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faire ses adieux verbe

say goodbye◼◼◼(wish someone farewell upon their leaving)
verb
[UK: ˈseɪ ˌɡʊd.ˈbaɪ] [US: ˈseɪ ˌɡʊd.ˈbaɪ]

take one's leave(say goodbye)
verb
[UK: teɪk wʌnz liːv] [US: ˈteɪk wʌnz ˈliːv]

faire ses besoins verbe

relieve [relieved, relieving, relieves]◼◼◼(to make stand out; to make prominent)
verb
[UK: rɪ.ˈliːv] [US: rə.ˈliːv]

faire ses comptes verbe

do one's sumsverb

faire ses dents verbe

teethe [teethed, teething, teethes]◼◼◼(grow teeth)
verb
[UK: tiːð] [US: ˈtiːð]

faire ses dents [to begin] verbe

cut one's teeth(gain early experience)
verb
[UK: kʌt wʌnz tiːθ] [US: ˈkət wʌnz ˈtiːθ]

faire ses preuves verbe

prove oneself◼◼◼(to demonstrate one's own worth)
verb

faire ses valises verbe

pack one's bagsverb

faire signe verbe

beckon [beckoned, beckoning, beckons]◼◼◼(to wave or nod to somebody with the intention to make the person come closer)
verb
[UK: ˈbekən] [US: ˈbekən]

sign [signed, signing, signs]◼◼◼(transitive: to communicate using sign language)
verb
[UK: saɪn] [US: ˈsaɪn]

faire signer verbe

sign [signed, signing, signs]◼◼◼(to persuade a sports player etc. to sign a contract)
verb
[UK: saɪn] [US: ˈsaɪn]

faire son âge verbe

look one's ageverb
[UK: lʊk wʌnz eɪdʒ] [US: ˈlʊk wʌnz ˈeɪdʒ]

faire son choix verbe

come down◼◼◼(reach a decision)
verb
[UK: kʌm daʊn] [US: ˈkəm ˈdaʊn]

take one's pick(choose)
verb

faire son coming out verbe

come out of the closet◼◼◼(to tell others about a secret belief or preference)
verb

faire son entrée verbe

make an entrance◼◼◼verb

faire son rot (à un bébé) verbe

burp [burped, burping, burps]◼◼◼(to burp someone)
verb
[UK: bɜːp] [US: ˈbɝːp]

faire son truc [slang] verbe

do one's own thing(do what one considers best)
verb

faire sortir verbe

flush [flushed, flushing, flushes]◼◼◼(to cause to take flight from concealment)
verb
[UK: flʌʃ] [US: ˈfləʃ]

faire suivre verbe

redirect [redirected, redirecting, redirects]◼◼◼(instruct to go elsewhere)
verb
[UK: ˌriː.də.ˈrekt] [US: ˌri.də.ˈrekt]

faire surface verbe

surface [surfaced, surfacing, surfaces]◼◼◼(for information to become known)
verb
[UK: ˈsɜː.fɪs] [US: ˈsɝː.fəs]

surface [surfaced, surfacing, surfaces]◼◼◼(to rise to the surface)
verb
[UK: ˈsɜː.fɪs] [US: ˈsɝː.fəs]

faire tache verbe

stick out like a sore thumb(be very noticeably different)
verb

faire taire verbe

shut up◼◼◼(transitive: to stop (a person) from talking or (a person or thing) from making noise)
verb
[UK: ʃʌt ʌp] [US: ˈʃət ʌp]

faire taxi verbe

taxi [taxied, taxying, taxis]◼◼◼(move an aircraft)
verb
[UK: ˈtæk.si] [US: ˈtæk.si]

faire tic-tac verbe

tick [ticked, ticking, ticks]◼◼◼(make a clicking noise)
verb
[UK: tɪk] [US: ˈtɪk]

faire tomber verbe

fell [felled, felling, fells]◼◼◼(to make something fall)
verb
[UK: fel] [US: ˈfel]

faire tourner verbe

rotate [rotated, rotating, rotates]◼◼◼(to spin, turn, or revolve something)
verb
[UK: rəʊ.ˈteɪt] [US: roʊ.ˈteɪt]

faire tourner le monde verbe

make the world go around◼◼◼verb

faire tournoyer verbe

twirl [twirled, twirling, twirls]◼◼◼(to rotate rapidly)
verb
[UK: twɜːl] [US: ˈtwɝːl]

faire tout son possible pour preposition

at pains◼◼◼(making careful effort)
preposition

faire tout un foin de verbe

make a big thing out of(to make a fuss about)
verb

faire tout un fromage de verbe

make a big thing out of(to make a fuss about)
verb

faire tout un fromage de (to make an entire cheese out of) verbe

make a mountain out of a molehill(to treat a problem as greater than it is)
verb

faire tout un plat de verbe

make a meal of◼◼◼(spend more time and energy on some task than it warrant)
verb

make a big thing out of(to make a fuss about)
verb

faire toute une histoire de verbe

make a big thing out of(to make a fuss about)
verb

faire traîner verbe

drag out◼◼◼(extend or lengthen excessively)
verb
[UK: dræɡ ˈaʊt] [US: ˈdræɡ ˈaʊt]

faire traîner en longueur verbe

drag out◼◼◼(extend or lengthen excessively)
verb
[UK: dræɡ ˈaʊt] [US: ˈdræɡ ˈaʊt]

faire traiteur; pourvoir verbe

cater [catered, catering, caters](to provide food for a special occasion as a professional service)
verb
[UK: ˈkeɪ.tə(r)] [US: ˈkeɪ.tər]

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