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| 1. n-m. fact | |
| 2. v. third-person singular present indicative of faire | |
| 3. Participle. past participle of faire | |
| 4. adj. done | |
| 5. adj. cut out | |
| Je ne suis vraiment pas fait pour l'escalade. | |
| 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 | |
| Mal |
| 1. Proper noun. Section of Tongres in Belgium | |
| 2. n-m. (as in the phrase: avoir du mal) trouble, difficulty | |
| J'ai du mal à m'imaginer ça. - I have trouble imagining that. | |
| 3. n-m. pain | |
| J'ai mal à la tête. - I have pain at the head. | |
| 4. n-m. evil | |
| Le philosophe abordait de grandes questions du bon et du mal. - The philosopher discussed broad questions of good and evil. | |
| 5. n-m. damage, harm | |
| Le mal est fait. - The damage is done. | |
| 6. adv. badly | |
| C'est mal fait. - It's done badly. | |
| 7. adj. (in set phrases and limited constructions) bad | |
| bon an, mal an - good year, bad year | |
| bon gré, mal gré - willy-nilly | |
| Il est mal de infinitive - It’s wrong to infinitive | |
| C'est mal de infinitive - It’s wrong to infinitive | |
| faire mal |
| 1. v. to hurt (to cause pain) | |
| Tu me le dis si ça te fait mal. - Tell me if it hurts. | |
| son |
| 1. n-m. sound | |
| Le son de ce piano est agréable. (The sound of this piano is nice.) | |
| 2. det. (possessive) his, her, their, its (used to qualify masculine nouns and before a vowel) | |
| Elle a perdu son chapeau. - She lost her hat. | |
| Il a perdu son chapeau. - He lost his hat. | |
| J'aime son amie. - I like his/her girlfriend. | |
| La décision a été prise pendant son absence. - The decision was taken in her/his absence. | |
| 3. n-m. bran | |
| Ceci est du pain de son. - This bread is done with bran. | |
| travail |
| 1. n-m. work; labor | |
| un travail bien fait - work done well, a job well done | |
| On se met au travail. - Let's get to work. | |
| Remettez-vous au travail. - Do get to work. | |
| Il se plonge dans le travail. - He dives into work. | |
| Pour la majorité des femmes, le travail commence par des contractions utérine. - For most women, labor begins with uterine contractions. | |
| 2. n-m. job | |
| 3. n-m. workplace | |
