Francúzština | Angličtina |
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faire l'impossible verbe | do the impossible◼◼◼verb |
faire l'innocent verbe | play dumb◼◼◼(to pretend to be slow-witted) |
faire la bonne chose verbe | do the right thing◼◼◼(act ethically) |
faire la connaissance verbe | get to know◼◼◼(to become acquainted with someone) |
faire la connaissance de verbe | meet◼◼◼(to get acquainted with) |
faire la conversation verbe | make conversation◼◼◼(to talk with someone out of courtesy) |
faire la cour (à) verbe | court [courted, courting, courts]◼◼◼(to attempt to win over) woo [wooed, wooing, woos]◼◼◻(to endeavor to gain someone's affection) |
faire la critique verbe | critique◼◼◼(To review something) |
faire la différence verbe | pick out◼◼◼(to distinguish) |
faire la distinction verbe | pick out(to distinguish) |
faire la fête verbe | celebrate [celebrated, celebrating, celebrates]◼◼◼(to engage in joyful activity in appreciation of an event) |
faire la fine bouche verbe | turn up one's nose(to refuse, especially as due to pride and status) turn up one's nose(to sneer) |
faire la grasse matinée verbe | sleep in◼◼◼(to sleep late) |
faire la grimace verbe | make a face◼◼◼(to make a facial expression) |
faire la gueule verbe | sulk [sulked, sulking, sulks]◼◼◼(to express ill humor or offence by remaining sullenly silent or withdrawn) |
faire la leçon verbe | lecture [lectured, lecturing, lectures]◼◼◼(to berate, to scold) |
faire la lessive verbe | do the laundry◼◼◼(to wash the laundry) |
faire la lumière sur verbe | shed light on◼◼◼(to illuminate) |
faire la manche verbe | panhandle [panhandled, panhandling, panhandles]◼◼◼(beg for money) |
faire la morale verbe | lecture [lectured, lecturing, lectures]◼◼◼(to berate, to scold) |
faire la moue verbe | pout [pouted, pouting, pouts]◼◼◼(push out one’s lips) |
faire la multiplication verbe | multiply [multiplied, multiplying, multiplies]◼◼◼(intransitive: perform multiplication) |
faire la navette verbe | commute [commuted, commuting, commutes]◼◼◼(to regularly travel to and from work, school etc.) |
faire la paix verbe | make peace◼◼◼(to end hostilities) |
faire la plonge [slang] verbe | do the dishes◼◼◼(to wash up dishes) |
faire la promo verbe | plug [plugged, plugging, plugs]◼◼◼(to blatantly mention) |
faire la promotion de... verbe | promote [promoted, promoting, promotes]◼◼◼(advocate or urge on behalf of something) |
faire la pub verbe | plug [plugged, plugging, plugs]◼◼◼(to blatantly mention) |
faire la queue verbe | queue◼◼◼(arrange into a queue) queue◼◼◼(put oneself at the end of a queue) line up◼◼◼(get into a line) |
faire la révérence verbe | curtsey [curtseyed, curtseying, curtseys]◼◼◼(to make a curtsey) |
faire la soudure verbe | bridge the gap◼◼◼(to serve as or create a connection) |
faire la sourde oreille verbe | turn a deaf ear◼◼◼(to refuse to listen or hear something) |
faire la tête nom | long face◼◼◼(expression of sadness and disappointment or gloom) |
faire la une verbe | hit the headlines◼◼◼verb |
faire la vaisselle verbe | do the dishes◼◼◼(to wash up dishes) |
faire le badaud verbe | rubberneck◼◼◼(to watch by craning the neck) |