<b>Expression:</b> Gueule de bois<br/><br/><b>Pronunciation:</b> [<a href="http://www.elearnfrenchlanguage.com/sounds/wavs/gueule-de-bois.wav" data-component="link" data-source="inlineLink" data-type="externalLink" data-ordinal="1" rel="nofollow">gool d(eu) bwa</a>]<br/><br/><b>Meaning:</b> hangover<br/><br/><b>Literal translation:</b> wooden mouth<br/><br/><b><a href="https://www.thoughtco.com/french-register-1369374" data-component="link" data-source="inlineLink" data-type="internalLink" data-ordinal="2">Register</a>:</b> informal<br/><br/><b>Notes:</b> A hangover is, hopefully, not something you have every day, but when you do, it might be helpful to know that the <a href="https://www.thoughtco.com/how-to-say-in-french-1368760" data-inlink="F_F7Y9J1wjonN_Wg9J6VBQ&#61;&#61;" data-component="link" data-source="inlineLink" data-type="internalLink" data-ordinal="3">French translation</a> is <i>la gueule de bois</i>. <i>Gueule</i> is an informal term for &#34;mouth,&#34; and <i>de bois</i> describes how dry it feels when you have a hangover. Coincidentally, <i>bois</i> is also the first and second person present conjugation of <a href="https://www.thoughtco.com/boire-to-drink-1369888" data-component="link" data-source="inlineLink" data-type="internalLink" data-ordinal="4"><i>boire</i></a> - to drink.<br/><br/><b>Examples</b><br/><br/> <i>Bonne Année ! Ne bois trop de champagne, tu ne veux pas avoir la gueule de bois demain. </i><br/> Happy New Year! Don&#39;t drink too much champagne, you don&#39;t want to have a hangover tomorrow.<br/><br/> <i>Oh là là, ma tête ! J&#39;ai la gueule de bois. </i><br/> Ohh, my head! I have a hangover / I&#39;m hung over.<br/><br/> <i>Qu&#39;est-ce que tu vas faire pour soigner ta gueule de bois ?</i><br/> What will you do to cure your hangover?<br/><br/><br/><b>More</b><ul><li><a href="https://www.thoughtco.com/french-expressions-with-avoir-1368646" data-component="link" data-source="inlineLink" data-type="internalLink" data-ordinal="5">Expressions with <i>avoir</i></a></li><li><a href="https://www.thoughtco.com/avoir-la-frite-1371103" data-component="link" data-source="inlineLink" data-type="internalLink" data-ordinal="6">Expressions with <i>de</i></a></li><li><a href="https://www.thoughtco.com/most-common-french-phrases-1371064" data-component="link" data-source="inlineLink" data-type="internalLink" data-ordinal="7">Most common French phrases</a></li><li><a href="https://www.thoughtco.com/new-years-eve-in-france-1369505" data-component="link" data-source="inlineLink" data-type="internalLink" data-ordinal="8">New Year&#39;s in France</a></li></ul>