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    faire la tête

    Grammar & Usage

    idiomatic verbal phrase
    informal

    How it works

    This idiom consists of the irregular verb 'faire' followed by the definite noun phrase 'la tête' (literally 'to make the head'). The verb 'faire' inflects normally according to subject, tense, and mood, using 'avoir' as its auxiliary in compound tenses. It can be used intransitively or followed by the prepositional phrase 'à quelqu'un' to indicate the target of the sulking.

    Sample sentences

    Pourquoi tu fais la tête depuis ce matin ?

    Why have you been sulking since this morning?

    Arrête de faire la tête et viens t'amuser avec nous.

    Stop pouting and come have fun with us.

    Elle lui fait la tête parce qu'il a oublié leur anniversaire.

    She is giving him the cold shoulder because he forgot their anniversary.

    Quick facts

    auxiliary:avoir
    verb_group:3rd group (faire)
    register_note:More common and slightly more polite than the vulgar synonym 'faire la gueule', but less formal than 'bouder'

    Mnemonic

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    Example

    Pourquoi tu fais la tête depuis ce matin ?

    Why have you been sulking since this morning?

    Arrête de faire la tête et viens t'amuser avec nous.

    Stop pouting and come have fun with us.

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