faire

Pronunciation: /fɛʀ/

You will find the translations for expressions such as faire peur, faire semblant etc, at the entries peur, semblant, etc.

English translation of faire

1 to make faire son lit/une faute = to make one's bed/a mistake faire des jaloux = to make people jealous deux et deux font quatre = two and two is four Definition of make in the British & World English dictionary Definition of make in the US English dictionary Translate make | into German | into Italian | into Spanish

2 to do faire de la recherche = to do research j'ai à faire = I have things to do que fait-il? = what does he do?; = what is he doing? que veux-tu que j'y fasse? = what do you want me to do about it? faire médecine/du violon = to do or study medicine/to study or play the violin faire une école de commerce = to go to business school faire un numéro de téléphone/une lettre = to dial a number/to write a letter faire du tennis/de la couture = to play tennis/to sew faire un poulet = to do or cook a chicken Definition of do in the British & World English dictionary Definition of do in the US English dictionary Translate do | into German | into Italian | into Spanish

3 to do [distance, journey]; to go round [shops]; to do (colloq) [region, museums] j'ai fait tous les tiroirs mais je ne l'ai pas trouvé = I went through all the drawers but I couldn't find it Definition of do in the British & World English dictionary Definition of do in the US English dictionary Translate do | into German | into Italian | into Spanish

4 (fam) to have [diabetes, complex] Definition of have in the British & World English dictionary Definition of have in the US English dictionary Translate have | into German | into Italian | into Spanish

6leur départ ne m'a rien fait = their departure didn't affect me at all ça y fait (fam) = it has an effect pour ce que ça fait! (fam) = for all the good it does!

7 to say ‘bien sûr,’ fit-elle = ‘of course,’ she said le canard fait ‘coin-coin’ = ducks go ‘quack’ Definition of say in the British & World English dictionary Definition of say in the US English dictionary Translate say | into German | into Italian | into Spanish

8ça m'a fait rire = it made me laugh faire manger un bébé = to feed a baby fais voir = show me fais-leur prendre un rendez-vous = get them to make an appointment faire traverser la rue à un vieillard = to help an old man across the road

10je n'en ai rien à faire (fam) = I couldn't care less ça ne fait rien! = it doesn't matter! qu'est-ce que ça peut bien tefaire? (fam) = what is it to you? il sait y faire = he's got the knack il ne fait que pleuvoir = it never stops raining je ne fais qu'obéir aux ordres = I'm only obeying orders

1 to do, to act fais comme tu veux = do as you like Definition of do in the British & World English dictionary Definition of do in the US English dictionary Translate do | into German | into Italian | into Spanish

2 to look faire jeune = to look young Definition of look in the British & World English dictionary Definition of look in the US English dictionary Translate look | into German | into Italian | into Spanish

3ça fait 15 ans que j'habite ici = I've been living here for 15 years ça fait 2 mètres de long = it's 2 metres (GB) long

4 to go (to the toilet) tu as fait? = have you been? Definition of go in the British & World English dictionary Definition of go in the US English dictionary Translate go | into German | into Italian | into Spanish

1se faire un café = to make oneself a coffee se faire comprendre = to make oneself understood

2 to get, to become il se fait tard = it's getting late Definition of get in the British & World English dictionary Definition of get in the US English dictionary Translate get | into German | into Italian | into Spanish

3s'en faire = to worry il ne s'en fait pas! = he's not the sort of person to worry about things!; (as criticism) = he's got a nerve!

5ça se fait encore ici = it's still done here ça ne se fait pas = it's not the done thing

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