tu as pété
In French, "you farted" is said as tu as pété.
This phrase is a statement used to tell someone that they have released gas from their bowels.
Which one should you use?
The form tu as pété is used when addressing one person informally. If you are addressing more than one person or are using the formal vous, you should use vous avez pété. There is also a more childish and colloquial way to express this: tu as lâché un prout, which translates to "you let out a fart".
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
The verb péter is considered vulgar or highly informal, much like the English word "farted". While tu as pété is informal, the version tu as lâché un prout is slightly less vulgar and is often used in a childish way.
How does it change in a sentence?
The phrase tu as pété uses the passé composé tense. This consists of the auxiliary verb avoir (to have) and the past participle pété (farted).
Did you know?
- The word péter is used in the expression péter plus haut que son cul, which literally means 'to fart higher than one's own backside' to describe someone who is arrogant.
- The phrase péter les plombs uses the verb péter in a way that has nothing to do with gas. It means to 'lose one's cool' or to go crazy, like a blown fuse in an electrical system.
- In French, péter can be used as an adjective to describe something that is 'great' or 'fancy', such as un truc qui pète.
Examples in context
- Désolé(e), mais t'as pété.Sorry, but you farted.
- Oups ! T'as lâché un pet.Oops! You let out a fart.
- Je sais que tu as pété.I know you farted.
- C'est toi, tu as pété !It's you, you farted!
- Dis l'vérité, tu as pété ici.Tell the truth, you farted here.
Example conversation
Two friends are sitting on a sofa in a living room.
- GabrielÇa sent mauvais ici.It smells bad in here.
- ChloéCe n'est pas moi !It wasn't me!
- GabrielMais non, tu as pété, Chloé.But no, you farted, Chloé.
- ChloéD'accord, j'avoue.Okay, I admit it.
