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How to Say ‘Fuck off!’ in French

Va te faire foutre !

va tuh fair foot-r

[va tuh fair foot-r]

🇫🇷 In France: This is a fight-starter. Expect a confrontation if you say it to a stranger.

Phrase Breakdown

Va te

va tuh

Go (yourself)

"Va" is the imperative of "aller" (to go). In speech it's often blended as "va t'": "vat".

Example

Va te coucher.

Go to bed.

Words in this phrase

Va

[va]

Go

Part of the imperative reinforcement of the main expression.

Example

Va te faire foutre, je n'ai plus de temps.

Go fuck yourself, I have no more time.

te

[tuh]

yourself

Directing the action to the individual being addressed.

Example

Va te faire foutre, je n'ai plus de temps.

Go fuck yourself, I have no more time.

faire foutre !

fair foot-r

get fucked!

"Faire" sounds like "fair" and "foutre" like "footr". The full phrase means "Fuck off!" and is very offensive.

Example

Il m'a dit d'aller me faire foutre.

He told me to fuck off.

Words in this phrase

faire

[fair]

to get / have (something done)

Used before another verb to mean having something done to oneself.

Example

Je vais me faire couper les cheveux.

I'm going to get my hair cut.

foutre

[foot-r]

fuck

Part of a vulgar imperative expression telling someone to go away offensively.

Example

Va te faire foutre, je n'ai plus de temps.

Go fuck yourself, I have no more time.

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