Casser les pieds à quelqu’un is one of my all time favorite French expressions. The literal translation is “to break somebody’s feet” but the real meanings of the idiom include:
- to get on somebody’s nerves
- to drive somebody up the wall
- to drive somebody nuts
- to annoy somebody
Here are some example sentences:
- Arrête! Tu me casse les pieds! Stop! You’re driving me nuts!
Casse-pieds can also be a noun with the following translations:
- pain in the neck
- pain in the ass
- pest, pain, nuisace
par example:
- Il m’énerve ce mec! Quel casse-pieds! This guy is bothering me. What a pest!
As an adjective casse-pieds means:
- annoying
- irritating
- exasperating
- boring
- dull
par example:
- Tu es très casse-pieds avec toutes tes demandes! You are very annoying with all your requests!
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David Issokson is a lifelong language enthusiast. His head is swimming with words and sounds as he speaks over six languages. Of all the languages he speaks, he's the most passionate about French! David has helped hundreds of students to improve their French in his private online lessons. When procrastinating working on his site, FrenchLearner.com, David enjoys his time skiing and hiking in Teton Valley, Idaho.
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Bonjour! My name is David Issokson. I'm based in Victor, Idaho (near Jackson, Wyoming) and have helped hundreds of students to learn French online since 2013.
