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How to Say ‘Piss off!’ in French

Fous-moi la paix !

foo mwah lah peh

[foo mwah lah peh]

💬 Usage Tip: The words literally say "give me the peace". The polite version is Laisse-moi tranquille "Leave me alone".

Phrase Breakdown

Fous-moi

foo mwah

Give me (rude imperative)

An imperative of "foutre" plus "moi". Say "foo-mwah" as one unit.

Example

Fous-moi ça dehors !

Get that the hell out!

Words in this phrase

Fous

[foo]

give / leave (vulgar imperative)

Imperative of 'foutre'; here it means 'give' in a rude way.

Example

Fous le camp !

Get the hell out!

-moi

[mwah]

me; to me

Attached object pronoun meaning 'me' or 'to me' in an imperative structure.

Example

Dites-moi la vérité.

Tell me the truth.

la paix !

lah peh

peace! (leave me alone)

"Paix" sounds like "peh", and the X is silent. Together the phrase means "Leave me the hell alone!"

Example

Laisse-moi la paix.

Leave me in peace.

Words in this phrase

[lah]

the (feminine singular)

Definite article used before a feminine singular noun.

Example

La réservation est déjà confirmée pour samedi soir.

The reservation is already confirmed for Saturday evening.

paix

[peh]

peace

Feminine noun meaning peace or quiet.

Example

Je veux un peu de paix.

I want a bit of peace.

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