faire la fête à fond
To party hard in French is to say faire la fête à fond.
The expression faire la fête à fond is used to describe partying with maximum intensity or energy.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of faire (to do/make), la fête (the party) and the adverbial phrase à fond (to the bottom or at full throttle).
Which one should you use?
Faire la fête comme des fous/folles translates to 'party like crazy', while S'éclater à fond is an informal way to say 'have a blast'.
Did you know?
- If you are partying with extreme intensity, you might also say you are faire la fête comme un beau diable, which literally means 'to party like a beautiful devil'.
- While faire la fête is standard, teenagers in France might simply use the slang verb faire la bringue to describe a wild party.
- In French, the word fête is used for both a wild house party and a formal national holiday or religious feast day.
Examples in context
- J'ai vraiment envie de faire la fête comme des fous ce soir !I really want to party like crazy tonight!
- On va faire la fête à fond ce soir !We are going to party hard tonight!
- Ils aiment faire la fête à fond le week-end.They like to party hard on the weekends.
- Tu ne devrais pas faire la fête à fond tous les jours.You shouldn't party hard every single day.
Example conversation
Léa and Hugo are discussing their plans for a Saturday night.
- LéaHugo, on va faire la fête à fond ce soir ?Hugo, are we going to party hard tonight?
- HugoOui, je veux vraiment faire la fête à fond !Yes, I really want to party hard!
- LéaD'accord, mais ne sois pas trop fatigué demain.Okay, but don't be too tired tomorrow.
- HugoNe t'inquiète pas, Léa, je serai en forme.Don't worry, Léa, I will be in shape.
