Expression library
« C’est plate »
It’s boring. That’s too bad.
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Heard
« C’est plate »
Literally
It’s flat.
Means
It’s boring. Also: that’s too bad.
Say back
« C’est plate, je ne peux pas venir. »
Too bad, I can’t come.
Answer in the YouTube comments: What’s the most plate thing you had to do this week?
Word for word it reads “it’s flat”, but it means it’s boring. It also means that’s too bad. Said of a person, dull. Say the t. Bonus: « j’aurais trippé », I would’ve had a blast.
When to use it
Familier
Familier: friends, family, coworkers you know. Say the t: [plat].
Example lines
- « C’est plate à mort. »It’s deadly boring.Usito
- « C’est plate, je ne peux pas venir à la soirée. »Too bad, I can’t come to the party.Usito, sense 3
- « Elle est vraiment plate. »She’s really dull.Usito, sense 2
Practise it
2 questionsFamilier: friends, family, coworkers you know. Say the t: [plat].
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Sources
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- Usito, entry « plate » (2)Boring; annoying or disappointing; « plate à mort »; of a person, dull.
- Usito, entry « plat, plate » (1)General French: flat. Pronunciation [plat].
- Usito, entry « tripper ou triper »To have fun; from English “to trip”; first attested in 1972.