To say "amazing" in French slang, use "ouf" (crazy/insane, good way), "génial" (great/awesome), "c'est top" (it's great/top), "c'est dingue" (it's wild/crazy), or "je kiffe" (I love/dig it), depending on the context, with "génial" and "incroyable" being very common for general amazingness.
Yes, the French say "je ne sais quoi," but it's less common in casual speech than in English, where it's used to describe an indescribable, special quality; in France, it often sounds formal or a bit old-fashioned, and they'd more likely use phrases like "un certain charme" (a certain charm) or "un petit truc en plus" (a little something extra) for that meaning. While it literally means "I don't know what," its use as a noun for a mysterious allure is largely an English adoption, though French speakers understand it and might use it in specific contexts, sometimes as a hyphenated noun "un je-ne-sais-quoi".
“Swell, Bitchin', Neato, Fab, Boss, Cool, Radical Gnarly, Far out, Sick”... looking for slang words from the Past that express today's use of “Awesome.” 🤔
Meaning: Gen Z uses “gas” to describe something cool, dope, or awesome. If you're “gassing” someone, it means you're hyping them up or giving support.
sensational (informal) Her voice is sensational. mega (slang) awesome (slang) dope (slang)
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One such slang term is "chouette", meaning cool. The French also say “cool” and its not uncommon to modify cool or chouette with a “hyper” or “super” to drive home the meaning.
🇫🇷 Je ne sais pas = I do not know. je = I. ne + pas = these are the negation markers in French.
Use que(what) to ask about things. Use quoi(what) as another form of que in certain settings. Use lequel(which one) to refer to people or things that have been mentioned already.
Je sais tout (meaning I Know All in English) was a French magazine established by Pierre Lafitte in 1905.
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In French, je ne sais quoi literally means "I don't know what." It's used to capture an indescribable, special distinguishing feature, or to name some unnamable quality. You could say, for example, "Ms.
Don't butter your bread!
Nibble it or use it to mop up your plate at the end of a dish. Other than with bread, be wary of eating with your hands – watch what the others do. Eating with your hands is generally considered to be bad manners in France, except in very casual settings.
« Ma petite chouette » means « my Little owl » and does not mean « my little cool one ». « Chouette » is also an exclamation to mean « cool » but there is not really two ways to understand it.
To respond to "Ça va?", use simple, context-dependent answers like "Ça va bien, merci, et toi/vous?" (Very well, thanks, and you?) for positive, polite replies, or "Pas mal" (Not bad), "Bof" (Meh/So-so), or even "Ça va mal" (Not well) for more nuanced feelings, often followed by asking back "Et toi?" (informal) or "Et vous?" (formal).
Je veux être avec toi. I want to be with you. Tu es ma joie de vivre. You're the joy of my life.
Some common synonyms of magnificent are grandiose, grand, imposing, majestic, and stately.