les jetons

the jitters

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the jitters Informal slang. Often used in expressions like avoir les jetons, to be scared, and foutre les jetons, to scare someone.
FR: J’ai les jetons avant l’examen.
EN: I’m scared before the exam.

Il fout les jetons.

He's terrifying.

— Decision to Leave (2022)

Tom fout un peu les jetons.

Tom is a bit of a creep.

Tu me fous les jetons.

You're scaring me.

, vous me foutez les jetons.

Now you're scaring me.

— Wake Up Dead Man : Une histoire à couteaux tirés (2025)

Ça fiche les jetons.

That's scary.

— Une grande fille (2019)

Vous leur foutez les jetons!

You're scaring them half to death!

— Les Visiteurs (1993)

Tu m'as foutu les jetons.

You scared the hell out of me.

Regardez-le, il a les jetons!

Look at him, he's scared!

— 28 Ans plus tard : Le Temple des morts (2026)

J'ai les jetons.

I have the tokens.

— Viens chez moi, j'habite chez une copine (1981)

Elle me fout les jetons.

She scares me.

— Decision to Leave (2022)

Son regard noir me fout les jetons.

His dark look freaks me out.

Il me fout les jetons.

He's giving me the creeps.

Ça fout les jetons.

That's terrifying.

— Locataires (2004)

Ça me fout les jetons.

It freaks me out.