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How to Say ‘Stop it, you're making me blush!’ in French

Arrête, tu me fais rougir !

a-RET tyoo muh feh roo-ZHEER

[a-RET tyoo muh feh roo-ZHEER]

🇫🇷 In France: This is a playful, flirty way to accept a compliment. The arrête isn't a real request to stop.

Phrase Breakdown

Arrête,

a-RET

Stop it,

This is the informal imperative of 'arrêter'. Here it sounds playful. Say 'a-RET'.

Example

Arrête de rire !

Stop laughing!

Words in this phrase

Arrête

[a-RET]

stop / quit

From 'arrêter' (je form): to stop doing something.

Example

J'arrête de jouer.

I'm stopping playing.

tu me fais rougir !

tyoo muh feh roo-ZHEER

you're making me blush!

Say 'tu muh feh roo-ZHEER'.

Example

Tes compliments me font rougir.

Your compliments make me blush.

Words in this phrase

[tyoo]

you

An informal singular pronoun used to address one person.

Example

Tu travailles dans une start-up ou une grande entreprise ?

Do you work in a start-up or a large company?

[muh]

Object pronoun meaning 'me', placed before the verb.

Example

Tu peux me voir ?

Can you see me?

fais

[feh]

make (cause to)

From 'faire'; 'faire + verb' means to make someone do something.

Example

Tu me fais rire !

You make me laugh!

rougir

[roo-ZHEER]

to blush

Verb meaning to turn red, often from embarrassment or flattery.

Example

Elle commence à rougir.

She's starting to blush.

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