Polyglot Dictionary

ras-le-bol

/ʁal.bɔl/

le noun B2

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Negative

Meaning

  1. a fed-up, exasperated feeling (informal; "en avoir ras-le-bol" = to be sick and tired of something)

N Category Idea Concreteness Abstract Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Usage notes

A vivid everyday French word for exasperation — closest English equivalent is a whole phrase like "fed up to here."

Practice

1 What does ras-le-bol mean?

2 Fill the gap: J'en ai ras-le-___ de ce bruit tous les soirs.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches ras-le-bol?

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