chier
/ʃje/
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Translation
to shit (vulgar); faire chier = to piss off
Word origin
From Latin cacare ('to defecate'), an inherited vulgar verb. The same root appears across the Romance languages and is related to English 'cack'.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- cacare
- English cognates
- cack
Grammar
Verb type-er regular (1st group)
Examples
trottoir l'.
The dog shat on the pavement outside the building.
!
Stop pissing me off with your questions!
, .
This job pisses me off, I want to change careers.
constantes.
He gets on everyone's nerves with his constant comments.
' .
We were bored stiff all evening at that meeting.
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