fotre

See also: fotré

Catalan

Etymology

From (compare Occitan fóter, fotre), from Latin futuere, present active infinitive of futuō (compare French foutre, Spanish joder, Portuguese foder), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰew- (“to hit”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈfo.tɾə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈfo.tɾe]

Verb

fotre (first-person singular present foto, first-person singular preterite fotí, past participle fotut)

1. (vulgar) to fuck
2. (vulgar) to do

   Què cony fots?

   What the hell are you doing?

3. (vulgar) to annoy, bug, bother
4. (vulgar) to put in a difficult situation
5. (vulgar) to damage, break
6. (reflexive, vulgar) to mock

   te'n fots de mi?

   are you kidding me?

7. (reflexive, vulgar) to be irrelevant

   se me'n fot

   I don't give a damn

Interjection

fotre

1. (vulgar, colloquial) fuck

Further reading

• “fotre” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.