Languages › French Faire la tête Share Flipboard Email Print Katrina Wittkamp / Getty Images French Vocabulary Pronunciation & Conversation Grammar Resources For Teachers By ThoughtCo Team 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 faire Parts of the body French gestures and body language Expressions related to mood Most common French phrases Cite this Article Format mla apa chicago Your Citation Team, ThoughtCo. "Faire la tête." ThoughtCo, Sep. 2, 2021, thoughtco.com/faire-la-tete-1371214. Team, ThoughtCo. (2021, September 2). Faire la tête. Retrieved from https://www.thoughtco.com/faire-la-tete-1371214 Team, ThoughtCo. "Faire la tête." ThoughtCo. https://www.thoughtco.com/faire-la-tete-1371214 (accessed September 19, 2021). copy citation