rabat-joie
/ʁaba ʒwa/
adjective
B2
le (masc.) la (fem.)
Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.
Meaning
Practice
1 What does rabat-joie mean?
killjoy, party pooper (invariable)
2 Fill the gap: Ne sois pas ___-joie, viens danser avec nous !
Full sentence: Ne sois pas rabat-joie, viens danser avec nous ! (Don't be a killjoy, come dance with us!)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches rabat-joie?
rabat-joie: colloquial register, common frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.
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