Grammatical class

Noun

jargon

jargon, specialised or unintelligible language

Details

Syllables

jar-gon

Phonetics

ʒaʁ.gɔ̃

Grammatical class

Noun

Freq. (books)

10199

Freq. (movies)

11999

Freq. (news)

12994

Sentences

On peut dire, rien que d'après le jargon, que ces instructions ont été rédigées pour des bâtisseurs professionnels et non pour le consommateur lambda.

You can tell from the jargon alone that these instructions were written for experienced builders and not the average consumer.

A1

Il ne comprend pas bien le jargon des jeunes.

He doesn't understand youth slang very well.

A2

Si tu expliques tout en jargon médical, il est impossible que tout le monde comprenne immédiatement.

If you explain everything in medical jargon, it's impossible that everyone understands immediately.

B1

Tout ce jargon technique est du charabia pour moi.

All this technical jargon is gibberish to me.

B2

L'exposé était truffé de jargon scientifique que personne ne comprenait.

The talk was peppered with scientific jargon that no one understood.

B2