flemmen.f.
[flɛm]
can’t-be-bothered laziness, as in ‘j’ai la flemme’
In a sentence
- J’ai trop la flemme de cuisiner ce soir.I really can’t be bothered to cook tonight.
- La flemme l’a emporté : il a reporté sa séance de sport.Laziness won: he postponed his gym session.
Announcing ‘j’ai la flemme’ is entirely socially acceptable in France — everyone nods gravely, because this passing wave of can’t-be-bothered is a shared national experience.
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What « flemme » means, the register it belongs to (familier), and two sentences you can use today. A new word every day → Open this short as a page — transcript included →