Languages › French How to Use the French Expression "J'en Ai Ras le Bol" Share Flipboard Email Print Pexels French Vocabulary Pronunciation & Conversation Grammar Resources For Teachers By ThoughtCo Team Updated on April 10, 2018 If you're a French speaker and you're frustrated, you might find yourself exclaiming, "J'en ai ras le bol!" This informal phrase can be used to express everything from general discontent to extreme frustration, depending on how it's used in conversation. Expression: J'en ai ras le bol!Pronunciation: [zha(n) nay ra l(eu) buhl]Meaning: I'm sick of it! I'm fed up! I've had it up to here!Literal translation: I have a bowl full of it.Register: informalNotes: The French expression j'en ai ras le bol doesn't specify what your bowl is full of, but it's probably safe to assume that it's aggravation, frustration, or one of their close cousins. Ras-le-bol can also serve as an exclamation indicating that enough is enough, or as a noun referring to general dissatisfaction. Examples Il pleut depuis deux semaines, et j'en ai ras le bol ! It's been raining for two weeks, and I'm sick of it! Le ras-le-bol étudiant augmente depuis des années. Student unrest has been on the rise for years. Synonymous Expressions (informal): J'en ai marre, J'en ai assez, J'en ai ma claque, J'ai ma dose, J'en ai plein le dos, J'en ai plein les bottes, J'en ai ras la casquette(normal register): Je ne peux plus le supporter, La coupe est pleine More Expressions with avoir Expressions with en Most common French phrases Cite this Article Format mla apa chicago Your Citation Team, ThoughtCo. "How to Use the French Expression "J'en Ai Ras le Bol"." ThoughtCo, Dec. 6, 2021, thoughtco.com/jen-ai-ras-le-bol-1371275. Team, ThoughtCo. (2021, December 6). How to Use the French Expression "J'en Ai Ras le Bol". Retrieved from https://www.thoughtco.com/jen-ai-ras-le-bol-1371275 Team, ThoughtCo. "How to Use the French Expression "J'en Ai Ras le Bol"." ThoughtCo. https://www.thoughtco.com/jen-ai-ras-le-bol-1371275 (accessed March 26, 2023). copy citation Featured Video