Published March 4, 2025 • Updated July 25, 2026 — By French teacher David Issokson with native audio by Marie Assel Cambier
Le fric — Meaning and Pronunciation
The French term le fric is a very informal slang noun meaning “money,” “dough,” “bread,” or “moolah.” It’s a common and colloquial way to refer to money, often used in casual conversation.
The IPA pronunciation of fric is /fʁik/, which sounds approximately like “freek”.
Example Sentences
Monsieur Sac d’Argent a plein de fric et il ne sait plus où il va le dépenser.
Mr. Money Bags has lots of money and he doesn’t know where he’s going to spend it.
Mademoiselle Bosseuse a beaucoup travaillé et maintenant elle a beaucoup de fric.
Ms. Hard Worker worked a lot and now she has lots of money.
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Related words and expressions
- l’argent — money
- avoir du fric — to have money
- claquer son fric — to blow one’s money
- le pognon — money, dough
- la thune — money, cash
- le blé — money, dough
- le flouze — money, cash
- les sous — money
- le liquide — cash
- le cash — cash, money
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