Expressions with Faire Flashcards by Steven Flook

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To make a funny face

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Faire la grimace

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To do silly things

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Faire des bêtises

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To be part of

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Faire partie de

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To play the fool

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Faire l’imbécile/le clown

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To play a musical instrument

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Faire de (instrument de musique)

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To do something on purpose

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Faire exprès

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To practise a sport

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Faire du sport

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To do one’s best

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Faire de son mieux

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To go shopping/to the market/to do the shopping

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Faire des achats/ le marché/les courses

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To scare

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Faire peur

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To be tempted

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Faire envie

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To face up to things

A

Faire face à

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To have a long weekend

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Faire le pont

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To sleep in

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Faire la grasse matinée

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To have success

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Faire un tabac

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To sulk

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Faire la tête

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To give a lecture/to tell off

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Faire la morale

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To be (+weather)

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Faire + temps

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To be powerful

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Faire la pluie et le beau temps

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To go for a walk

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Faire une promenade

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To sort out the accounts

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Faire les comptes

Q

To blackmail someone

A

Faire du chantage à quelqu’un

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To take a trip/a good trip

A

Faire un voyage/bon voyage

Q

To queue

A

Faire la queue

To hurt

Faire mal/du mal

To sadden

Faire de la peine

To let someone know

Faire savoir

To take the road/to have a good trip

Faire la route/faire la bonne route

To meet someone new

Faire la connaisance de

To have a nap

Faire la sieste

To make someone notice something/to remind someone

Faire remarquer

To inspire pity

Faire pitié

To make a wish

Faire un vœu

To have a picnic

Faire un pique-nique

To be careful

Faire attention

To kiss

Faire la bise

It is dark

Faire noir

To be daytime/daylight/nighttime

Faire jour/nuit

To be in the headlines

Faire la une des journaux

To party

Faire la fête

To turn a deaf ear

Faire la sourde oreille

To save money

Faire des économies

To fulfil one's obligations

Faire honneur à ses obligations

To do the laundry/the washing up/the cooking/the cleaning

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

To make someone laugh

Faire rire

To leave without permission

Faire le mur

To be a pain in the neck

Faire suer

To be windy

Faire du vent

To do the homework

Faire les devoirs

To trust

Faire confiance