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je foutais

was doing, was making fun of, was putting, was sticking

→ foutre
fout to not give a damn, not to care + ais je/tu imperfect conjugation
verb · 1st-person singular / 2nd-person singular, imperfect tense Rare #31,646
was doing Very informal and vulgar; often used instead of faire in speech.
FR: Qu'est-ce que tu foutais ici ?
EN: What were you doing here?
was making fun of In the expression se foutre de quelqu’un; very informal and vulgar.
FR: Je me foutais de lui.
EN: I was making fun of him.
was putting, was sticking Very informal and vulgar.
FR: Je foutais mes clés dans ma poche.
EN: I was sticking my keys in my pocket.
Conjugation of foutre
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First foutais —
Second foutais —
Third foutait —

Qu'est-ce que tu foutais ?

What the hell were you doing?

— Piège de cristal (1988)

Qu'est-ce que tu foutais là ?

What the hell were you doing there?

— L'Échine du diable (2001)

Qu'est-ce que tu foutais là-haut, Hans ?

What the hell were you doing up there, Hans?

— Piège de cristal (1988)

T'as cru que je me foutais de toi.

You thought I was messing with you.

— Cinema Paradiso (1988)

Qu'est-ce que tu foutais là, putain ?

What the fuck were you doing there?

— American Gangster (2007)

Tu foutais quoi ?

What were you up to?

— Monsieur Hire (1989)

Et si je te foutais mon poing dans la gueule ?

What if I punched you in the face?

— Get Out Your Handkerchiefs (1978)

Si je me foutais de votre gueule, j't'l'aurais pas dit.

If I were messing with you, I wouldn’t have told you.

— Un prophète (2009)

Jackie avait peut-être raison, même si je me foutais de sa gueule.

Jackie might have been right, even though I was making fun of him.

— The Rip (2026)

Je me foutais de ta gueule.

I was making fun of you.

— Drive (2011)

Tu t'en foutais.

You didn't care.

— Star Trek Into Darkness (2013)

Qu'est-ce que tu foutais dans les quartiers sociaux ?

What the hell were you doing in the social housing projects?

— American Gangster (2007)