se tirer une balle

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French

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /s(ə) ti.ʁe y.n(ə) bal/
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Verb

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se tirer une balle

  1. (informal) to shoot oneself, to blow one's brains out
    Ce truc ne fonctionne pas, je vais vraiment finir par me tirer une balle !
    This thing isn't working! Honestly, I feel like blowing my brains out!

Usage notes

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  • Often used to hyperbolically announce that one is fed-up with something, cannot stand it anymore, and wants to kill oneself because of it.

Conjugation

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