What does drôle in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word drôle in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use drôle in French.

The word drôle in French means funny, odd, strange, odd, strange, joker, rascal, rogue, scoundrel, strange customer, strange bird, the phoney war, strange person, weird person, be quite a character, be a rum character, feel strange, feel weird, funny story, pull a face, pull a strange face, pull a funny face. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word drôle

funny

adjectif (qui fait rire)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Cette histoire était très drôle.
That story was very funny.

odd

adjectif (bizarre)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
C'est drôle, mais j'ai l'impression de connaître le nouveau.
It's odd, but I feel like I know the new guy.

strange

adverbe (impression singulière)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Cela me fait drôle de te revoir après tant d'années.
It seems strange to see you again after so many years.

odd, strange

(chose singulière)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Mon voisin mène quand même une drôle de vie. J'ai croisé un drôle de type dans le couloir.
My neighbour leads an odd life. I passed a strange guy in the corridor.

joker

(personne aimant rire)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ce nouveau directeur n'est pas un drôle.
The new boss isn't much fun.

rascal, rogue, scoundrel

(vieilli (coquin) (dated, pejorative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
C'est un fieffé drôle.
He's and out-and-out rascal.

strange customer, strange bird

nom masculin (figuré (personne étrange) (figurative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ce gars, c'est un drôle d'oiseau !
What a strange customer that lad is!

the phoney war

nom féminin (début de la 2e Guerre mondiale) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La drôle de guerre voyait la mobilisation des troupes sans ennemis.

strange person, weird person

nom masculin (drôle d'individu)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il se comporte bizarrement, c'est un drôle de paroissien.

be quite a character, be a rum character

locution verbale (familier, figuré (agir de façon singulière)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Son gendre est un drôle de numéro.

feel strange, feel weird

locution verbale (produire un résultat inhabituel)

Cela fait un drôle d'effet de se retrouver dans une voiture avec le volant à droite.

funny story

nom féminin (blague)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

pull a face, pull a strange face, pull a funny face

locution verbale (familier (avoir une expression inhabituelle) (briefly)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Tu tires une drôle de tête aujourd'hui.

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