se font

get …, are done; do … to each other

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phrase Uncommon #17,747

get … Used before an infinitive in the construction se faire + infinitive to say that someone undergoes or receives an action, often with a sense of “get [something done to them].”

FR: Ils se font aider par leurs amis.

EN: They get help from their friends.

Leurs chefs se font assassiner.

Their leaders are assassinated.

— Black Panther (2018)

Tous mes amis se font nettoyer les oreilles chez ce coiffeur.

All my friends get their ears cleaned at this hair salon.

— Mysterious Object at Noon (2000)

Personne ne témoignera quand juges et commissaires se font buter.

No one will testify when judges and commissioners get killed.

— The Dark Knight : Le Chevalier noir (2008)

Ces andouilles se font avoir à chaque fois.

These idiots get screwed every time.

Les hommes se font souvent tatouer comme ça ?

Do men often get tattoos like that?

Comme ils se font berner.

They're being fooled.

— Qui suis-je (2014)

Parce qu'ils se font attaquer.

Because they’re being attacked.

— Star Trek (2009)

Les amateurs qui cherchent le soleil, se font bouffer.

Amateurs looking for the sun get eaten alive.

— Oppenheimer (2023)

Ils se font appeler l'Œil.

They call themselves the Eye.

— Insaisissables 3 (2025)

Si les prêtres se font muter, pourquoi pas les flics ?

If priests are being transferred, why not cops?

— The Rip (2026)

Nos hommes se font repousser par les chrétiens !

Our men are being driven back by the Christians!

— Agora (2009)

Elles se font chier.

They’re bored as hell.

— Reservoir Dogs (1992)

En cas d'urgence, ils se font vomir.

In an emergency, they make themselves vomit.

— Grave (2017)

Pourquoi se font-ils livrer de si loin ?

Why are they having their deliveries made from so far away?

— Old Boy (2003)

Ces interminables voyages d'affaires se font ressentir sur son mariage.

These endless business trips are taking a toll on his marriage.

Ici, elles s'échappent, continuellement, elles se font écraser.

Here, they keep escaping, and they keep getting crushed.

— Conclave (2024)

S'ils se font piquer, ils diront qu'ils faisaient la manche, n'importe quoi.

If they get caught, they'll say they were panhandling or whatever.

— Pixote, la loi du plus faible (1980)

Et les travailleurs se font avoir.

And the workers are being ripped off.

— La Cité de Dieu (2002)

Mais mes filles se font vendre au moment où nous parlons.

But my daughters are being sold off as we speak.

— The Chaser (2008)

Les athlètes n'ont aucun soutien, mais s'ils perdent, ils se font insulter.

The athletes receive no support, but if they lose, they get insulted.

— Dangal (2016)

Johnny, les gens se font tuer pendant le service fédéral.

Johnny, people get killed during federal service.

— Starship Troopers (1997)

Plein de types talentueux se font virer.

Lots of talented guys get fired.

— F1® Le Film (2025)

Ils se font prendre.

They get caught.

— Avatar : De feu et de cendres (2025)

Ces gens se font dépouiller.

These people are being robbed.

Qui se font toujours tuer avant l'âge.

Who always get killed before their time.

— Tropical Malady (2004)

Les lesbiennes se font toucher doucement par des femmes.

Lesbians are gently touched by women.

phrase Rare #28,615

are done; do … to each other Form of « se faire »; the meaning depends on what follows. It can describe things being done or people doing something to one another.

FR: Les réparations se font rapidement.

EN: The repairs are done quickly.

Les lutteurs se font face.

The wrestlers face each other.

— Dangal (2016)

Les rencontres importantes se font souvent par hasard.

Important encounters often happen by chance.

— Les Sept Samouraïs (1954)

Mais ces gens se font beaucoup de souci pour toi.

But these people are very worried about you.

— The Man from Earth (2007)

Imagine ce que ces salopards se font quand ils sont seuls !