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Expressions in Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean
Expressions in Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean
It's well known around Québec that people from the area use expressions you might not have heard before. Here is a few of them (in French, naturally.)
Cotteur - Possibly from the English "cutter"? Concrete demarcation between asphalted and non-asphalted land.
Faire simple - Being silly. Arrête de faire simple de-même, Stop being silly.
Froque - Jacket.
Plaisant - Fun, nice. C'est bien plaisant, It's really nice. (* In Metropolitan French, plaisanter means to joke)
À cause used instead of pourquoi - Why. À cause tu parles de-même?, Why do you talk like this?
Durex- Scotchtape
Robeur- From the english ruber, but meaning tires. M'a faire poser mes robeurs d'hiver bientot
Panel- Designates a mini van, or van in general. Viens-tu dans mon panel?
Colon- Having no style
Top- Cigarettes. Faut que j'm'achète un paquet de tops
Sauce - Company. Veux-tu etre ma sauce�?, Do you want to accompany me?
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