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French
Etymology
Compare Catalan fotre el camp.
Pronunciation
Verb
foutre le camp
- (slang, somewhat vulgar) to fuck off, GTFO; to get the hell out; to get out of here; to bugger off; to get stuffed; to sling one's hook
- Synonyms: (less vulgar) ficher le camp, dégager
2018, Zaz, J'aime, j'aime:Qu’est-ce que t’aimes, qu’est-ce que t’aimes ? J’aime bien foutre le camp et m’échapper dans ma tête.- What do you love? What do you love? I like to get the fuck out of Dodge and escape into my head.
- (slang, figuratively) to unravel, collapse
Cette odeur dégueulasse que l’on respire dans les hôpitaux, mélange d’éther, d’iodoforme, de médicaments et d’humanité qui fout le camp, commençait à me navrer les narines.- (please add an English translation of this usage example)
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