se font

get

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phrase Uncommon #20,534

get Used in the reflexive passive construction se faire + infinitive, often meaning that something happens to the subject, often with a negative result.

FR: Ils se font toujours avoir au marché.

EN: They always get cheated at the market.

Ils se font appeler l'Œil.

They call themselves the Eye.

— Insaisissables 3 (2025)

Les amateurs qui cherchent le soleil, se font bouffer.

Amateurs looking for the sun get eaten alive.

— Oppenheimer (2023)

Et les travailleurs se font avoir.

And the workers are being ripped off.

— La Cité de Dieu (2002)

Ils se font prendre.

They get caught.

— Avatar : De feu et de cendres (2025)

Pourquoi se font-ils livrer de si loin ?

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

— Old Boy (2003)

En cas d'urgence, ils se font vomir.

In an emergency, they make themselves vomit.

— Grave (2017)

Elles se font chier.

They’re bored as hell.

— Reservoir Dogs (1992)

Leurs chefs se font assassiner.

Their leaders are assassinated.

— Black Panther (2018)

Comme ils se font berner.

They're being fooled.

— Qui suis-je (2014)

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)

Plein de types talentueux se font virer.

Lots of talented guys get fired.

— F1® Le Film (2025)

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 lesbiennes se font toucher doucement par des femmes.

Lesbians are gently touched by women.

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)

Nos hommes se font repousser par les Chrétiens !

Our men are being rejected by the Christians!

— Agora (2009)

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)

phrase Rare #25,898

get Often part of the construction se faire + infinitive, which can mean to get something done to you or to have something happen to you. In some expressions it is reciprocal, like se faire confiance = trust each other.

FR: Ils se font souvent aider par leurs voisins.

EN: They often get help from their neighbors.

Mes filles, qui se font la malle.

My daughters, who are running away.

— The Chaser (2008)

En ce moment, les annonces se font rares.

Right now, announcements are few and far between.

— Dossier 137 (2025)

Les filles se font face.

The girls face each other.

Quand ils crient, quand ils se font des reproches, je préfère m'en aller.

When they yell, when they blame each other, I prefer to leave.