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morfler

to get hit hard, to cop it

verb mor-FLEH Rare

Usage Note

morfler is argot (slang) meaning to receive a hard blow, punishment, or misfortune. It can be physical (morfler un coup) or figurative (on a vraiment morflé = we really copped it). It belongs firmly to informal spoken French and would be out of place in writing.

Examples

"Il a morflé pendant l'entraînement ce matin."

Natural Translation

He really got knocked about during training this morning.

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