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The French idiom "Arrête ton baratin"

On this page, we are going to explain you all the things you need to know about the funny French expression "Arrête ton baratin". More precisely, this includes a full guide of what it is and how to use it in a casual conversation with an audio example. But that's not all, we also added some useful informations like dialogue example, slow pronunciation audio, synonym and more!

Translation in English

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  Translation : Give it a rest

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  Literal meaning : Stop your jibber jabber

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  Register : Informal - Funny

How to pronounce it?

Slow

Normal

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  IPA : / aʁɛt tɔ̃ baʁatɛ̃ /

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What does arrête ton baratin mean?

Definition

• Arrête → Stop
• Ton → Your
• Baratin → Jibber-jabber

How to use it

If someone around you is talking way too much and you want this person to stop, you can say "Arrête ton baratin !". Beware that it's familiar and, depending on the situation, it might get perceived as "kidding" but also aggressive criticism. 

If you say it to tease a close friend about something, he/she will probably laugh about it. But if you say it to someone you barely know and with an aggressive tone, people won't react the same way, so be careful when you use this one.

Synonyms / Related

• Arrête ton cirque. ("Stop your circus")
• Arrête ton char. ("Stop your chariot")
• Arrête ton charre. ("Stop kidding")
• Arrête tes conneries. ("Stop your bullshit")(Vulgar)

Example in a dialogue with audio

Dialogue

Ça suffit ! Arrête ton baratin !

Stop your jibber jabber!

Mais je m'amusais juste...

But I was just having fun...

C'est pénible

It's annoying