fais |
1. v. first-person singular present indicative of faire | |
2. v. second-person singular present indicative of faire | |
3. v. second-person singular present imperative of faire | |
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 | |
moi |
1. pron. me (first-person singular direct object pronoun) | |
2. pron. to me (first-person singular indirect object pronoun) | |
3. n-m. ego | |
sentir |
1. v. to smell (to have a certain odor) | |
Ça sent bon. - It smells good. | |
2. v. to taste | |
3. v. to feel (physical perception) | |
4. v. to smell of, taste of | |
Ce repas sent l’ail. - This meal smells/tastes of garlic. | |
5. v. to smack of; to indicate, foreshadow | |
Ça sent la pluie. - It looks like rain. | |
6. v. to have the character, manner, feeling or appearance of; to give a feeling of | |
7. v. to feel, be aware of, be conscious of | |
8. v. to feel (in oneself) | |
9. v. to show, be felt (of effect, improvement etc.) | |
ton |
1. det. (possessive) your | |
Tu as pensé à prendre ton livre ? - Did you remember to bring your book? | |
Ton écriture est jolie. - Your writing is pretty. | |
J'aime beaucoup ton manteau. - I really like your coat. | |
2. n-m. tone (sound of a particular frequency) | |
3. n-m. (music) tone (interval) | |
Il y a un ton entre do et ré - Doh and ray are separated by one tone. | |
4. n-m. tone (manner of speaking) | |
Je n'aime pas le ton sur lequel tu me parles! - I don’t like your tone! (I don’t like the way you are talking to me!) | |
5. n-m. tone, shade (of colour) | |
Différents tons de rouge. - Several shades of red. | |
haleine |
1. n-f. breath | |
2. n-f. breathing, respiration | |