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faire abstraction

French, verb/fɛ.ʁ‿ap.stʁak.sjɔ̃/

faire abstraction is a French verb meaning “to forget; to ignore, to set aside, to disregard, to not take into account (for simplification purposes)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Ne pas tenir compte (de quelque chose)”.

What does faire abstraction mean in English?

verb

  1. 1

    to forget; to ignore, to set aside, to disregard, to not take into account (for simplification purposes)

Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How French dictionaries define it

verb: 1. Ne pas tenir compte (de quelque chose).

The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.

Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of faire abstraction

  • abstraction faite

Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce faire abstraction?

  • /fɛ.ʁ‿ap.stʁak.sjɔ̃/
  • /fe.ʁ‿ap.stʁak.sjɔ̃/
  • \fɛ.ʁ‿ap.stʁak.sjɔ̃\

Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.