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faire pièce

French, verb/fɛʁ pjɛs/

faire pièce is a French verb meaning “to thwart, to stymie, to foil” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Jouer un mauvais tour”.

What does faire pièce mean in English?

verb

  1. 1

    to thwart, to stymie, to foil

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

How French dictionaries define it

verb: 1. Jouer un mauvais tour. 2. Contrecarrer, contrer.

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 pièce?

  • /fɛʁ pjɛs/
  • \fɛʁ pjɛs\

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