English–French
“slum” in French
French
Pronunciation
IPA/gɛto/
Example
Ce quartier ressemble à un ghetto.
This neighborhood looks like a slum.
How to say “slum” in French
“Slum” in French is ghetto.
A part of a city hemmed in by social boundaries, where disadvantaged residents are concentrated apart from the wider urban community.
Example sentences with ghetto
Il a grandi dans un ghetto.
He grew up in a ghetto.
Tips for using ghetto
- Ghetto often carries a strongly negative or stigmatizing sense, so quartier défavorisé is more neutral for a disadvantaged neighborhood.