Le corps in real spoken French
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Everyday and slang words for the body.
📓 Le vocabulaire de tous les jours
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face (slang)
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hair (slang)
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belly (slang)
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legs (slang)
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exhausted
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to be hungover
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to be shattered
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to fall over
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a sudden tiredness
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to feel great
🔊 Example sentences
J’suis crevé, j’ai les pattes en compote.I’m shattered, my legs are killing me.
Il a une drôle de tronche ce matin.He looks funny this morning.
J’ai un coup de barre après le déjeuner.I get a slump after lunch.
💡 Your Native goal
This is how the French actually use it day to day — including what textbooks skip. Absorb the real patterns and let go of over-correctness.
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Je pète la forme aujourd’hui !I feel great today!
✍️ Practice
J’suis ___ , je vais dormir. (exhausted) (slang)
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crevé
Il a une drôle de ___ . (face) (slang)
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tronche
J’ai un coup de ___ . (tiredness) (slang)
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barre
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