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fa meaning in French

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fade away (to lose strength)
verb
[UK: feɪd ə.ˈweɪ]
[US: ˈfeɪd ə.ˈweɪ]

s’éloignerverbe

fade out (type of transition used in movies)
noun
[UK: feɪd ˈaʊt]
[US: ˈfeɪd ˈaʊt]

fondu de fermeturenom {m}

faded (of colour that has lost its intensity)
adjective
[UK: ˈfeɪ.dɪd]
[US: ˈfeɪ.dəd]

délavé◼◼◼adjectifFaded jeans are still in fashion. = Les jeans délavés sont encore à la mode.

décoloré◼◼◼adjectif

défraîchi◼◼◻adjectif

apâliadjectif

flétriadjectif

fado (song)
noun

Fado◼◼◼nom {m}

faeces [faeces] noun
[UK: ˈfiː.siːz]
[US: ˈfiː.siːz]

fèces◼◼◼nom {f pl}

excrément◼◼◻nom {m}

faena (passes)
noun

faena◼◼◼nom {f}

fag [fags] (homosexual man)
noun
[UK: fæɡ]
[US: ˈfæɡ]

pédé◼◼◼nom {m}What a bunch of fags. = Quelle bande de pédés.

tapette◼◼◼nom {f}What a bunch of fags. = Quelle bande de tapettes.

fif◼◼◻nom {m}

fag [fags] (cigarette)
noun
[UK: fæɡ]
[US: ˈfæɡ]

clope◼◼◻nom {f}

fag break (cigarette break)
noun

pause clope◼◼◼nom {f}

fag hag (woman who likes gay men)
noun

fille à pédés◼◼◼nom {f}

femme à pédésnom

faggot [faggots] (bundle of sticks)
noun
[UK: ˈfæ.ɡət]
[US: ˈfæ.ɡət]

fagot◼◼◼nom {m}He bound twigs in faggots. = Il a attaché les brindilles en fagots.

faggot [faggots] (piece of firewood)
noun
[UK: ˈfæ.ɡət]
[US: ˈfæ.ɡət]

fagot◼◼◼nom {m}He bound twigs in faggots. = Il a attaché les brindilles en fagots.

Fahrenheit (temperature scale)
adjective
[UK: ˈfæ.rən.haɪt]
[US: ˈfe.rən.ˌhaɪt]

Fahrenheit◼◼◼adjectifWater freezes at 32 degrees Fahrenheit. = L'eau gèle à 32 degrés Fahrenheit.

faience (type of tin-glazed earthenware ceramic)
noun
[UK: ˌfeɪ.ˈɑːns]
[US: ˌfeɪ.ˈɑːns]

faïence◼◼◼nom {f}

fail [failed, failing, fails] (be unsuccessful)
verb
[UK: feɪl]
[US: ˈfeɪl]

échouer◼◼◼verbeYou've failed. = Tu as échoué.

rater◼◼◻verbeI failed the exam. = J'ai raté l'examen.

fail [failed, failing, fails] (not achieve a stated goal)
verb
[UK: feɪl]
[US: ˈfeɪl]

échouer◼◼◼verbeYou've failed. = Tu as échoué.

faillir◼◼◻verbeSome analysts consider Somalia as the failed state par excellence. = Certains analystes considèrent la Somalie comme l'État failli par excellence.

rater◼◼◻verbeI failed the exam. = J'ai raté l'examen.

fail [failed, failing, fails] (be negligent)
verb
[UK: feɪl]
[US: ˈfeɪl]

négliger◼◼◻verbe

fail [failed, failing, fails] (cause to fail)
verb
[UK: feɪl]
[US: ˈfeɪl]

recaler◼◼◻verbe

fail [failed, failing, fails] (cease to operate)
verb
[UK: feɪl]
[US: ˈfeɪl]

tomber en panne◼◼◻verbe

fail-safe (device or mechanism)
noun
[UK: ˈfeɪl seɪf]
[US: ˈfeɪl seɪf]

mode dégradé◼◼◼nom

failed state (type of state)
noun

état en déliquescence◼◼◼nom {m}

état failli◼◼◼nom {m}

failing that adverb

faute de quoi◼◼◼adverbe

dans le cas contraire◼◼◼adverbe

autrement◼◼◻adverbe

faille (fabric)
noun
[UK: feɪl]
[US: faɪl]

faille◼◼◼nom {f}

failure [failures] (state or condition opposite of success)
noun
[UK: ˈfeɪ.ljə(r)]
[US: ˈfeɪ.ljər]

échec◼◼◼nom {m}It's doomed to failure. = C'est voué à l'échec.

failure [failures] (termination of the ability of an item to perform its required function)
noun
[UK: ˈfeɪ.ljə(r)]
[US: ˈfeɪ.ljər]

panne◼◼◻nom {f}The truck had a clutch failure. = Le camion a eu une panne d'embrayage.

failure [failures] (object or person incapable of success)
noun
[UK: ˈfeɪ.ljə(r)]
[US: ˈfeɪ.ljər]

raté◼◼◻nom {m}From a literary point of view, his work is a failure. = D'un point de vue littéraire, son œuvre est ratée.

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