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les gueules

mouths, loudmouths, big mouths, faces, hangovers

ɡ œ l → gueule
gueul mouth; yell + es plural
noun · plural feminine Rare #35,612
mouths Colloquial and often vulgar when used about people; it is also used for animals’ mouths.
FR: Les chiens ouvrent leurs gueules quand ils aboient.
EN: The dogs open their mouths when they bark.
loudmouths, big mouths Often used in the expression grandes gueules.
FR: Ces grandes gueules parlent sans écouter les autres.
EN: Those loudmouths talk without listening to other people.
faces Colloquial and often disparaging.
FR: Je ne veux pas voir leurs gueules aujourd’hui.
EN: I don’t want to see their faces today.
hangovers Used in the expression gueules de bois.
FR: Après la fête, ils ont tous eu des gueules de bois.
EN: After the party, they all had hangovers.
Declension of gueule
gueulegueules

Sylvester Stallone, ce genre de gueules, tu vois ?

Sylvester Stallone, that kind of face, you know?

— Do the Right Thing (1989)

Fermez vos putains de gueules.

Shut your fucking mouths.

— En terrain miné (2014)

Le jour suivant, nous eûmes toutes de terribles gueules de bois.

The next day we all had terrible hangovers.

Le jour suivant, nous avons tous eu de terribles gueules de bois.

The next day we all had terrible hangovers.

Grandes gueules.

Big mouths.

— Do the Right Thing (1989)

Tu as envie de regarder ces gueules en mangeant ?

Do you want to look at those faces while you eat?

— Memories of Murder (2003)

Vous avez vraiment de sales gueules.

You all have really ugly faces.

— Avengers : Infinity War (2018)

Hé, les grandes gueules !

Hey, you loudmouths!

— Tampopo (1985)

Vous tirez une de ces gueules ?

Why the long face?

— King of Comedy (1999)

verb · 2nd-person singular, present tense Rare #47,937
yell, shout Colloquial; often sounds rude or aggressive.
FR: Ne gueules pas, s’il te plaît.
EN: Please don’t yell.
Conjugation of gueuler
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First gueule —
Second gueules —
Third gueule —
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First gueule —
Second gueules —
Third gueule —

C’est toi qui gueules ?

Are you the one yelling?

— La Chèvre (1981)

Mangani, tu gueules trop !

Mangani, you're yelling too much!

— Enquête sur un citoyen au-dessus de tout soupçon (1970)

Si tu gueules pas, on t'abîmera pas.

If you don't make a fuss, they won't hurt you.

— Pixote, la loi du plus faible (1980)

J'aime bien quand tu gueules.

I kind of like it when you yell.

— Presque Célèbre (2000)

Pourquoi tu gueules ?

Why are you yelling?

— Un prophète (2009)

Sounds similar to

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