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Slang Entry 04 — relou

Annoying / a hassle (verlan of ‘lourd’).

Avancé 22 min

Meaning (English) Annoying / a hassle (verlan of ‘lourd’).

Register and context Informal; common in everyday talk.

How it sounds (pronunciation note) Final ‘ou’ must be clean /u/; avoid /ʊ/.

Examples (French) • C’est relou. • Il est relou, lui.

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How to practise “Slang Entry 04 — relou”

This avancé lesson is part of the Slang & Expressions series on Chase in French. Texto slang, café phrases, verlan, and the expressions French speakers reach for instinctively. Updated with what people are actually saying right now.

Follow the Ears → Mouth → Eyes method: first listen to how native speakers say it, then repeat it out loud until it feels natural, and only then look at the spelling. Plan about 22 minutes, and come back to it over several days — short, repeated practice beats one long session.

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