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fun

fun

noun adjective FUHN Rare

Origin: English borrowing

Usage Note

Fun is a direct English borrowing used as both a masculine noun and an invariable adjective in informal French — c'est le fun (Quebec), une soirée fun. It is more prevalent in Quebec French than in European French, where amusant or sympa are preferred in formal contexts.

Examples

"Cette activité est vraiment fun."

Natural Translation

This activity is really fun.

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