What does se fâcher in French mean?

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

The word se fâcher in French means anger, get angry, fall out with, fall out, fall out with, blow your top, hit the roof. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word se fâcher

anger

verbe transitif (mettre en colère)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Le gel des salaires a fâché l'ensemble des employés.
The wage freeze has angered all the employees.

get angry

verbe pronominal (se mettre en colère)

Ne te fâche pas mais je crois que j'ai cassé ton téléphone. Mon patron est d'humeur égale, il ne se fâche jamais.
Don't get cross, but I think I've broken your phone.

fall out with

(se disputer avec)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Je ne veux pas me fâcher contre mon voisin, alors je ne vais pas lui faire remarquer qu'il est encore garé sur ma place de parking.

fall out

verbe pronominal (se brouiller avec [qqn]) (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.")
Les deux amies se sont fâchées à cause d'un garçon.
The two friends fell out over a boy.

fall out with

(se brouiller avec [qqn]) (informal)

Amélie s'est fâchée avec sa sœur pour une histoire bête.
Amelia fell out with her sister over something stupid.

blow your top, hit the roof

locution verbale (être très en colère) (informal, figurative)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Rangez votre chambre ou je me fâche toute rouge !

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