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How to Say ‘Get lost!’ in French

Va te faire voir !

vah tuh fair vwahr

[vah tuh fair vwahr]

🇫🇷 In France: This is the softened version of Va te faire foutre !. It's still rude, but it won't shock people the same way.

Phrase Breakdown

Va te

vah tuh

Go (get) yourself

'Va' is the command form of 'aller' (to go). 'Te' is 'yourself'. In fast speech the 'e' in 'te' nearly disappears: 'vat'.

Example

Va te coucher !

Go to bed!

Words in this phrase

[vah]

To move from one place to another.

Example

Nous allons au marché.

We go to the market.

[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 voir !

fair vwahr

be seen / get lost

Together with 'va te', it forms a rude but milder way of saying 'get lost' or 'go to hell'. Pronounce it 'fair VWAR', stressing the last syllable.

Example

Il m'a dit d'aller me faire voir !

He told me to get lost!

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.

voir

[vwahr]

seen (to get oneself seen)

Infinitive of 'to see'; with 'se faire' it forms a dismissive phrase meaning 'get lost'.

Example

Il est allé se faire voir ailleurs.

He went to get lost somewhere else.

Guides for French learners

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