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faire
     1. v. to do
           faire la vaisselle - to do the washing-up.
           Qu'est-ce que tu fais ? - What are you doing?
           Fais pas ça. - Don't do that.
     2. v. to make
           faire une erreur - to make a mistake.
           faire un voyage - to take a trip
     3. v. to say (of a person), to go (of an animal)
           "Je t'aime," fit-il. - "I love you," he said.
           Le chat fait "miaou". - The cat goes "meow".
     4. v. to make (cause someone or something to do something)
           Tu me fais rire. - You make me laugh.
           La chanson me fait pleurer. - The song makes me cry.
     5. v. to act like (something)
           Fais pas ton innocent avec moi. - Don't act like you're so innocent around me./Don't give me that innocent act.
     6. v. (impersonal) to be (of the weather or various situations)
           Il fait chaud/froid/noir/beau dehors. - It is hot/cold/dark/nice outside.
           Ça fait dix ans que nous nous connaissons. - We have known each other for ten years.
           Ça fait bizarre. - That seems/looks bizarre; that gives a bizarre effect/appearance/result.
           Ça fait très monsieur, ta cravate. - Your tie makes you look like a real gentleman.
     7. v. to do, to make (oneself)
           Elle se fait les ongles. - She is doing her nails.
     8. v. to be, to get (used for a passive action)
           se faire piquer - to be stung
           Je me suis fait avoir. - I got screwed.
           Est-ce que tu t'es fait couper les cheveux ? - Did you get your hair cut?
     9. v. to ripen (of fruit), to mature
     10. v. to become used to, to get used to
           Je ne m'y suis toujours pas fait. - I still haven't got used to it.
     11. v. (slang) to do (to have sex with)
     12. v. (informal, intransitive) to defecate; (metaphorically) to shit oneself (to be terrified)
           L'enfant a fait dans son pantalon. - The child soiled his trousers.
           Ils viennent d'entendre les nouvelles et ils font dans leur culotte. - They've just heard the news and they're shitting themselves.
     13. v. to become, to get
bouler
     1. v. to inflate or swell up
rouler
     1. v. to roll
     2. v. to revolve
     3. v. (colloquial) to go (of events, to proceed)
           Ça roule bien chez mon ami. - It's going well at my friend's house.
     4. v. (of a vehicle) to work, to function
     5. v. to drive (a vehicle)
           On a roulé à 80 km à l'heure. - We were driving 80 km an hour.
           Il roule en Rolls - He drives a Rolls.
           Elle roule dans un véhicule neuf. - She drives a new vehicle.
     6. v. (colloquial) to dupe, to trick
           se faire rouler - to be tricked, to be duped
comme
     1. conj. as
           Je travaille comme artiste. - I work as an artist.
     2. conj. like
           J'agis comme il faut. - I act like I must.
     3. conj. how
           Comme tu es belle ce soir ! - How beautiful you are tonight!
     4. conj. because, as, since
           Comme j'étais malade, il est venu me voir. - As I was ill, he came to see me.
     5. part. (colloquial Canada) like
une
     1. num. feminine singular of un
     2. art. a / an (feminine indefinite article)
     3. n-f. front page (of a publication)
boule
     1. n-f. ball, globe
     2. n-f. bowl (in the game of bowls)
           Il jette la boule. - He throws the bowl.
     3. n-f. scoop (of e.g. ice cream)
           2 boules de glace. - 2 scoops of ice cream.
     4. n-f. bauble
     5. n-f. (informal) head or face
     6. n-f. (France, slang) ball, testicle
     7. n-f. (Quebec, slang) tit, breast
     8. n-m. butt, bum, ass
           Cette meuf a un bon boule. - This girl has a great ass.
     9. v. first-person singular present of bouler
     10. v. third-person singular present of bouler
     11. v. second-person singular imperative of bouler
     bouler
          1. v. to inflate or swell up
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