foutre

Senses

1. 1.

   to put; to place

   to set or position something (vulgar/colloquial variant of mettre)

2. 2.

   to do; to make

   to carry out or perform an action (crude slang)

3. 3.

   to throw

   to hurl or toss something

4. 4.

   to screw; to have sex

   vulgar slang for sexual intercourse

Examples

• "Où t'as foutu mon téléphone?"

  Where the hell did you put my phone?

• "Je m'en fous, j'en ai rien à foutre."

  I don't care, I don't give a damn.

• "Il a foutu le vase par terre."

  He threw the vase on the ground.

Usage

Highly colloquial and vulgar; widely used in French but considered crude in formal contexts. Common in reflexive form (s'en foutre = not to care at all). Often appears in exclamations and idioms. Avoid in professional or academic writing.