French-English translations for gros mot

swear wordWhen I heard swear words from the next room, I decided to keep my distance
bad word

curse word
dirty wordEuro could well become a dirty word among the unemployed, and no wonder. Pas étonnant que l'euro soit en passe de devenir un gros mot chez les chômeurs! The child was made to sit in the corner as punishment for saying a dirty wordWork is a dirty word to him
four-letter word
profanityHe ran up and down the street screaming profanities like a madman
swearword

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