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il foutait

didn't care, was doing

→ foutre
fout to fuck + ait he/she/it imperfect
verb · third singular · imperfect indicative Rare #34,463
didn't care Used in the very common expression « s’en foutre » (“to not care”); informal and can be vulgar depending on context.
FR: Il s’en foutait de ce que les autres pensaient.
EN: He didn’t care what the others thought.
was doing Informal and often vulgar; « foutre » is a slang verb with a broad meaning (“to do/put/throw”), depending on context.
FR: Qu’est-ce qu’il foutait ici ?
EN: What was he doing here?
Conjugation of foutre
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
Third foutait —

Il se foutait pas de toi, ni de personne.

He wasn't messing with you, or anyone else.

— Les Lundis au soleil (2002)

De toute façon, il foutait rien.

He wasn't doing a damn thing anyway.

— Une Affaire de famille (2018)

On me foutait tout sur le dos.

They blamed everything on me.

Il se foutait de ma gueule !

He was taking me for a fool!

— Les Lundis au soleil (2002)

Comme si on s'en foutait ?

As if we didn't care?

— The Man from Earth (2007)

Tout le monde s'en foutait.

Nobody cared.

Il se foutait de ses clients.

He didn’t give a damn about his customers.

— Blow Out (1981)

Et quand je me suis retourné, Nandini était là et se foutait de moi.

And when I turned around, Nandini was there, making fun of me.

— Mon cœur est déjà pris (1999)