Published September 5, 2024 • Updated August 11, 2026 — By French teacher David Issokson with native audio by Marie Assel Cambier
Faire la tête meaning
Faire la tête is a common French expression meaning “to sulk,” “to pout,” or “to be in a bad mood.” It is informal but very common in everyday spoken French. For example, “Pourquoi tu fais la tête ?” (Why are you sulking?) or “Il fait la tête depuis ce matin” (He’s been in a bad mood since this morning).
Faire la tête pronunciation
The IPA pronunciation of faire la tête is /fɛʁ la tɛt/, which sounds approximately like “fehr lah tet.”
Faire la tête example sentences
Pourquoi est-ce que tu fais la tête ? Tu n’est pas heureux ?
Why are you sulking? Aren’t you happy?
Sophie fait la tête chaque fois que je lui demande de m’aider.
Sophie sulks every time I ask her to help me.
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