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[NSFW] French vocab: Love/ SEX

By Frederic Bibard Published:

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NSFW French vocabulary about Love and SEX. Learn some adult street language in this article.

How do you get attention from a Frenchman or Frenchwoman? By learning the language of love in French of course!

What is the use of going to a nightclub in France when you don’t know the basic pick-up lines? Or what text message can you send to your French girlfriend to tell her you are into her? More importantly, understand her when she is saying she is angry.

The French love it when you try to learn their language. When I say language, it includes the love and sex vocabulary in French! To immerse you in the French culture of love and sex here are some slang words, basic idioms, and romantic and sexual phrases in French that are sure to impress.

NSFW (not safe for work): LOVE/SEX SLANG EXPRESSIONS

  • à côté de la plaqueway off the mark
  • accrohooked
  • le bail (ça fait un bail)long time, age
  • le baiserkiss
  • baiserto fuck
  • baratinerto hit on (to chat up)
  • la boîteclub
  • C’est du sérieux.It’s really serious.
  • le câlincuddle, caress
  • chialerto weep, to cry
  • la cohabitationliving together
  • la compagnepartner (female)
  • le compagnonpartner (male)
  • coucher avecto bed, to sleep with
  • craquantirresistible, adorable
  • le culotcheek
  • être culottéto have a lot of nerve (cheek)
  • dinguecrazy
  • la draguehitting on (chatting up)
  • draguerto pick up, to hit on (to chat up)
  • emballerto pick up
  • le faibleweak spot
  • se faire des filmsto imagine things / to make up scenarios in one’s head
  • faire une scèneto create a scene
  • flasherto spark, to fall head over heels
  • grivois / paillardbawdy
  • goberto swallow whole
  • être gonfléto have a lot of nerve (cheek)
  • hyper biencouldn’t be better
  • jouirto come, to hit the heights (sexually)
  • lâcherto leave, to drop someone
  • marre: en avoir marreto be fed up with
  • materto eye up
  • se monter la têteto get carried away, to work oneself up
  • peloterto touch up
  • pied: C’est le pied!It’s absolutely the best!
  • se plier de rireto double up laughing (to crease yourself)
  • pousserto push (too far)
  • prendre son piedto have a lot of fun
  • raide dingue (de quelqu’un)crazy (about somebody)
  • s’éclaterto have a blast
  • sauter une fille/un mecto lay a girl/guy
  • solide: C’est du solide.It’s something solid, durable.
  • les tablettes de chocolat“abs,” six-pack
  • tirer la gueuleto sulk (to pull a face)

Hopefully you find this love and sex vocabulary in French helpful in learning more about the language! Also let me know what you think about these loving and sexual phrases in French.

Do you have any other phrases about love and sex you want translated? Let me know!

Here are some FAQs about French Love/Sex Vocab

How do you say “I love you” in French?

There are many ways to express your love in French, but the most straightforward one is Je t’aime !

What is mon amour?

“My love”!

How do you say “my love” in French?

Mon amour! This is actually one of the most romantic terms of endearment in French. Note that whether you’re talking to a man or a woman, the term is still mon amour.

How do you say “sex” in French?

It is le sexe. If you’re propositioning someone, there are several ways to say it.
From a gentle “On va chez toi ou chez moi?” (Your place or mine?), to a more straightforward “Je veux faire l’amour avec toi” (I want to make love to you). Of course, you can also say “Je veux avoir des relations sexuelles / des rapports sexuels avec toi,” which means “I want to have sex with you,” or be raunchy with “Je veux te baiser” (I want to fuck you).

Or like in the famous song “Lady Marmalade,” “Voulez-vous coucher avec moi ce soir?”

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