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faire aller

French, verb/fɛʁ a.le/

faire aller is a French verb meaning “to pull someone's leg, to fool, usually as a joke” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Conduire, diriger vers quelque endroit, vers quelque but”.

What does faire aller mean in English?

verb

  1. 1

    informalto pull someone's leg, to fool, usually as a joke

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

How French dictionaries define it

verb: 1. Conduire, diriger vers quelque endroit, vers quelque but. 2. Se débrouiller pour que les choses se passent bien. 3. Améliorer le transit intestinal, faciliter la défécation.

verb: 1. Faire marcher, taquiner.

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.

How do you pronounce faire aller?

  • /fɛʁ a.le/
  • \fɛ.ʁ‿a.le\

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