Example: Il aime chercher des noises à ses collègues sans raison valable.
Definition
"Chercher des noises à quelqu'un" means deliberately provoking or picking quarrels with someone, often without a valid reason. It involves looking for trouble or conflict in interactions, as in the example: 'He likes to provoke his colleagues without any good reason.'
Translations
To pick a fight
Buscar bronca
Ruzie zoeken
Buscar brega
Streit suchen
Etymology
The phrase "chercher des noises à quelqu'un" comes from French, where "chercher" means 'to seek' and "noise" historically referred to a quarrel or dispute. Thus, it literally means 'to seek quarrels with someone.' Did you know? In old French, "noise" was commonly used to describe disputes, which is less common in modern English.
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To pick a fight