eliin Posted March 3, 2011 Report Share Posted March 3, 2011 Hi, I just had my French oral, and my teacher asked me what I thought of the increase of tuition fees, and I replied "c'est dégueulasse !" and he seemed really shocked? I thought it just meant disgusting...I can't really find much about it on the web, (not even wordreference!) so I would really appreciate it if anyone could tell me (and hopefully put my mind at ease.)Thanks ! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Proletariat Posted March 3, 2011 Report Share Posted March 3, 2011 It does indeed mean disgusting, but as far as I know (which is not much, I can assure you) it's usage is more akin to a word like "gross", as in something that is repulsive and might provoke vomiting and/or nausea. Basically, "disgusting" covers a broader range of connotations than "dégueulasse" does; the latter might have been a bit too strong of a word in that context, which is likely why your teacher was so surprised. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bishup Posted March 3, 2011 Report Share Posted March 3, 2011 (edited) dégueulasse is informal. Only difference. However dégueulasse is often used to label something as unfair or generally mal intentioned. Your use of the word dégueulasse is correct by the way but it is very informal. Edited March 3, 2011 by Bishup Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
eliin Posted March 4, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 4, 2011 thank you very much ! feel a bit more at ease, thought it was along the lines of "****ty" - definitely gonna be losing marks for CI there haha Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Expired Manwich of Doom Posted March 28, 2011 Report Share Posted March 28, 2011 As mentioned above, 'dégueulasse' is a casual way of saying it, but is correct. But I would normally associate it with something that is messy, like vomit or rotten food. In your context, I would have used 'affreux', which means 'terrible'. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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