lecon
/kɔ̃/
Translation
idiot, dickhead; stupid (vulgar)
Grammar
Examples
, j' .
What an idiot, I forgot my keys at home.
, descends .
Don't be a fool, get off the chair.
, , .
He's a total moron, that guy, but he's nice.
C' .
What happened to him yesterday is really rotten.
, ' .
Stop laughing like an idiot, it's not funny.
Con is one of the most common French vulgarisms, used both as a noun (an idiot) and as an adjective (stupid). It's much more casual than its English equivalents - close friends use it affectionately ("t'es con!") and it appears constantly in informal speech without quite the bite of "dickhead". Still vulgar; avoid in professional contexts.
The feminine form conne exists but is less frequent. The expression a la con ("rubbishy, half-arsed") is fixed and very common: un truc a la con - "a stupid little thing". Also vieux con - "old fool" - and connerie - "stupid mistake, bullshit".
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