drache
🇧🇪 French slang from Belgium
What does “drache” mean?
downpour
Example
“Prends ton parapluie, il drache !”
Take your umbrella, it's pouring!
Good to know
Verb 'dracher'. 'La drache nationale' = the rain that traditionally falls on Belgium's national day (21 July).
Who you can say it to
Fine with anyone
☕ Everyday
The textbook way to say it: une averse
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.
Maxime Regarde cette vieille lampe ! Le vendeur en veut septante euros.
Look at this old lamp! The seller wants seventy euros for it.
More from Belgium
- septante / nonanteseventy / ninety
- une foisjust, a sec (softener)
- savoir (= pouvoir)can, to be able to
- s'il vous plaîthere you go
- brolmess, junk
- kotstudent room
- non, peut-êtreyes, of course!
- GSMmobile phone
Songs from Belgium
- Papaoutai · StromaeLevel A2
- Bruxelles je t'aime · AngèleLevel A2
- Alors on danse · StromaeLevel B1
- Santé · StromaeLevel B1
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