brol
🇧🇪 French slang from Belgium
What does “brol” mean?
mess, junk
Example
“C'est quoi tout ce brol dans ta chambre ?”
What's all this junk in your room?
Good to know
From Dutch.
Who you can say it to
With friends, not your boss
☕ Everyday
The textbook way to say it: le bazar
Heard in a conversation
Haggling at the Brussels flea market
Maxime Laura, on va aux puces du Jeu de Balle ? Il y a toujours du brol tof.
Laura, shall we go to the Jeu de Balle flea market? There's always cool junk.
Laura Allez ! Mais prends un parapluie, ils annoncent la drache tout l'après-midi.
Let's go! But take an umbrella, they're forecasting a downpour all afternoon.
🌀 How other countries say “a mess”
- 🇫🇷 bordelFrance · A bit crude.
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- non, peut-êtreyes, of course!
- GSMmobile phone
Songs from Belgium
- Papaoutai · StromaeLevel A2
- Bruxelles je t'aime · AngèleLevel A2
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- Santé · StromaeLevel B1
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