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"ficher"

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Definition: (ranges from inf to slang) - to do, give, put, leave

Qu'est-ce qu'il fiche ? - What the heck is he doing?

Fiche-moi la paix ! - Leave me the hell alone! Shut up!

Il me fiche la migraine - He gives me a headache

Fiche-le sur la table/dans un tiroir - Stick it on the table/in a drawer

Fiche(-moi) le camp ! - Get lost!

Ça lui a fichu un coup - He was touched, That touched him

se ficher de qqun - to make fun of, to kid s.o.

Je m'en fiche - I could care less, I don't give a damn

Related: fichu (adj) damned, darn, blinking

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Pronunciation: [fee shay]Audio Link

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