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flinguer

to shoot, to mess up, to ruin

f l ɛ̃ . ɡ e
flingu shoot; gun + er Infinitive
verb Rare #33,095
to shoot Informal/slang; can also mean “to mess up/ruin” depending on context.
FR: Dans le film, il veut flinguer le gangster.
EN: In the movie, he wants to shoot the gangster.
to mess up, to ruin Informal/slang; often used for ruining something (a plan, a car, a chance, etc.).
FR: Je vais flinguer mes chances si je ne révise pas.
EN: I’m going to ruin my chances if I don’t study.
Conjugation of flinguer
flinguer
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First flingue —
Third flingue —
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First flingue —
Third flingue —
Imperative
SingularPlural
Second flingue —

Il en a assez pour flinguer la ville.

He has enough to destroy the city.

— Chute libre (1993)

Je vais le flinguer.

I'm going to shoot him.

Et range-moi ce jeu avant de te flinguer le cerveau.

And put that game away before you fry your brain.

— Avengers : Infinity War (2018)

Faut tous les flinguer.

We need to shoot them all.

— Apocalypse Now (1979)

Je peux pas vous flinguer tous les deux.

I can't shoot you both.

— Bullet Train (2022)

Je veux pas me faire flinguer.

I don't want to get shot.

— La Cité de Dieu (2002)

Le premier que je vais flinguer, tu sais qui c'est ?

You know who I'm going to shoot first?

— Pixote, la loi du plus faible (1980)

Tu veux flinguer ta carrière ?

Do you want to ruin your career?

— F1® Le Film (2025)