: I immediately think of ficken (translated), the German (roughly) equivalent - but in terms of severity I think it's a closer approximation of the English 'shit' than 'fuck'. In French, "je t'emmerde" translates as "fuck you" - 'merde' is the French for 'shit' (and it's not as severe). "Va te faire foutre" roughly means 'go fuck yourself', "je m'en fous" is colloquial and loosely translates as "I don't give a fuck". "Va te fair foutre" - roughly "fuck off" - is usually considered very vulgar; 'foutre' is probably the best French equivalent to 'fuck' but I've never heard it used in a sexual context. It's probably closer in equivalence to 'cunt' in terms of pure vulgarity. Happy to accede to native French speakers on this though! ''''''