| Principales traductions |
| putain nf | vulgaire (prostituée) (pejorative, vulgar, informal) | whore n |
| | (US, slang) | hooker n |
| | (UK, pejorative, slang) | tart n |
| | | prostitute, sex worker n |
| | Quelques putains traînent la nuit dans le quartier du port. |
| | A few whores hang around the area of the port at night. |
| putain ! interj | familier, vulgaire (zut !) (vulgar, offensive!, slang) | Fuck! interj |
| | (vulgar, offensive, slang) | Shit! interj |
| | (potentially offensive, slang) | Dammit!, Damn it! interj |
| | Putain ! Je me suis encore trompé dans mon calcul. |
| | Shit! I got my calculations wrong again. |
| putain de [qch/qqn] nm | familier, vulgaire (juron) (vulgar, offensive!, slang) | fucking adj |
| | (potentially offensive, slang) | goddamn adj |
| | (UK, slang) | bloody adj |
| | Mais elles sont où, mes putains de clés ?! |
| | Where are my goddamn keys?! |
| putain de [qqn/qch] nm | familier, vulgaire (personne méprisable) (vulgar, offensive!, slang) | fucking + [noun] n |
| | (vulgar, offensive, slang) | piece of shit + [noun] n |
| | (UK, slang) | bloody + [noun] n |
| | Ce putain de voyou a encore fait des siennes dans le quartier. |
| | That bloody thug has been up to his usual mischief in the neighbourhood again. |
| putain de [qqn/qch] nm | familier, vulgaire (fameux) | sensational + [noun], brilliant + [noun] n |
| | (mainly US, slang) | badass + [noun], kickass + [noun] n |
| | (informal) | hell of a + [noun] n |
| | (slang) | helluva + [noun] n |
| | Ce type, c'est un putain de champion ! |
| | That guy is a hell of a champion! |