tes pieds puent
The English phrase "your feet stink" is translated into French as tes pieds puent.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase tes pieds puent is composed of tes (your), pieds (feet) and puent (stink/smell bad).
Which one should you use?
tes pieds sentent mauvais is a slightly more polite or less blunt way to express the same idea than tes pieds puent.
How does it change in a sentence?
The verb puent is the third-person plural present tense of puer (to stink). If you are referring to only one foot, you use the singular ton pied pue.
Did you know?
- The verb puer is used in the colloquial expression puer le sapin, which literally means 'to smell of the fir tree' but actually means to be very old or near death.
- In French, the word pied is used in the phrase prendre son pied, which means to get a great deal of pleasure from something.
- The word pied is also found in the term pied-à-terre, a French expression used in English to describe a small secondary residence.
Examples in context
- Tes pieds puent vraiment après le sport.Your feet really stink after sports.
- Enlève tes chaussures, tes pieds puent ici.Take off your shoes, your feet stink in here.
- Je ne peux pas rester, tes pieds puent.I can't stay, your feet stink.
Example conversation
Léa and Lucas are sitting on a sofa in the living room.
- LéaLucas, s'il te plaît, enlève tes baskets.Lucas, please, take off your sneakers.
- LucasPourquoi ? Il y a un problème ?Why? Is there a problem?
- LéaOui, tes pieds puent terriblement.Yes, your feet stink terribly.
- LucasOh mince, je vais les laver.Oh shoot, I'm going to wash them.
