The French word of the day is the informal slang reflexive verb se barrer, meaning ‘to leave’, ‘to get out (of here)’, ‘to beat it’ and ‘to scram’.
se barrer – IPA pronunciation /sə ba.ʁe/
Se barrer example sentences
On se barre ? Il est tard !
Let’s get out of here! It’s late!
Il s’est barré sans dire au revoir.
He left without saying goodbye.
Barre-toi ! Tu m’énerves !
Scram! You’re annoying me!
Le voleur s’est barré avec tout l’argent.
The thief made off with all the money.
Related words
Se casser to leave (synonym for se barrer)
Partir to leave
S’en aller to leave
Sortir to go out
Prendre congé to take leave
Foutre le camp / Ficher le camp to get the heck out
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