de taule

from prison

→ de
phrase Rare #36,425
from prison Informal slang; taule means “prison” or “jail.” The phrase commonly appears in expressions such as sortir de taule, meaning “to get out of prison.”
FR: Il est sorti de taule la semaine dernière.
EN: He got out of prison last week.

Soo-kyoung qui était sortie de taule avant moi avait déniché l'école de Baek.

Soo-kyoung, who had gotten out of prison before me, had found Baek’s school.

— Lady Vengeance (2005)

C'est grâce à cette boîte que je suis sorti de taule.

It’s thanks to this box that I got out of jail.

— Cold Storage (2026)

En sortant de taule, il a disjoncté.

He went off the rails after getting out of jail.

— Amours chiennes (2000)

T'as réussi ton baptême de taule et t'as appris les deux grandes lois.

You made it through your prison initiation and learned the two cardinal rules.

— Les Affranchis (1990)

On ment pas à un gars qui sort de taule.

You don't lie to a guy who just got out of jail.

— Reservoir Dogs (1992)

Il a fait vingt ans de taule.

He did twenty years in prison.

— Amours chiennes (2000)

Il veut profiter de son temps de taule pour passer son bac.

He wants to use his time in prison to pass his baccalaureate exam.

— La Haine (1995)