Humanities › Languages Faire la tête Share Flipboard Email Print Katrina Wittkamp / Getty Images Languages French Vocabulary Basics Pronunciation & Conversation Grammar Resources for Teachers English as a Second Language Spanish German Italian Japanese Mandarin English Grammar by ThoughtCo Updated October 21, 2017 The French expression faire la tête means "to sulk," as when someone doesn't get his or her way or is bad-tempered about something that just happened. Pronunciation: [fehr la teht] Literal translation: to do/make the head Register: normal Synonym: bouder Examples Pourquoi est-ce que tu fais la tête ? Why are you sulking? Ne fais pas la tête ! Don't sulk! Stop sulking! Franck fait toujours la tête à propos de ta decision. Franck is still sulking about your decision. More Expressions with faireParts of the bodyFrench gestures and body languageExpressions related to moodMost common French phrases citecite this article Format mla apa chicago Your Citation ThoughtCo. "Faire la tête." ThoughtCo, Jun. 14, 2018, thoughtco.com/faire-la-tete-1371214. ThoughtCo. (2018, June 14). Faire la tête. Retrieved from https://www.thoughtco.com/faire-la-tete-1371214 ThoughtCo. "Faire la tête." ThoughtCo. https://www.thoughtco.com/faire-la-tete-1371214 (accessed June 18, 2018). copy citation Continue Reading