12.19.2016 - By Mot du jour Podcast – French Etc
avoir les boules - French expression
What does the French expression ' avoir les boules ' mean? How is it used in a sentence? Listen to Anne Audio.
avoir les boules has recently become a very popular expression. Literally, it is " to have the balls ". I'm pretty sure that we are not talking about Pétanque balls here. I'd rather think of the beautiful 'boules de noël', Christmas ornaments. I hope you're with me. In any case, avoir les boules doesn't mean 'to be daring', it means 'to be upset'.
* « J'ai raté mon exam, j'ai trop les boules. »
* "I failed my exam. I'm really upset."
Conjugaisons
* indicatif présent – j'ai trop les boules, nous avons trop les boules
* imparfait – j'avais trop les boules, nous avions trop les boules
* futur - j'aurai trop les boules, nous aurons trop les boules
Related: balle, bille ou boule ? .
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