What does pétard in French mean?
What is the meaning of the word pétard in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use pétard in French.
The word pétard in French means banger, joint, backside, rear, rear end, bum, shooter, have dishevelled hair, hopping mad, have your hair in a mess, be angry at , be angry with, damp squib, fly off the handle, blow your top. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word pétard
bangernom masculin (pièce d'artifice sonore) (UK) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Le chien se cache sous le lit quand il entend des pétards. The dog hides under the bed when he hears firecrackers. |
jointnom masculin (familier (joint) (informal) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Vu l'odeur, je pense que mon voisin fume des pétards. |
backside, rear, rear end, bumnom masculin (populaire (fesses) (informal) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Mon oncle a retiré la chaise sous ma tante, qui est tombée sur le pétard. My uncle pulled the chair out from under my aunt, who fell on her backside. |
shooternom masculin (populaire (pistolet) (UK, slang) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Là, un type a braqué un pétard sur moi et m'a pris mon sac et ma montre. A guy just pointed a gun at me and took my bag and my watch. |
have dishevelled hairlocution verbale (familier (être ébouriffé) (UK) (verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.") Le matin, j'ai les cheveux en pétard et il me faut bien 10 minutes pour les coiffer. |
hopping madlocution adjectivale (familier (en colère) (adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.") |
have your hair in a messlocution verbale (familier (être mal coiffé) (verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.") |
be angry at , be angry with(être fâché contre [qqn]) (verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.") |
damp squibnom masculin (nouvelle faussement importante) (UK) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) |
fly off the handle, blow your topverbe pronominal (familier (s'énerver) (figurative) (verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.") |
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