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“Vous êtes une synthèse” meme: meaning, origin and rare card

“I have seen two-faced men before, but you are a synthesis”: the line is delivered by Bernard Blier from a Michel Audiard script, dated 1970 in the catalogue.

MyMemeCards editorial teamPublished 6 min read
Vous êtes une synthèse meme
The “Vous êtes une synthèse” meme, 1970

In MyMemeCards, the meme card game, “Vous êtes une synthèse” is a rare card of the Memes FR pack, number 1025 of the collection, and the 452nd best-known meme of its 977 cards. Here is what the meme means, where it comes from, and how to get its card.

What does the “Vous êtes une synthèse” meme mean?

The phrase tells someone they are not merely a hypocrite: they are the summary of every hypocrite. A compliment is turned into a verdict, and that reversal is exactly what people come for. It is used to comment on a public U-turn, on a speech that says one thing and its opposite, or on a kindness that hides a knife. Bernard Blier’s calm delivery is inseparable from the words: the insult passes for an observation, almost for praise, which makes it far harsher than any swearing.

Where does the “Vous êtes une synthèse” meme come from?

The line belongs to French popular cinema in the golden age of screen dialogue, and more precisely to the pairing of Michel Audiard, who wrote the words, and Bernard Blier, who spoke them. Audiard built his reputation on exactly this shape: an insult laid out like an argument, landing on an unexpected word, here “synthesis”, borrowed from the vocabulary of school and science. Blier played such lines without ever raising his voice, which is what gives them their effect. The sentence left its film to circulate as a quotation in its own right, first in collections of famous lines and tribute programmes, later online, where it works as a ready-made comment. The catalogue keeps 1970 as the year; the film itself could not be confirmed from a source read for this page.

How to use the “Vous êtes une synthèse” meme

  • Comment on a public U-turn by someone who swore the opposite a week earlier.
  • Reply to a friendliness that is visibly setting up a betrayal.
  • Describe a speech that manages to agree with everybody at once.

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The “Vous êtes une synthèse” card in MyMemeCards

Vous êtes une synthèse card
NumberNo. 1025
RarityRare
CollectionMemes FR pack
Fame64/100 · #452 of 977
Recycle value10 MemeCoins (30 in Shiny)
Suggested by@chiracsama
Rarities of the Memes FR pack: 977 cards
  • Common40241%
  • Rare32133%
  • Epic16817%
  • Legendary454.6%
  • Mythic272.8%
  • Full Art141.4%

How to get the “Vous êtes une synthèse” card

Every pack holds 5 meme cards, the first 3 of them Common; Vous êtes une synthèse comes out of the Memes FR pack as a rare card. The pack odds say what each rarity weighs.

Your first pack is free and needs no account. After that a new free pack lands every 10 minutes, up to 3 waiting for you. You can also buy the card with MemeCoins on the market, bid for it at auction, or trade it — and a double recycles into 10 MemeCoins.

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Odds per card, averaged over a pack: Common 72%, Rare 23.9%, Epic 3.2%, Legendary 0.56%, Mythic 0.3%, Full Art 0.8%, Shiny 0.2%. Cards 1 to 3 are always Common, cards 4 and 5 climb the rarities. Rates drop for cards that circulate a lot. Details

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Frequently asked questions

Who says you are a synthesis?

Bernard Blier, from a line written by Michel Audiard.

What does the line mean?

That the target is not just two-faced: they sum up every two-faced person you have ever met.

Why is the line still quoted?

Because it turns an insult into a calm demonstration, the trick that made Audiard’s dialogue spoken by Blier famous.

How do I get the Vous êtes une synthèse meme card?

Open a pack of MyMemeCards: “Vous êtes une synthèse” is a rare card of the Memes FR pack. Your first pack is free, with no account, and you can also buy, trade or win the card at auction.

How rare is the Vous êtes une synthèse card?

It is a Rare card. Rarity decides which pack slot can deal it, and what it is worth on the market.

Sources: La réplique en vidéo (YouTube) · checked on October 5, 2026.

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