It literally translates as 'no bowl' but it means bad luck, tough luck or to have no luck. You can use it to describe somebody - Barry n'as pas de bol aves les filles - Barry has no luck with girls. On n'a pas de bol avec nos invités - We've had bad luck with our guests. You can also use avoir du pot or pas de pot in the same way to man good luck/bad luck. On a similar note, a popular way to wish someone good luck in France is to simply say merde (shit).

Source: The Local November 04, 2019 13:18 UTC