Yanar (en. Yanar)

/janar/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

noun

Problematic situation or one perceived as bad.

He ended up in a yanar after taking that risk.

Il a atterri dans un yanar après avoir pris ce risque.

A disreputable or ill-advised place.

This neighborhood is a real yanar at night.

Ce quartier est un vrai yanar la nuit.

The term 'yanar' comes from urban slang and is often used in contexts of social difficulty.

to be in the yanar

To be in a difficult situation.

être dans le yanar

a total yanar

A disastrous situation.

un yanar total

to get out of the yanar

To find a way out of a problematic situation.

sortir du yanar

problematic

Something that poses a problem or is difficult.

problématique

hassle

Difficult or unpleasant situation.

galère

traffic jam

A situation of blockage or difficulty in a given context.

embouteillage

To find oneself in an uncertain or complicated situation.

After that decision, he found himself in a yanar.

Après cette décision, il s'est retrouvé dans un yanar.

Expressions of despair in the face of a problem.

I'm really in the yanar with my finances.

Je suis vraiment dans le yanar avec mes finances.