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faire la planche1. To show others the way; 2. To float on one’s back.Rate it:

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faire la saint-lundiTo do no work on Monday. Rate it:

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faire la uneTo hit the headlinesRate it:

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faire le beau(of dogs) To beg.Rate it:

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faire le bon apôtreTo put on a saintly look; To pretend to be holy.Rate it:

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faire le canardTo suck up to; flatter too muchRate it:

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faire le dégoûtéTo be fastidious, dainty.Rate it:

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faire le diable à quatreTo kick up a terrible noise; To exert oneself to the utmost.Rate it:

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faire le grand sautto snuff it, to kick the bucketRate it:

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faire le gros dosto arch one's back.Rate it:

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faire le gros dosto weather the storm, lie lowRate it:

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faire le pot (or, panier) à deux ansesTo put one’s arms akimbo.Rate it:

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faire les cent coupsTo amuse oneself noisily; To play all sorts of tricks.Rate it:

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faire les frais de la conversation1. To keep a conversation going. 2. To be (oneself) the subject of conversation.Rate it:

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faire les yeux en coulisseTo make sheep’s eyes; To ogle.Rate it:

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faire maigreTo abstain from meat.Rate it:

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faire maigre chèreTo have poor fare.Rate it:

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faire maison neuve (or, nette)To change all one’s servants.Rate it:

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faire marche arrièreto turn back, go backwardsRate it:

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faire marche arrièreto backpedalRate it:

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faire marcherto make someone walkRate it:

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faire marcherto make something workRate it:

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faire marcherto fool someone, usually as a jokeRate it:

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faire minetteto eat pussy; to perform cunnilingus.Rate it:

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faire moucheTo hit the bull’s eye.Rate it:

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faire noirTo be dark, especially when it's night.Rate it:

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faire patte de veloursTo speak smoothly; To draw in one’s claws.Rate it:

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faire peau neuveTo turn over a new leaf.Rate it:

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faire pencher la balanceTo turn the scale.Rate it:

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faire plus de bruit que de besogneTo be more fussy than industrious.Rate it:

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faire quelque chose en grandTo do something on a large scale.Rate it:

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faire quelque chose par manière d'acquitTo do something for form’s sake, perfunctorily.Rate it:

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faire sauter la banqueTo break the bank (gambling).Rate it:

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faire ses choux gras d'une choseTo enjoy a thing that others despise.Rate it:

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faire ses fraisTo cover one’s expenses.Rate it:

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faire ses quinze (or, trente-six) toursTo do a hundred useless things.Rate it:

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faire son affaire(Of others) To punish.Rate it:

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faire son affaire(of oneself) To succeed.Rate it:

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faire son courrier (commercial)To write one’s letters.Rate it:

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faire son paquetTo pack up and go.Rate it:

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faire soucheTo found a family.Rate it:

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faire table raseTo make a clean sweep and begin again; To start everything afresh.Rate it:

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faire tacheto not belong; to stand out awkwardly.Rate it:

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faire tapisserie (fam.)To be a wall-flower at a ball.Rate it:

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faire un détourTo go a roundabout way.Rate it:

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faire un faux pas(lit.) To stumble; (fig.) To make a slip; To commit a mistake.Rate it:

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faire un fourTo make a blunder.Rate it:

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faire un paquetTo make a parcel.Rate it:

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faire un pied de nezto thumb one's noseRate it:

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faire un tour d'écolierTo play a schoolboy trick.Rate it:

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