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les jetons

the creeps

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the creeps Used in informal expressions: foutre les jetons means to scare someone, and avoir les jetons means to be scared.
FR: Ce film me fout les jetons.
EN: This movie gives me the creeps.

Tom fout un peu les jetons.

Tom is a bit of a creep.

Elle a eu les jetons.

She got scared.

— Police Story (1985)

Ça me fout les jetons.

It freaks me out.

Là, vous me foutez les jetons.

Now you're scaring me.

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

Il me fout les jetons.

He's giving me the creeps.

Il fout les jetons.

He's terrifying.

— Decision to Leave (2022)

Tu m'as foutu les jetons.

You scared the hell out of me.

Ça fiche les jetons.

That's scary.

— Une grande fille (2019)

Tu me fous les jetons.

You're scaring me.

Regardez-le, il a les jetons !

Look at him, he's scared!

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

Son regard noir me fout les jetons.

His dark look freaks me out.

J'ai les jetons.

I have the tokens.

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

Vous leur foutez les jetons !

You're scaring them half to death!

— Les Visiteurs (1993)

Ça fout les jetons.

That's terrifying.

— Locataires (2004)

Elle me fout les jetons.

She scares me.

— Decision to Leave (2022)