What does salope in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word salope in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use salope in French.

The word salope in French means bitch, sneaky bastard, slut, slattern, do a sloppy job on , do a botch job on, make dirty, get dirty, get dirty, hopper barge, slut, dirty cow. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word salope

bitch

nom féminin (vulgaire, injurieux (femme dépravée) (pejorative, slang)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Sous ses airs de sainte nitouche, c'est une fieffée salope.
Behind her goody two-shoes exterior, she is a total slut.

sneaky bastard

nom féminin (vulgaire, injurieux, figuré (personne fourbe et méchante) (pejorative, offensive, slang)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Méfie-toi de son frère, c'est une salope de première !

slut, slattern

nom féminin (vieux, péjoratif (personne sale, souillon) (dated: woman)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ma voisine ne range rien et vit dans la crasse, c'est une salope !

do a sloppy job on , do a botch job on

verbe transitif (argot (exécuter très mal un travail) (informal)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Cet ouvrier a salopé son travail pour finir plus tôt.

make dirty, get dirty

verbe transitif (argot (salir, couvrir de taches)

Cet écolier a salopé tous ses vêtements en sautant dans des flaques.

get dirty

verbe pronominal (argot (se salir)

Ma fille s'est salopée en allant sauter dans des flaques de boue.

hopper barge

nom féminin (chaland de transport de vase)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les maries-salopes transportent la vase en haute mer.

slut

nom féminin (familier, péjoratif (femme débauchée) (vulgar, offensive)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ce club est fréquenté par des maries-salopes.

dirty cow

nom féminin (vieilli, péjoratif (femme négligée ou sale, souillon) (pejorative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Elle se tache toujours, c'est une marie-salope.

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