fait meaning in English
| French | English |
|---|---|
| bien fait ! verbe | serve someone right(serves you right!) |
| bienfaiteur nom {m} | benefactor [benefactors]◼◼◼(on who gives gifts or help) |
| bienfaitrice nom {f} | benefactor [benefactors]◼◼◼(on who gives gifts or help) |
| bois parfait nom {m} | heartwood◼◼◼(wood) |
| c'est la plume qui fait l'oiseau phrase | fine feathers make fine birdsphrase |
| ça a fait tilt (it has gone click) phrase | the penny drops◼◼◼(understanding is reached, one comprehends) |
| ça fait longtemps ! interjection | long time no see◼◼◼(idiomatic: I (or we) have not seen you for a long time) |
| ça fait longtemps qu'on ne s'est pas vu ! interjection | long time no see◼◼◼(idiomatic: I (or we) have not seen you for a long time) |
| ça fait un bail ! interjection | long time no see◼◼◼(idiomatic: I (or we) have not seen you for a long time) |
| ça me fait une belle jambe nom | fat lot of good◼◼◼noun |
| ça ne fait rien phrase | it doesn't matter◼◼◼phrase |
| ça ne fait rien verbe | never mind◼◼◼(it is not important) |
| ça ne fait rien interjection | no matter◼◼◻(it's unimportant) |
| carré parfait nom {m} | square number◼◼◼(an integer which is the product of some integer with itself) |
| ce n’est pas en cassant le thermomètre qu’on fait tomber la fièvre phrase | don't shoot the messenger(the bearer of bad news should not be held accountable for the bad news) |
| ce qui est fait est fait phrase | what's done is done◼◼◼phrase |
| chose rarement vue est plus chère; un peu d'absence fait grand bien phrase | absence makes the heart grow fonder(When someone or something is far away, one realizes how much one loves or misses them or it) |
| comme on fait son lit verbe | make one's bed and lie in it(to create a difficult situation and endure unpleasant consequences) |
| comme on fait son lit on se couche phrase | as you make your bed, so you must lie in it◼◼◼(you shall carry the burden of your poor preparation) |
| comme si [+ imparfait tense] conjunction | as if◼◼◼(as though) as if◼◼◼(in mimicry of) |
| comment ça se fait que [colloquial] adverbe | how come◼◼◼(why) |
| comment se fait-ce que [formal] adverbe | how come◼◼◼(why) |
| comment se fait-il que [formal] adverbe | how come◼◼◼(why) |
| contrefait adjectif | counterfeit◼◼◼(intended to deceive or carry appearance of being genuine) counterfeit◼◼◼(unauthentic) fake◼◼◻(not real) |
| contrefait adjectif {m} | phony◼◻◻(fraudulent; fake) |
| corps parfait nom {m} | perfect field◼◼◼(field such that every irreducible polynomial over it has distinct roots) |
| cube parfait nom {m} | perfect cube◼◼◼noun |
| de ce fait adverbe | thereby◼◼◼(by that) |
| de fait adjectif | de facto◼◼◼(in fact or in practice) |
| déclarer forfait verbe | forfeit [forfeited, forfeiting, forfeits]◼◼◼(to give up in defeat) |
| défait adjectif | worsted◼◼◼(defeated, overcome) |
| défaite nom {f} | defeat [defeats]◼◼◼(the act of being defeated, of losing) defeat [defeats]◼◼◼noun loss [losses]◼◼◻(defeat, see also: defeat) |
| défaitisme nom | defeatism◼◼◼(acceptance of defeat without struggle) |
| défaitiste adjectif | defeatist◼◼◼(of, or relating to defeatism) |
| défaitiste nom {m} nom {f} | defeatist [defeatists]◼◼◼(someone who advocates defeatism, or has such an attitude) |
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