rabat-joie

le rabat-joie, la rabat-joie
A masculine or feminine noun is a noun can be masculine or feminine depending on the gender of the person or animal it refers to (e.g., le footballeur, la footballeuse).
masculine or feminine noun
a. party pooper
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
Pourquoi tu ne veux pas venir à ma fête d'anniversaire ? Ne sois pas un rabat-joie !Why won't you come to my birthday party? Don't be a party pooper!
b. killjoy
N’invite pas Fanny et Greg pour le voyage ! Ce sont de vrais rabat-joie.Don't invite Fanny and Greg on the trip! They are real killjoys.
c. spoilsport
Mélissa veut qu'on arrête la musique après 22 heures. - Oh non ! Quelle rabat-joie celle-là !Mélissa wants us to stop the music after ten o'clock. - Oh no! What a spoilsport she is!
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., grand, petit).
adjective
a. party pooper
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
(noun)
Pourquoi t'es rabat-joie comme ça ? Il y a un problème ?!Why are you a party pooper like that? Is there a problem?!
b. killjoy (noun)
Oh, arrête d'être rabat-joie et laisse-moi profiter un peu.Oh, stop being a killjoy and let me enjoy this a bit.
c. spoilsport (noun)
Je n'aime pas trop Éric. Je trouve qu'il est un peu rabat-joie.I don't like Éric very much. I think he's a bit of a spoilsport.
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