Today’s lesson is PG-13!
Today I decided we’ll have a look at somewhat off-color word. We’re going to learn enfoiré, which translates to “b*stard”, “a**hole” or “jerk”. Ever since I was an exchange student in France, I’ve loved the sound and tone of the word, espèce d’enfoiré (you jerk)!
Enfoiré meaning: bastard in French
Word origin and definition
In the opening paragraph I took the personal liberty to translate enfoiré to “jerk”. According to Wiktionary.org, the French translation of enfoiré is: “Personne déloyale, de peu de moralité, irrespectueuse” (disloyal person, of little morality, disrespectful). The definitions on Wordreference are “b*stard” and “a**hole”.
Enfoiré is the past participle of the verb enfoirer, which means “to cover in excrement” – how nice!
Example sentences
C’est qui cet enfoiré ? Il m’énerve !
Who the heck is this b*stard? He’s bothering me!
Cet enfoiré m’a coupé dans la circulation !
This a**hole cut me off in traffic!
For this final example, we use the expression se faire rouler dans la farine (literally to get rolled in flour), which means to to get ripped off.
L’enfoiré au magasin m’a fait rouler dans la farine et d’ai dû payer cent euros de plus !
The jerk at the store ripped me off and I had to pay 100 extra!
Conclusion
Et voilà ! Now you know how to use enfoiré in French! Want to learn more slang? Check out this post: French Slang: 60 Essential “Argot” Words For Beginners.
