What does chier in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word chier in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use chier in French.

The word chier in French means crap, shit, crap, s***, What a pain in the arse!, There's going to be trouble!, mess up, make a mountain out of a molehill, make a song and dance about, suffer, tell to piss off, tell to f*** off, be a pain in the arse, piss off, piss everybody off, piss everyone off, crap, s***, screw up, be bored out of your brain, be bored out of your mind, Fuck off!, Go f*** yourself!. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word chier

crap, shit

verbe intransitif (vulgaire, familier (déféquer) (vulgar, offensive, slang)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Il a du mal à chier, il doit être constipé.
He's finding it hard to crap; he must be constipated.

crap, s***

locution adjectivale (vulgaire, familier (nul) (vulgar)

(noun as adjective: Describes another noun--for example, "boat race," "dogfood.")
Ce film était à chier !
That film was crap!

What a pain in the arse!

(vulgaire (C'est agaçant !) (UK, vulgar)

(interjection: Exclamation--for example, "Oh no!" "Wow!")
Encore une interro surprise ! Ça fait chier !
Another surprise test! What a pain in the arse!

There's going to be trouble!

(très familier (ça va barder) (informal)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Calmez-vous, voilà le chef, ça va chier.
Calm down. The boss is coming; there's going to be trouble!

mess up

locution verbale (très familier (merder, faire une erreur) (informal)

(phrasal verb, intransitive: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning and not taking direct object--for example, "make up" [=reconcile]: "After they fought, they made up.")
Putain, sur ce coup-là, t'as vraiment chié dans la colle ! Comment est-ce qu'on va rattraper le coup maintenant ?

make a mountain out of a molehill, make a song and dance about

locution verbale (très familier (exagérer les conséquences) (slang)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

suffer

verbe intransitif (très familier, vulgaire (avoir des difficultés)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Il est dur, ce devoir de maths ; j'en chie, je te raconte pas !
ⓘCette phrase n'est pas une traduction de la phrase originale. This maths homework is hard, I kid you not; I'm suffering!

tell to piss off, tell to f*** off

locution verbale (vulgaire (rembarrer [qqn]) (vulgar)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

be a pain in the arse

locution verbale (vulgaire (ennuyer, embêter) (UK, vulgar, slang)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Ça fait chier, cette pluie !
This rain's a pain the arse.

piss off

(vulgaire (ennuyer [qqn]) (vulgar, slang)

(phrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game.")
Cet exercice me fait chier.
This exercise is pissing me off.

piss everybody off, piss everyone off

locution verbale (vulgaire (embêter, faire suer) (vulgar)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

crap, s***

locution adjectivale (vulgaire, familier (très mauvais) (vulgar)

(noun as adjective: Describes another noun--for example, "boat race," "dogfood.")

screw up

(très familier, péjoratif (échouer) (slang)

(phrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game.")

be bored out of your brain, be bored out of your mind

locution verbale (très familier, vulgaire (s'ennuyer) (informal)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

Fuck off!, Go f*** yourself!

interjection (vulgaire (Fiche-moi la paix !) (vulgar, offensive, slang)

(interjection: Exclamation--for example, "Oh no!" "Wow!")

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