givré

frosted

adjective zhee-VREH Rare

Also means

crazy (slang)

Usage Note

Givré literally means covered in frost or rime ice (un pare-brise givré = a frosted windscreen), but in colloquial French it is a popular slang word for 'crazy' or 'nuts', similar to cinglé or fou. A sorbet givré is a sorbet served inside its own hollowed-out fruit shell, a classic French dessert presentation. The feminine form is givrée.

Examples

"Ce type est complètement givré !"

Natural Translation

That guy is completely nuts!

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