Expressions avec "Faire" Flashcards

1
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To make a funny face

A

Faire la grimace

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2
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He always makes funny faces.

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Il fait la grimace tout le temps.

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3
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To do silly things

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Faire des bêtises

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4
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You did silly things.

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Vous avez fait des bêtises.

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5
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To be part of

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Faire partie de

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6
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I am part of the village choir.

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Je fais partie de la chorale du village.

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7
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To play the fool

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Faire l’imbécile/le clown

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8
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Please don’t play the fool at school.

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S’il te plait, ne fais pas l’imbécile à l’école.

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9
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To play a musical instrument

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Faire de + instrument de musique

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10
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Do you play a musical instrument?

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Faites-vous d’un instrument de musique ?

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11
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To do something on purpose

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Faire exprès

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12
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They did not do it on purpose.

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Ils ne l’ont pas fait exprès.

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13
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To practice a sport

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Faire du sport

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14
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She will practice horse riding at the age of 10.

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Elle fera de l’équitation à l’âge de 10 ans.

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15
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To do one’s best

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Faire de son mieux

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16
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You have always done your best.

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Vous avez toujours fait de votre mieux.

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17
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To go shopping/to go to the market

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Faire des achats/le marché/les courses

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18
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I was shopping when you called.

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Je faisais des achats quand tu as appelé.

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19
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To scare

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Faire peur

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20
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You scared the cat.

A

Tu as fait peur au chat.

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21
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To be tempted

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Faire envie

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22
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This ice-cream is tempting me.

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Cette glace me fait envie.

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23
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To face up to things

A

Faire face à

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24
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He is facing his fear of spiders.

A

Il fait face à sa peur des araignées.

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25
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To have a long weekend

A

Faire le pont

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26
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My father is taking a long weekend so we can go on holiday.

A

Mon père fait le pont donc on peut partir en vacances.

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27
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To sleep in

A

Faire la grasse matinée

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28
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We slept in this morning.

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Nous avons fait la grasse matinée ce matin.

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29
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To have success

A

Faire un tabac

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30
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This singer was a real success at the ‘Stade de France’.

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Ce chanteur a fait un tabac au Stade de France.

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31
Q

To sulk

A

Faire la tête

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32
Q

Don’t sulk.

A

Ne fais pas la tête.

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33
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To give a lecture/to tell off

A

Faire la morale

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34
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The teacher is giving a lecture to his pupils.

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Le prof fait la morale à ses élèves.

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35
Q

To be + weather

A

Faire + temps

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36
Q

Yesterday it was sunny.

A

Hier, il faisait beau.

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37
Q

To be powerful

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Faire la pluie et le beau temps

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38
Q

This new politician is powerful.

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Ce nouveau politicien fait la pluie et le beau temps.

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39
Q

To go for a walk

A

Faire une promenade

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40
Q

Do you want to go for a walk with me?

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Veux-tu faire une promenade avec moi ?

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41
Q

To sort out the accounts

A

Faire les comptes

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42
Q

I must sort out the accounts before the end of the day.

A

Je dois faire les comptes avant la fin de la journée.

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43
Q

To blackmail somebody

A

Faire du chantage à quelqu’un

44
Q

He blackmailed his sister.

A

Il a fait du chantage à sa sœur.

45
Q

To take a trip

A

Faire un voyage

46
Q

Have a good trip!

A

Faites bon voyage !

47
Q

To queue

A

Faire la queue

48
Q

This person did not queue.

A

Cette personne n’a pas fait la queue.

49
Q

To hurt

A

Faire mal/du mal

50
Q

You hurt me.

A

Vous m’avez fait du mal.

51
Q

To sadden

A

Faire de la peine

52
Q

This situation saddens me.

A

Cette situation me fait de la peine.

53
Q

To let someone know

A

Faire savoir

54
Q

Let me know about it.

A

Faites-le moi savoir.

55
Q

To take the road/have a good trip

A

Faire la route /faire bonne route

56
Q

Have you had a good trip?

A

Avez-vous fait bonne route ?

57
Q

To meet someone new

A

Faire la connaissance de

58
Q

I met your sister yesterday.

A

J’ai fait la connaissance de ta sœur hier.

59
Q

To have a nap

A

Faire la sieste

60
Q

Charlotte and Alice are napping in their bedroom.

A

Charlotte et Alice font la sieste dans leur chambre.

61
Q

To make someone notice/remind

A

Faire remarquer

62
Q

I am reminding you that you are not alone.

A

Je te fais remarquer que tu n’es pas tout seul.

63
Q

To inspire pity

A

Faire pitié

64
Q

These people inspire pity.

A

Ces gens font pitié.

65
Q

To make a wish

A

Faire un vœu

66
Q

Blow out the candles and make a wish!

A

Souffle les bougies et fais un vœu !

67
Q

To have a picnic

A

Faire un pique-nique

68
Q

We will have a picnic tomorrow evening.

A

Nous ferons un pique-nique demain soir.

69
Q

To be careful

A

Faire attention

70
Q

Tell him to be careful.

A

Dis lui de faire attention.

71
Q

To kiss

A

Faire la bise

72
Q

He kissed his auntie Sophie.

A

Il a fait la bise à sa tante Sophie.

73
Q

To be dark

A

Faire noir

74
Q

It was very dark that night.

A

Il faisait très noir cette nuit-là.

75
Q

To be daytime/nighttime

A

Faire jour/nuit

76
Q

It is nighttime now; it will be daytime tomorrow morning.

A

Il fait nuit maintenant mais il fera jour demain matin.

77
Q

To be in the headline

A

Faire la une (des journaux)

78
Q

The earthquake in Italy was the newspapers’ headline yesterday.

A

Le tremblement de terre en Italie a fait la une des journaux hier.

79
Q

To party

A

Faire la fête

80
Q

We are going to have a party to celebrate Tom’s birthday.

A

Ce soir, nous allons faire la fête pour célébrer l’anniversaire de Tom.

81
Q

To turn a deaf ear

A

Faire la sourde oreille

82
Q

Don’t turn a deaf ear!

A

Ne fais pas la sourde oreille !

83
Q

To save

A

Faire des économies

84
Q

We are saving to buy a car.

A

Nous faisons des économies pour acheter une voiture.

85
Q

To fulfil one’s obligations

A

Faire honneur à ses obligations

86
Q

Tom will fulfil his obligations.

A

Tom fera honneur à ses obligations.

87
Q

To do the laundry/dishes/cooking/cleaning

A

Faire la lessive/la vaisselle/la cuisine/le ménage

88
Q

You never do the dishes or the cleaning.

A

Vous ne faites jamais la vaisselle ou le ménage.

89
Q

To make someone laugh

A

Faire rire

90
Q

The clown show made us laugh a lot.

A

Le spectacle de clown nous a beaucoup fait rire.

91
Q

To leave without permission

A

Faire le mur

92
Q

Alice and Tom left without permission at school.

A

Alice et Tom ont fait le mur à l’école.

93
Q

He doesn’t listen to me, it is falling on deaf ear.

A

Il ne m’écoute pas, il fait la sourde oreille.

94
Q

Please, be careful on the road.

A

S’il te plaît, fais bien attention sur la route.

95
Q

We met his friend for the first time.

A

Nous avons fait la connaissance de son ami.

96
Q

She didn’t take a nap this afternoon.

A

Elle n’a pas fait la sieste cet après-midi.

97
Q

Did you have a good trip?

A

Avez-vous fait bon voyage ?

98
Q

They all went on a picnic.

A

Ils sont tous partis faire un pique-nique.

99
Q

We don’t save money.

A

Nous ne faisons pas d’économies.

100
Q

You scared us.

A

Tu nous as fait peur.

101
Q

Tomorrow, it will be sunny so we will go to the seaside.

A

Demain, il fera beau donc nous irons à la mer.

102
Q

To be windy

A

Faire du vent

103
Q

Tomorrow will be windy.

A

Demain il fera du vent.

104
Q

To do homework

A

Faire les devoirs

105
Q

You will stay at home since you have not done your homework.

A

Vous resterez à la maison puisque vous n’avez pas fait vos devoirs.

106
Q

To trust

A

Faire confiance

107
Q

I no longer trust you because you lied to me.

A

Je ne te fais plus confiance parce que tu m’as menti.