Talk Dirty French - Beyond Merde: The curses, slang, and street lingo you need to Know when you speak francais

Let''s be sérieux!

Can''t quite come up with the right French quip or four-letter word? With Talk Dirty: French, you''ll be able to put your (middle) finger on it. Each entry provides an individual foreign gem, a useful French sentence employing the word, the expression''s English counterpart, and its literal translation.

Whether you''re a native-speaker, world traveler, or just looking to tell off those brash Parisians, these naughty words and risqué slang will surely give your tongue a French twist.

Les couilles: the balls

French Expression: Je l''ai avertie-elle ne m''a pas écoute alors maintenant je m''en bats les couilles.

Translation: I warned her--she didn''t listen to me so now I''m washing my hands of it.

Literal Translation: I warned her--she didn''t listen to me so now I''m flapping my balls of it.