French · Joy & Hype
Putain, c'est trop bien !
poo-TAN say troh BYAN · /py.tɛ̃ sɛ tʁo bjɛ̃/
F***, this is so good!
3/5 Watch your audience
genuinely rude; friends only, never at work
Literally
"Whore, it's too good"
Word-for-word — which is rarely what it means.
How to use it
Proof that "putain" swings positive just as happily as negative — here it's pure delight. This exact shape (putain + trop bien) is how a French friend reacts to great food, a great plan, a great goal. Coarse-friendly, not for the boardroom.
Heard in the wild
Putain, c'est trop bien ce concert !
F***, this concert is so good!
Where it lands
France (universal)
Quick answers
- What does "Putain, c'est trop bien !" mean?
- In French, "Putain, c'est trop bien !" means "F***, this is so good!". Literally it's "Whore, it's too good". Proof that "putain" swings positive just as happily as negative — here it's pure delight. This exact shape (putain + trop bien) is how a French friend reacts to great food, a great plan, a great goal. Coarse-friendly, not for the boardroom.
- Is "Putain, c'est trop bien !" 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 "Putain, c'est trop bien !"?
- Say it "poo-TAN say troh BYAN" — capitals mark the stressed syllable. In IPA: py.tɛ̃ sɛ tʁo bjɛ̃.
Related in French
Oh la vache ! oh la VASH Holy cow! / Wow! / Whoa! C'est ouf ! say OOF That's insane! / Crazy! (good or bad) Ça déchire ! sa day-SHEER That rocks! / That's awesome! C'est de la balle ! say duh la BAL It's the bomb! / Awesome! Grave ! GRAHV Totally! / For real! / So much (intensifier) La classe ! la KLASS Classy! / So cool! / Stylish!
The same idea, elsewhere
Via concepts like "Hell yes".
- German Geil! Awesome! / Sick! / Hell yes!
- Greek ώπα Oops! / Hey, watch it! / Let's go! — NOT mainly the plate-smashing tourist cheer.
- Italian Grande! Nice one! / You legend! / Way to go!
- Japanese やった Yes! / I did it! / We won!
- Korean 아싸! Yes! / score! — the fist-pump syllables.
- Polish zajebisty Fucking awesome / badass — the great slang-POSITIVE of the jebać family.
- Portuguese Que massa! How cool! / Awesome!
- Russian Офигенно! Freaking awesome! / Amazing!
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