ficher

to do, to give (colloquial)

verb fee-SHEH Less Common

Also means

to file (records)

Usage Note

Ficher in everyday informal speech functions as a milder euphemism for foutre, meaning to do or to give: fiche-moi la paix ('leave me alone'). In official or administrative contexts it means to put on file or to record someone's information. The past participle fiché ('on file') is used to describe someone in a police database.

Examples

"Fiche-moi la paix !"

Natural Translation

Leave me alone!

Literal Translation

Give me peace!

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