Meaning

  1. to do
  2. to make
  3. to say (of a person), to go (of an animal)
  4. to make (cause someone or something to do something)
  5. to act like (something)
  6. to be (of the weather or various situations)
  7. to do, to make (oneself)
  8. to be, to get (used for a passive action)
  9. to ripen (of fruit), to mature
  10. to become used to, to get used to
  11. (slang) to do (to have sex with)
  12. (informal) to defecate; (metaphorically) to shit oneself (to be terrified)
  13. to become, to get
  14. to set a price, put a price tag (on), sell

Concepts

tie knot

yield

be it

brew beer

ca-ca

conduct oneself

make well

progress to

take a crap

take a hop

wind on

get something ready

mid-day break

afternoon break

model, to

to be equal

to equal

amputate

be able

be worth

comport

follow out

Synonyms

partir

faire naître

quelqu’un

se procurer

se promener

bien faire

dé à jouer

donner le jour à

donner naissance à

mettre de l’ordre dans

picorer

pousser à

s’arranger

s’efforcer

sortir avec

venir à bout de

faire bière

faire nœud

pause après-midi

donner une représentation

établir le coût

évaluer le coût de

se faire accorder

être le père

qn.

qc.

faire son rot

être égal à

appartenir à

avancer au pas

avoir succès

Frequency

A1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/fɛʁ/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle French faire, from Old French faire, from Latin facere. The past historic and imperfect subjunctive stem fi- (fis, fis, fit...) originated in the Latin form fēcī, with metaphony (*/ˈfed͡zi/ > */ˈfit͡s/).

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