Interaction sociale et relations - Confrontation & Shade

Here you will find slang about confrontation and throwing shade, reflecting subtle insults, direct conflicts, and passive-aggressive behavior in casual settings

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to roast [verbe]

railler

Ex: His friends roasted him relentlessly about his new haircut .

Ses amis l'ont critiqué sans relâche à propos de sa nouvelle coupe de cheveux.

to call out [verbe]

dénoncer

Ex: The teacher had to call out the student 's inappropriate behavior in front of the class .

Le professeur a dû dénoncer le comportement inapproprié de l'élève devant la classe.

to throw shade [Phrase]

to subtly insult, criticize, or express contempt for someone, often in a clever or indirect way

Ex: She threw shade at him for showing up late.

to drag [verbe]

défoncer

Ex: She dragged him for showing up late .

Elle l'a dragué pour être arrivé en retard.

beef [nom]

rancœur

Ex: He has beef with his coworker over the project .

Il a un beef avec son collègue à propos du projet.

clapback [nom]

réplique cinglante

Ex: His clapback to the rude comment was hilarious.

Sa réplique cinglante au commentaire grossier était hilarante.

to read [verbe]

défoncer

Ex: He read her outfit ; it was a total disaster .

Il a critiqué sa tenue ; c'était un désastre total.

to cancel [verbe]

annuler

Ex: After the scandal , people started trying to cancel him .

Après le scandale, les gens ont commencé à essayer de l'annuler.

to smoke [verbe]

écraser

Ex: He smoked his opponent in the chess match .

Il a fumé son adversaire lors du match d'échecs.

receipts [nom]

preuves

Ex: She showed the receipts when denying the rumors .

Elle a montré les preuves en niant les rumeurs.

to put {sb} on blast [Phrase]

to publicly shame, embarrass, or expose someone, often on social media

Ex: She put him on blast for lying to the group.

to subtweet [verbe]

subtweeter

Ex: She subtweeted him after the argument.

Elle l'a subtweeté après la dispute.

to squawk [verbe]

protester bruyamment

Ex: He started to squawk when he disagreed with the decision .

Il a commencé à protester quand il n'était pas d'accord avec la décision.

to [spill] the tea [Phrase]

to tell others about what has happened to someone, especially about things that are private or controversial, in the person's absence

Ex: Sarah is known for spilling the tea about her friends ' love lives , sharing all the juicy details and scandals .

to sip tea [Phrase]

to observe drama or gossip without getting involved

Ex: I'm just going to sip tea and watch the drama unfold.

tea [nom]

potins

Ex: Did you hear the tea about last night 's party ?

As-tu entendu le thé à propos de la fête d'hier soir ?

hop off [Interjection]

Dégage !

Ex: Hop off! I'm trying to focus.

Dégage ! J'essaie de me concentrer.

Interaction sociale et relations
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