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faire en sorte



Definitions

French > English
faire en sorte
     1. v. to see to it, make sure
French > French
faire en sorte
     1. v. Essayer ; s'efforcer.
Analysis
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
en
     1. prep. in (used to indicate space, also see usage notes)
           J'habite en Angleterre. - I live in England.
     2. prep. to (indicates direction towards certain very large locations, see usage notes)
           Il est allé en France. - He went to France.
     3. prep. by (used to indicate means)
sorte
     1. n-f. sort, kind, type
     2. n-f. way, manner
     3. v. first-person singular present subjunctive of sortir
     4. v. third-person singular present subjunctive of sortir



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