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la saloperie
A feminine noun is used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la dame, la lune).
1. (vulgar) (dirty thing)
A word or phrase that is crude, indecent, and generally rejected by society.
a. muck (colloquial) (uncountable)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Tu viens te baigner ? - Avec toutes les saloperies qu’il y a dans l’eau ? Non merci !Are you coming for a swim? - With all that muck in the water? No, thanks!
b. gunk (colloquial) (uncountable)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Je n’aurais pas dû me garer ici. Mon pare-brise est plein de saloperies.I shouldn't have parked here. My windshield is covered in gunk.
c. filth (uncountable)
Nettoie-moi toute cette saloperie avant que je me fâche !Clean up all this filth before I get mad!
2. (vulgar) (poor-quality thing)
A word or phrase that is crude, indecent, and generally rejected by society.
a. junk (uncountable; for food)
Ne bouffe pas ces saloperies. C’est bourré d’additifs.Don't eat that junk. It's full of additives.
b. piece of junk
Je croyais avoir fait une bonne affaire, mais c’est de la saloperie, ce téléphone.I thought I got a good deal, but this phone is a piece of junk.
c. trash (uncountable) (Canada) (United States)
Regionalism used in Canada.
Regionalism used in the United States.
Tu comptes passer toutes tes vacances devant la télé à regarder ces saloperies ?Are you planning to spend your whole vacation in front of the TV watching that trash?
d. rubbish (uncountable) (United Kingdom)
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom.
Je te déconseille ce marché aux puces. Ils ne vendent que des saloperies.I wouldn’t recommend that flea market. All they sell is rubbish.
3. (vulgar) (reprehensible thing)
A word or phrase that is crude, indecent, and generally rejected by society.
a. dirty trick (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Mon voisin est un vrai taré ! Tu n’imagines même pas les saloperies dont il est capable.My neighbor is a total nutcase! You can’t even imagine the dirty tricks he’s capable of.
b. nasty thing
J’ai fait pas mal de saloperies dont je ne suis pas fier.I’ve done quite a few nasty things I’m not proud of.
c. insult (for words)
Visiblement, Zoé était d’humeur à vider son sac. Elle m’a balancé des saloperies toute la soirée.Zoe was clearly in the mood to let it all out. She kept throwing insults at me all evening.
d. nasty remark (for words)
Jules et Jim ont échangé quelques saloperies, mais ils ont fini par se réconcilier.Jules and Jim exchanged a few nasty remarks, but they ended up making up.
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