Some french slang please.[Important]
 

I know some of you out there can speak french, (I've asked this before) but this time it's simpler: How do you say Pops (Old man, grand dad etc) in french? I know that you have Grand pere (plus the accents), but I'm looking for a 'slangier' word. Any help?

P.S this is for homework, which is why I added the important tag on it.

Please? No one here speaks any french at all?

Languages are a complicated thing, im not good at French and i dont know much outside of academics, but keep in mind, not all languages have slang words like English dose, but in stead they have slang in their own terms, im not saying that there cant be one, just saying slang isnt as popular in other languages as it is in English.

LOL.

There is very little more important than homework, right? ;)

You haven't seen my french teacher. She might not bite, but she doesn't half bark!

Heh, you actually have my sympathies. You're doing GCSEs right? I was in your shoes two years ago (I was taking a mix of 'O' Levels and GCSEs), and I think teachers are universal. So I feel your pain. :)

What's the difference between O levels and GCSEs? I took what we (the students in my country, Singapore) call O' levels and A' levels, but the full title of the papers were Singapore-Cambridge GCSE O' Levels (and A' Levels). I'm quite confused when my university mates talk about their GCSEs (I study in London now).

i'm not sure but i THINK i no how to say "Medaling Brats!" I THINK it was "Sock Le Bloo"... but on yuour slang part... sry cant help u ther :(

Just two different systems. GCSEs are generally considered easier than 'O' Levels and many would say something along the lines of "an A in a GCSE subject is equivalent to a B in its 'O' Level counterpart". 'O' Levels rely exclusively on end-of-year examinations, while GCSEs require both coursework and an end-of-year exam. I generally found the 'O' Level exams to be harder, but the 'O' Level system didn't include coursework, which I found a blessing, since I loathe doing work :)

I don't know why the papers were entitled GCSE 'O' Levels, but it might have something to do with the fact that the two programs are interconnected. I don't recall what my papers' titles were, so I can't verify/deny what you are saying ;)

And by the way, I congratulate anyone who doesn't take the IB as it is roughly equivalent to:
a) An almost complete lack of:
i) a social life
ii) fun
iii)sleep
b) A tenfold increase in:
i) stress
ii) the chances of a nervous breakdowns serious note: I do know a couple of people who had the misfortune of experiencing nervous breakdowns
iii) the chances of liver problems later on as copious amounts of alcohol are consumed in order to deal with i) and ii)

Please note that b) ii) increases exponentially nearing one as a function of the chance of breakdown versus time with a domain of 0<t<2, where t is in years and a) iii) decreases exponentially nearing zero on a function of hrs of sleep versus time with a domain of 0<t<2, where t is in years


I went off on a tangent there (excuse the pun), but that is because I'm bitter about the fact that I won't get a lot of sleep tonight.

And yet another fool falls for the bait of the IB, just like myself. If it will make you feel better I can tell you that afterwards it's all worth it, but if it doesn't I wont tell you. Oh and I found that coffie with too much coffein actually makes you more sleepy after just about quarter of an hour so don't try that. I fell asleep when studying for my Math HL exam...

Anyways @craig I quit french at GCSE level and I stunk at it even then so I'm not much of help in that department.

And stil no translation.... Oh well.

@Viscun: We did have a really good teacher, but now we have someone else. I thinkl she has PMS Permenant menstral stress :D .

i think the closest would be papa???? but i'm not a french speaker so excuse me if im wrong

Any chance we hurry up? I have french tomorrow. :eek:

Why not wake up 10 minutes earlier in the morning and check if anyone's replied?

also, are dictionaries not in order? Search google for a french-english dictionary and for a french thesaurus. Then enter dad's equivalent in french in the thesaurus and translate the results back with the dictionary...

I don't want to risk it. Plus waking up early isn't something i like. :o Thats a yawn. If nothing pops up, I will though.....