je fauche

steals, mows, cuts

f o ʃ → faucher
fauch steal + e present or subjunctive form for je/il/elle; tu command
verb · 1st-person singular, present tense / 3rd-person singular, present tense / 2nd-person singular Rare #46,701
steals Colloquial when used to mean “steal.”
FR: Il fauche les vélos dans la rue.
EN: He steals bicycles in the street.
mows, cuts
FR: Elle fauche l’herbe du jardin.
EN: She mows the grass in the garden.
Conjugation of faucher
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First fauche —
Third fauche —
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First fauche —
Third fauche —
Imperative
SingularPlural
Second fauche —

Je fais des kilomètres pour trouver un chariot et cet abruti me le fauche.

I go miles out of my way to find a shopping cart, and this idiot swipes it from me.

— La Chèvre (1981)

Que la mort te fauche promptement si tu leur fais du mal.

May death swiftly claim you if you harm them.

— Le Seigneur des anneaux : Les Deux Tours (2002)

Tout le monde fauche de l'argent à ses parents.

Everyone steals money from their parents.

— Les Quatre Cents Coups (1959)

On n'achète pas ça, on le fauche !

We don't buy that—we steal it!

— Les Ailes du désir (1987)

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