How the French casually talk about clothes.
clothes (slang)
shoes (slang)
to get dressed up
well-dressed
trousers (slang)
trainers
it really suits you
that’s classy
a killer look
to grab an item
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.
Feeling shaky? Step back to Les Vetements at C2.
J’ai acheté des ___ . (clothes, slang) (argot)
fringues
Il est bien ___ . (dressed up) (argot)
sapé
Mes ___ sont neuves. (shoes, slang) (argot)
pompes
🃏 Memory match pair FR ↔ EN
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