foirer

fwa ʁe

Definition

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Definition of foirer - Reverso French Dictionary

Verb

échec

tr.

ne pas réussir quelque chose, rater complètement

tr.

J'ai foiré mon entretien d'embauche à cause du stress.

échouer

rater

dysfonctionnement

intr.

ne pas fonctionner correctement, rater

intr.

Mon ordinateur a foiré au moment de sauvegarder le fichier.

dysfonctionner

rater

santé

intr.

Slang

avoir la diarrhée, évacuer des excréments liquides

intr.

Slang

Il a foiré toute la nuit après avoir mangé ce plat épicé.

peur

intr.

avoir très peur, céder à la panique

intr.

Il a complètement foiré avant son examen oral.

avoir peur

paniquer

mécanique

intr.

se détendre en parlant d'un cordage ou ne plus serrer

intr.

La vis a foiré, impossible de la resserrer maintenant.

se détendre

se relâcher

fête

intr.

Rare

CAN

faire la fête, s'amuser en buvant de l'alcool

intr.

Rare

CAN

On va foirer ce soir pour célébrer la fin des examens.

faire la fête

s'amuser

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Origin of foirer

français familier, de foir (échec) + suffixe -er

Examples of foirer in a sentence

Tu risques de foirer l’examen si tu ne révises pas.
Il a complètement foiré son entretien d'embauche.
Le plan a foiré à cause d'une erreur de calcul.
Après ce repas douteux, elle a foiré plusieurs fois.
Certains voyageurs foirent à cause de l’eau locale.
Il a failli foirer son rendez-vous important.

Elle a failli foirer son projet à cause du stress.
Le câble a commencé à foirer sous la tension.
Attention, la corde risque de foirer si tu tires trop fort.
Ils ont foiré toute la nuit après le mariage.
On va foirer chez Paul samedi prochain.

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English:screw up, malfunction, ...
German:vermasseln, abstürzen, ...
Italian:mandare all'aria, guastarsi, ...
Spanish:fracasar, estropearse, ...
Portuguese:falhar, avariar, ...
Chinese:搞砸, 出故障, ...
Japanese:失敗する, うまくいかない, ...
Arabic:فشل, تعطّل, ...
Hebrew:לְפַסְפֵּס, לְהִשְׁתַּבֵּשׁ, ...
Russian:облажаться, глючить, ...
Ukrainian:провалити, зламатися, ...
Catalan:espatllar, espifiar-la, ...
Danish:dumme sig, gå i ged, ...
Dutch:verknallen, mislukken, ...
Greek:αποτυγχάνω, στραβώνει, ...
Hungarian:elszúrni, elromlani, ...
Khmer:ធ្វើខូច, ខូច, ...
Korean:망치다, 고장 나다, ...
Polish:schrzanić, nawalić, ...
Portuguese (BR):fracassar, pifar, ...
Romanian:a da-o în bară, a se strica, ...
Swedish:sabba, paja, ...
Thai:ทำพัง, รวน, ...
Turkish:berbat etmek, bozulmak, ...
Vietnamese:làm hỏng, hỏng, ...

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