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figuré
     1. adj. figurative
     2. Participle. past participle of figurer
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
passer
     1. v. to go past
     2. v. to cross (a border)
     3. v. (legal) to pass
           passer une loi - to pass a law
     4. v. to spend (time)
           J'ai passé les vacances en Espagne. - I spent the holidays in Spain.
           J'ai passé une splendide soirée chez toi. - I had a great evening at your place.
     5. v. to publish (a newspaper)
     6. v. to take, to sit (an exam or test)
           J'ai réussi l'examen que j'avais passé en avril. - I passed the exam that I took in April.
     7. v. to pass (an exam or test)
           Il est passé à l'examen. - He passed the exam.
     8. v. (dated) to pass (an exam or test)
           Il a passé l'examen. - He passed the exam.
     9. v. (public transportation) to run
           Le train passe toutes les vingt minutes. - The train runs every 20 minutes.
     10. v. to exceed (a limit)
     11. v. to percolate
     12. v. to hand down, to pass on
     13. v. to be allowed
     14. v. to pass, to go (between two entities)
     15. v. to show (a movie)
     16. v. to go up (a grade)
     17. v. to shift (change gear)
     18. v.          to go down
     19. v.          to go up
     20. v. to stop by, to pop in
           Il est passé nous voir. - He stopped by to see us.
           Je vais y passer demain pour mes affaires. - I'm going to stop by there tomorrow for my things.
     21. v. to pass away, to die
     22. v. (music) to spin (e.g. a disk)
     23. v. (TV) to show (be on television)
     24. v. (sports) to pass (kick, throw, hit etc. the ball to another player)
     25. v. (athletics) to pass (the relay baton)
     26. v. to pass on (infect someone else with a disease)
     27. v. to put, to place, to slip (move a part of one's body somewhere else)
     28. v. to wipe, rub
           Elle passe de la crème sur son ventre. - She's rubbing cream on her belly.
     29. v. to skip a go
     30. v. to put (make something undergo something)
     31. v. (card games) to pass (not play upon one's turn)
     32. v. to take place, to happen, to come to pass
           Qu'est-ce qui s'est passé ici ? - What happened here?
     33. v. to go by
     34. v. to do without
           Je ne peux pas me passer du café le matin. - I can't do without a cup of coffee in the morning.
     35. v. to don
           Il passa son pantalon. - He put on his pants.
     36. v. (indtr, pour) to be thought to be, to be said to be, to be taken for
           faire passer quelqu'un pour quelque chose - to make someone out to be something
           se faire passer pour - to pass oneself off as, to pose as, to impersonate
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)
           aller en bus - go by bus
           partir en voiture - leave by car
     4. prep. as
           Il me traite en ami. - He treats me as a friend.
           habillé en père Noël - dressed as Father Christmas
     5. prep. at (used to describe an ability)
           fort en histoire - good at history
     6. prep. of, made of (used to describe composition)
           une chaise en hêtre - a chair made of beech/a beech chair
           une fourchette en métal - a fork made of metal/a metal fork
     7. prep. in (during the following time (used for months and years))
           en 1993 - in 1993
           en janvier - in January
           en septembre 2001 - in September 2001
     8. prep. (followed by a gerund) while
     9. prep. (followed by a gerund) by, in describing a way of getting something
           C'est en trichant qu'il est devenu champion. - It was by cheating that he became champion.
     10. prep. in (used to describe color)
           une photo en noir et blanc - a photo in black and white
     11. prep. in (used to describe feelings)
           en détresse - in distress
     12. prep. in (as part of something)
           en équipe - on a team
     13. pron. (Used as the object of a verb to indicate an indefinite quantity; of it, of them. Replaces the partitive article (du, de la, etc.))
           Essaies-en ! - Try some (of it / them)!
           Tu as combien de livres ? J'en ai trois. - How many books do you have? I have three (of them).
           Y a-t-il beaucoup de pièces ? Oui. Il y en a beaucoup. - Are there many rooms? Yes, there are many (of them).
           Martin a trois sandwichs, mais j'en ai seulement deux. - Martin has three sandwiches, but I have only two (of them).
           Il y en a combien ? - How many of them are there?
           Je bois de l'alcool parce que j'en ai besoin - I drink alcohol because I need (of) it.
     14. pron. Adverbial preposition indicating movement away from a place already mentioned; from there, from it. Replaces the phrase de là or d’ici.
           Est-ce qu'elle vient de Barcelone ? Oui, elle en vient. - Does she come from Barcelona? Yes, she comes (from there).
Force
     1. n-f. (Star Wars) force (always proceeded with la), the invisible omnipresent energy that the Jedi and the Sith wield in Star Wars
     2. n-f. force
     3. n-f. strength
     4. v. first-person singular present of forcer
     5. v. third-person singular present of forcer
     6. v. second-person singular imperative of forcer
     forcer
          1. v. to force
en force
     1. adv. in force, in droves, in large numbers
           arriver en force - to arrive in numbers
passer en force
     1. v. to force one's way through, to impose oneself
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