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French · Insults (Aimed at a Person)

Connard !

kon-AR · /kɔ.naʁ/

Asshole / bastard

3/5 Watch your audience

genuinely rude; friends only, never at work

Literally

"Big/aggressive 'con' — bastard/asshole"

Word-for-word — which is rarely what it means.

How to use it

"Con" with a chip on its shoulder and pointed at a specific person. Feminine "connasse." This is your standard-issue insult for a driver who cut you off or a genuinely nasty stranger — rude, targeted, but not quite a challenge to fight.

Heard in the wild

Il m'a doublé par la droite, ce connard !

He passed me on the right, that asshole!

Where it lands

France (universal)

Quick answers

What does "Connard !" mean?
In French, "Connard !" means "Asshole / bastard". Literally it's "Big/aggressive 'con' — bastard/asshole". "Con" with a chip on its shoulder and pointed at a specific person. Feminine "connasse." This is your standard-issue insult for a driver who cut you off or a genuinely nasty stranger — rude, targeted, but not quite a challenge to fight.
Is "Connard !" offensive?
It's genuinely rude — a 3/5 (Watch your audience) on the Punch-o-Meter. Fine among friends, never at work or with people you've just met.
How do you pronounce "Connard !"?
Say it "kon-AR" — capitals mark the stressed syllable. In IPA: kɔ.naʁ.

Related in French

Con KOHN Idiot / dumbass — the single most useful insult in French Ta gueule ! ta GUHL Shut up! / Shut your mouth! Enculé ! ahn-koo-LAY Motherf***er / bastard (one of the hardest personal insults) Salope ! sa-LOP Bitch / slut (aimed at a woman) Fils de pute ! fees duh POOT Son of a bitch Trou du cul ! troo doo KOO Asshole / jerk

The same idea, elsewhere

Via concepts like "You idiot".

how to say "You idiot" →

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