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How to Say ‘Fuck off!’ in French

Va te faire foutre !

vah tuh fair FOO-truh

[vah tuh fair FOO-truh]

Phrase Breakdown

Va te

vah tuh

Go (get) yourself

'Va' is the command 'go', and 'te' means 'yourself'. Run the two words together quickly: 'vat'.

Example

Va te laver les mains !

Go wash your hands!

Words in this phrase

Va

[vah]

go

To move from one place to another.

Example

Nous allons au marché.

We go to the market.

te

[tuh]

yourself

te is a reflexive pronoun meaning yourself with tu.

Example

Tu dois te calmer un peu.

You need to calm yourself a little.

faire foutre !

fair FOO-truh

fucked

With 'va te', this is the French equivalent of 'go fuck yourself' and is very vulgar. 'Foutre' sounds like 'FOOTR'. The final 'e' is silent, but the 'tr' cluster is pronounced.

Example

Je lui ai dit d'aller se faire foutre.

I told him to go fuck himself.

Words in this phrase

faire

[fair]

to get (oneself)

'Se faire pardonner' means to earn forgiveness.

Example

Il veut se faire aimer.

He wants to get himself liked.

foutre

[FOO-truh]

to screw (vulgar)

Very vulgar verb meaning 'to do' or 'to screw'; used in many insults and expressions of indifference.

Example

Qu'est-ce que tu fous là, toi ?

What the hell are you doing here?

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