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la faire

French, verb/la fɛʁ/

la faire is spelled L-A-F-A-I-R-E (7 letters). La faire is a French verb meaning “to fool” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Escroquer, duper”.

What does la faire mean in English?

verb

  1. 1

    informalto fool

    on ne me la fait pas, à moi ! à d'autres ! laisse-moi rire !

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

How French dictionaries define it

verb: 1. Escroquer, duper.

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 la faire?

  • /la fɛʁ/
  • \la fɛʁ\

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

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