faire la tête

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French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fɛʁ la tɛt/
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Verb

faire la tête

  1. (informal, figuratively, idiomatic) to sulk, to pout, to be in a huff
    Synonyms: bouder, râler, tirer la gueule, tirer la tronche, faire la gueule, faire la tronche

Usage notes

Can be used with an indirect object introduced by à: faire la tête à quelqu'un, "to give someone the cold shoulder".

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