ficher

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French ficher, from Old French fichier, from Vulgar Latin *fīg(i)cāre, frequentative based on Latin fīgere (“fasten, fix”). The "give a damn" sense is a minced oath of foutre (“to fuck”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fi.ʃe/
  • Rhymes: -e

Verb

ficher

  1. (transitive) to plug in; to drive something in by its point, as with a nail or a stake
    ficher un clou ― to drive in a nail
  2. to file, record, track (e.g. by police)
  3. (reflexive, s'en ficher, euphemistic) to not care
    je m’en fiche ! ― I don't care about it!
  4. (infinitive "fiche", colloquial, past participle "fichu", euphemistic) to do
  5. (colloquial, reflexive, followed with "de", se ficher de/se fiche de (quelqu'un)) to make fun of someone

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