Today’s lesson focuses on the informal and slang verb glander, which means “to fart around”, “to lounge about” and “to loaf about”. A French definion is simply ne rien faire (to not do anything).
glander
to fart around, to lounge around, to loaf about
Pronunciation [glɑ̃de]
Example sentences
This first example sentence uses the indefinite pronoun grand-chose. Pas grand-chose means “not much” and “not a lot”.
Qu’est-ce que fais ce matin ? – Pas grand-chose. Je glande un peu.
What are you doing this morning? – Not much – just lounging around a bit.
For this sentence, the preposition pendant translates literally to “during” but can also mean “for + time word”. La journée refers to the duration of a day while le jour refers to the unit of time. The negation ne + verb + rien means anything or nothing.
Martin a glandé pendant toute la journée. Il n’a rien fait.
Martin farted around the whole day. He didn’t do anything.
Related lessons
- Paresseux – lazy
- Feignant – lazy
- Avoir la flemme – To be lazy, can’t be bothered
- Remettre au lendemain – To procrastinate
Word of the Day archive | Lessons by David Issokson
