avoir la dalle
\a.vwaʁ la dal\
The verdict
“avoir la dalle” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ou Avoir très faim, ressentir le besoin de manger quelque chose.
Corpus desk
Index FR-avoir-la-dalle · avoir la dalle · French
avoir la dalle · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | avoir la dalle |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \a.vwaʁ la dal\ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « avoir la dalle » en français
Rare enough to double-check
avoir la dalle is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \a.vwaʁ la dal\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for avoir la dalle in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is avoir la dalle, spelled A-V-O-I-R- -L-A- -D-A-L-L-E.
Definition
- 1ou Avoir très faim, ressentir le besoin de manger quelque chose.
- 2ou N’avoir rien d’autre en tête que le plaisir charnel.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how avoir la dalle appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Mon bide a fait un gros bruit creux, j’avais une super dalle. En comptant vite fait, je me suis rendu compte que ça faisait bien deux ou trois jours que j'avais rien bouffé.
On se croit les plus-mieux, en fait, on n'est que dalle : on finit croque-monsieur quand la Mort a la dalle
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.