed." So maybe pis isn't as bad in French as it is in English.
2007-06-10 21:03:14 · answer #2 · answered by Madame M 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Unless my French/English dictionary is very polite, there aren't any!
But I've found out that they understand the English ones well enough!
2007-06-10 20:59:12 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you really want a load of unorthodox French, then I suggest you visit the site 'Alternative French Dictionary' (just Google that) and it will keep you amused for hours.
2007-06-10 21:48:59 · answer #4 · answered by JJ 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-11-10 02:02:28 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
merde- s**t said like mehrd'
nique vous- f**k you (i am unsure about that one but my friend says that it is one) said like neek vu
salop- b*t*h (i don't know about the spelling i think that how it is spelt, it is said as like sal up
but the words he might be talking about, are the like not swear words but like words like idiot, stupid, imbecile (idiot (add e when a female), stupide, and imbecile)
2007-06-10 21:23:53 · answer #6 · answered by JepJep92 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
vas te faire foutre- go f**k yourself
vas te faire enculer-go get f**ked in the but
encule de ta race-f**king homo
espece d'idiot- f**king idiot
merde-s**t
2007-06-10 22:35:36 · answer #7 · answered by loreley2001ro 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋