French words: faire du plat to faire la une

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French words faire du plat to faire la une

faire du plat verb
faire du poney verb \fɛʁ dy pɔ.nɛ\
faire du pouce verb \fɛʁ dy pus\
faire du rentre-dedans verb \fɛʁ dy ʁɑ̃.tʁə.də.dɑ̃\
faire du reuz verb \fɛʁ dy ʁøz\
faire du sale boulot verb \fɛʁ dy sal bu.lo\
faire du sens verb \fɛʁ dy sɑ̃s\
faire du shopping verb \fɛʁ dy ʃɔ.piŋ\
faire du stop verb \fɛʁ dy stɔp\
faire du sur place verb /fɛʁ dy syʁ plas/: to tread water, to be at a standstill, to not get anywhere, to go round in circles, to stagnate
faire du surplace verb /fɛʁ dy syʁ.plas/: alternative spelling of faire du sur place
faire du terrain verb \fɛʁ dy tɛ.ʁɛ̃\
faire du tort verb \fɛʁ dy tɔʁ (a)\
faire du train verb \fɛʁ dy tʁɛ̃\
faire du vélo verb \fɛʁ dy ve.lo\
faire du X verb \fɛʁ dy iks\
faire du zèle verb \fɛʁ dy zɛl\
faire dur verb \fɛʁ dyʁ\
faire durer le plaisir verb /fɛʁ dy.ʁe lə plɛ.ziʁ/: to draw out the pleasure, to prolong the pleasure
faire eau verb \fɛ.ʁ‿o\
faire échec verb /fɛʁ e.ʃɛk/: to thwart, to foil, to stymie, to cause to fail, to make fail
faire écho verb /fɛʁ e.ko/: to echo
faire école verb /fɛʁ e.kɔl/: to found a school of thought, to attract a following, to find followers, to be seminal, to set a precedent, to set an example
faire écran verb \fɛ.ʁ‿e.kʁɑ̃\
faire écurie verb \fɛ.ʁ‿e.ky.ʁi\
faire effet verb /fɛ.ʁ‿e.fɛ/: to take effect, to become active, effective
faire effort verb \fɛ.ʁ‿e.fɔʁ\
faire élection de domicile verb \fɛ.ʁ‿e.lɛk.sjɔ̃ də dɔ.mi.sil\
faire emplette de verb \fɛʁ ɑ̃.plɛt də\
faire en sorte verb /fɛ.ʁ‿ɑ̃ sɔʁt/: to see to it, make sure
faire en sorte que verb \fɛ.ʁ‿ɑ̃ sɔʁ.tə kə\
faire envie verb /fɛ.ʁ‿ɑ̃.vi/: to whet (someone's) appetite
faire époque verb /fɛʁ e.pɔk/: to make history, to go down in history (to become a historical milestone)
faire équipe verb /fɛ.ʁ‿e.kip/: to work as a team, to team up, to pair up, to partner up
faire erreur verb /fɛʁ e.ʁœʁ/: to be mistaken, to be wrong
faire escale verb /fɛʁ ɛs.kal/: to make a stopover, to stop off (somewhere)
faire et défaire c’est toujours travailler phrase \fɛ.ʁ‿e de.fɛʁ s‿e tu.ʒuʁ tʁa.va.je\
faire et défaire c’est travailler phrase \fɛ.ʁ‿e de.fɛʁ s‿e tʁa.va.je\
faire étalage verb /fɛ.ʁ‿e.ta.laʒ/: to make a display (of), to flaunt
faire étape verb /fɛʁ e.tap/: to make a stopover, to stop off (somewhere)
faire état verb /fɛ.ʁ‿e.ta/: to cite, to mention, to give an account of
faire évanouir verb \fɛ.ʁ‿e.va.nwiʁ\
faire événement verb \fɛ.ʁ‿e.vɛn.mɑ̃\
faire exception verb /fɛʁ ɛk.sɛp.sjɔ̃/: to be the/an exception, to be the odd one out
faire exprès verb /fɛ.ʁ‿ɛk.spʁɛ/: to do (something) deliberately; to do (something) on purpose
faire face noun, verb /fɛʁ fas/: to be in front of, face, front
faire faillite verb /fɛʁ fa.jit/: to go bankrupt
faire faim verb /fɛʁ fɛ̃/: it's hungry in here
faire Fanny verb \fɛʁ fa.ni\
faire farine à son moulin verb \fɛʁ fa.ʁi.n‿a sɔ̃ mu.lɛ̃\
faire fausse queue verb
faire fausse route verb /fɛʁ fos ʁut/: to be on the wrong track, to bark up the wrong tree
faire faute verb \fɛʁ fot\
faire faux bond verb /fɛʁ fo bɔ̃/: to stand (someone) up, to leave (someone) in the lurch, to let (someone) down
faire fête verb /fɛʁ fɛt/: to welcome enthusiastically, to greet with eagerness
faire feu verb /fɛʁ fø/: to fire (to shoot a weapon)
faire feu de tout bois verb /fɛʁ fø də tu bwa/: to use all available means, to use everything at one's disposal, to take advantage of every resource in one's environment, to put everything to good use, to...
faire feu des deux fuseaux verb \fɛʁ fø de dø fy.zo\
faire feu des quatre fers verb \fɛʁ fø dɛ katʁ(.ə) fɛʁ\
faire feu des quatre pattes verb \fɛʁ fø de katʁ pat\
faire feu des quatre pieds verb \fɛʁ fø de katʁ pje\
faire feu vif verb
faire fi de verb /fɛʁ fi də/: to turn one's nose up at, to thumb one's nose at (to disdain)
faire ficelle verb \fɛʁ fi.sɛl\
faire figure verb \fɛʁ fi.ɡyʁ\
faire figure de verb \fɛʁ fi.ɡyʁ də\
faire fissa verb \fɛʁ fi.sa\
faire flanelle verb \fɛʁ fla.nɛl\
faire flèche verb \fɛʁ flɛʃ\
faire flèche de tout bois verb /fɛʁ flɛʃ də tu bwa/: to catch as catch can (to use all available means, to use everything at one's disposal, to take advantage of every resource in one's environment, to be...
faire flic verb \fɛʁ flik\
faire flop verb \fɛʁ flɔp\
faire florès verb /fɛʁ flɔ.ʁɛs/: to flourish, to be successful, to gain a reputation
faire foi verb /fɛʁ fwa/: to prove, to serve as proof (of/that), to be evidence (of/that), to bear witness (of/that), to attest (to/that)
faire FOMEC verb \fɛʁ fɔ.mɛk\
faire fonction verb \fɛʁ fɔ̃k.sjɔ̃\
faire fond verb /fɛʁ fɔ̃/: to base one's argument
faire force de rames verb \fɛʁ fɔʁs də ʁam\
faire force de voiles verb \fɛʁ fɔʁs də vwal\
faire fort verb /fɛʁ fɔʁ/: to outdo oneself, to do very well, to perform outstandingly
faire fortune verb /fɛʁ fɔʁ.tyn/: to make a fortune, to make a pile
faire foule verb \fɛʁ ful\
faire frais verb /fɛʁ fʁɛ/: to be cool or chilly (of the weather)
faire fricot verb \fɛʁ fʁi.ko\
faire froid verb /fɛʁ fʁwa/: to be cold
faire froid au cœur verb \fɛʁ fʁwa o kœʁ\
faire froid dans le dos verb /fɛʁ fʁwa dɑ̃ l(ə) do/: to be chilling, to give the creeps, to send shivers down someone's spine
faire froide mine verb \fɛʁ fʁwad min\
faire front verb /fɛʁ fʁɔ̃/: to face, to confront, to face up to, to stand against
faire fureur verb /fɛʁ fy.ʁœʁ/: to be all the rage, to be red hot
faire gaffe verb /fɛʁ ɡaf/: to pay attention to, to watch out for, to be careful of, mind
faire gai verb \fɛʁ ɡɛ\
faire genre verb /fɛʁ ʒɑ̃ʁ/: to put on airs
faire gerber verb \fɛʁ ʒɛʁ.be\
faire gligli verb \fɛʁ ɡli.ɡli\
faire grâce verb /fɛʁ ɡʁas/: to spare (someone something), to let (someone) off
faire grand bruit verb /fɛʁ ɡʁɑ̃ bʁɥi/: to cause a sensation, to cause a big stir, to be much talked about, to be the talk of the town
faire grand cas verb /fɛʁ ɡʁɑ̃ ka/: to have a high opinion of, to esteem
faire gras verb \fɛʁ ɡʁa\
faire grève verb /fɛʁ ɡʁɛv/: to strike; to be on strike
faire gribou verb \fɛʁ ɡʁi.bu\
faire grief verb \fɛʁ ɡʁi.jɛf\
faire grincer des dents verb \fɛʁ ɡʁɛ̃.se de dɑ̃\
faire gris verb \fɛʁ ɡʁi\
faire grise mine verb /fɛʁ ɡʁiz min/: to look glum, to have a long face
faire grocerie verb /fɛʁ ɡʁɔ.sʁi/: to go grocery shopping
faire gros cœur verb \fɛʁ ɡʁo kœʁ\
faire gros de verb \fɛʁ ɡʁo də\
faire halte verb /fɛʁ alt/: to halt, to stop (somewhere)
faire hâte verb \fɛ.ʁ‿ɑt\
faire hommage à la table verb \fɛ.ʁ‿ɔ.ma.ʒ‿a la tabl\
faire honneur verb /fɛʁ ɔ.nœʁ/: to be worthy of, to be a credit to, to do proud
faire honneur à la table verb \fɛ.ʁ‿ɔ.nœ.ʁ‿a la tabl\
faire honte verb /fɛʁ ɔ̃t/: to embarrass, to disgrace, to make (someone) feel ashamed, to bring shame upon
faire humide verb \fɛ.ʁ‿y.mid\
faire illusion verb /fɛʁ i.ly.zjɔ̃/: to be deceptive, to deceive, to look the part
faire impression verb \fɛ.ʁ‿ɛ̃.pʁɛ.sjɔ̃\
faire injure verb \fɛ.ʁ‿ɛ̃.ʒyʁ\
faire irruption verb /fɛʁ i.ʁyp.sjɔ̃/: to barge in, to burst in
faire jeu égal verb /fɛʁ ʒø e.ɡal/: to be on a level playing field, to be on an equal footing, to be on equal terms, to keep pace, to be able to compete
faire jeune verb \fɛʁ ʒœn\
faire joli verb /fɛʁ ʒɔ.li/: to look nice, to look pretty, to make pretty
faire jouer verb \fɛʁ ʒwe\
faire joujou verb /fɛʁ ʒu.ʒu/: to play around
faire jour verb /fɛʁ ʒuʁ/: to be daylight
faire justice verb /fɛʁ ʒys.tis/: to do justice
faire justice soi-même verb \fɛʁ ʒys.tis swa mɛm\
faire l'affaire verb /fɛʁ l‿a.fɛʁ/: to do the trick, to do the job, to do, to be enough, sufficient
faire l’Américain verb
faire l'amour verb /fɛʁ l‿a.muʁ/: to make love, to have sex
faire l’andouille verb \fɛʁ l‿ɑ̃.duj\
faire l’âne verb \fɛʁ lɑːn\
faire l’âne pour avoir du foin verb \fɛʁ lɑːn puʁ‿a.vwaʁ dy fwɛ̃\
faire l’âne pour avoir du son verb \fɛʁ lɑːn puʁ‿a.vwaʁ dy sɔ̃\
faire l’appel verb
faire l’appoint verb \fɛʁ l‿a.pwɛ̃\
faire l'armée verb /fɛʁ l‿aʁ.me/: to serve in the army; to get military training, to undergo military training
faire l’arrivée verb
faire l'article verb /fɛʁ l‿aʁ.tikl/: to advertise oneself or one's product
faire l'aumône verb /fɛʁ l‿o.mon/: to grant, concede
faire l'autruche verb /fɛʁ l‿o.tʁyʃ/: to bury one's head in the sand, to ignore what is going on
faire l’avion verb
faire l’avocat verb \fɛʁ l‿a.vo.ka\
faire l'école buissonnière verb /fɛʁ l‿e.kɔl bɥi.sɔ.njɛʁ/: to play truant, to play hooky, to skip class, to ditch, to bunk, to mitch
faire l'économie de verb /fɛʁ l‿e.kɔ.nɔ.mi də/: to do without, to forgo
faire l'effet verb /fɛʁ l‿e.fɛ/: to have the effect (of), to come (as)
faire l’effet d’une bombe verb \fɛʁ l‿e.fɛ d‿yn bɔ̃b\
faire l’éloge verb \fɛʁ l‿e.lɔʒ\
faire l'éloge de verb /fɛʁ l‿e.lɔʒ də/: to extol
faire l'enfant verb /fɛʁ l‿ɑ̃.fɑ̃/: to act like a child, to be childish, to lack maturity
faire l’épicerie phrase \fɛʁ l‿e.pi.sʁi\
faire l’étoile de mer verb \fɛʁ l‿e.twal də mɛʁ\
faire l'expérience verb /fɛʁ l‿ɛk.spe.ʁjɑ̃s/: to try; to experience
faire l’expérience de verb
faire l’extérieur verb
faire l’hélicoptère verb \fɛʁ l‿e.li.kɔp.tɛʁ\
faire l’herbe verb \fɛʁ l‿ɛʁb\
faire l’heure verb \fɛʁ l‿œʁ\
faire l’homme verb \fɛʁ l‿ɔm\
faire l’idiot verb \fɛʁ l‿i.djo\
faire l’imbécile verb
faire l'impasse verb /fɛʁ l‿ɛ̃.pas/: to give something a miss, to forgo
faire l'impossible verb /fɛʁ l‿ɛ̃.pɔ.sibl/: to do the impossible; to do one's utmost, to do everything one can; to pull out all the stops
faire l’impression verb
faire l’injure de verb \fɛʁ l‿ɛ̃.ʒyʁ də\
faire l'innocent verb /fɛʁ l‿i.nɔ.sɑ̃/: to come the innocent, to act all innocent, to feign ignorance, to play dumb
faire l'intéressant verb /fɛʁ l‿ɛ̃.te.ʁɛ.sɑ̃/: alternative form of faire son intéressant
faire l’intérieur verb
faire l'objet verb /fɛʁ l‿ɔb.ʒɛ/: to be subject
faire l’œuf verb \fɛʁ l‿œf\
faire l'unanimité verb /fɛʁ l‿y.na.ni.mi.te/: to win unanimous support, to be approved unanimously, to be the object of a full consensus, to be unanimous
faire la baboune verb
faire la balle verb \fɛʁ la bal\
faire la barbe verb \fɛʁ la baʁb\
faire la belle verb /fɛʁ la bɛl/: to play the decider, to play a tiebreaker
faire la belle jambe verb \fɛʁ la bɛl ʒɑ̃b\
faire la bête verb \fɛʁ la bɛt\
faire la bise verb \fɛʁ la biz\
faire la bombe verb \fɛʁ la bɔ̃b\
faire la bouche en cœur verb
faire la bringue verb /fɛʁ la bʁɛ̃ɡ/: to party, to live it up, to whoop it up
faire la bûche verb \fɛʁ la byʃ\
faire la cane verb \fɛʁ la kan\
faire la chaîne verb \fɛʁ la ʃɛn\
faire la chaise verb \fɛʁ la ʃɛz\
faire la chaloupe verb \fɛʁ la ʃa.lu.pe\
faire la chambre verb \fɛʁ la ʃɑ̃.bʁ\
faire la charité verb \fɛʁ la ʃa.ʁi.te\
faire la chasse verb /fɛʁ la ʃas/: to hunt down, to chase, to track down
faire la chattemite verb \fɛʁ la ʃat.mit\
faire la chevelure verb \fɛʁ la ʃəv.lyʁ\
faire la claque verb \fɛʁ la klak\
faire la classe verb /fɛʁ la klas/: to teach
faire la commission verb \fɛʁ la ko.mi.sjɔ̃\
faire la conduite verb \fɛʁ la kɔ̃.dɥit\
faire la connaissance verb /fɛʁ la kɔ.nɛ.sɑ̃s/: to get to know
faire la conversation verb /fɛʁ la kɔ̃.vɛʁ.sa.sjɔ̃/: to make conversation
faire la coquette verb
faire la cour verb /fɛʁ la kuʁ/: to woo; to court
faire la course verb /fɛʁ la kuʁs/: to race each other; to race
faire la coutume verb \fɛʁ la ku.tym\
faire la couverture verb /fɛʁ la ku.vɛʁ.tyʁ/: to hit the headlines (to appear on the front page of a publication)
faire la cuisine verb
faire la culbute verb \fɛʁ la kyl.byt\
faire la dame verb \fɛʁ la dam\
faire la dépense verb
faire la diff verb \fɛʁ la dif\
faire la différence verb /fɛʁ la di.fe.ʁɑ̃s/: to tell the difference between, to distinguish
faire la faute verb \fɛʁ la fot\
faire la fenêtre verb
faire la fête verb /fɛʁ la fɛt/: to party, have a party, live it up
faire la fête à verb \fɛʁ la fɛ.t‿a\
faire la figue à verb
faire la file verb /fɛʁ la fil/: to line up, queue (to put oneself at the end of a queue)
faire la fine bouche verb /fɛʁ la fin buʃ/: to be finicky, to be choosy, to turn up one's nose
faire la fine gueule verb /fɛʁ la fin ɡœl/: to be finicky, to be choosy, to turn up one's nose
faire la foire verb \fɛʁ la fwaʁ\
faire la force de verb /fɛʁ la fɔʁ.s(ə) də/: to be someone's strength
faire la grâce de verb
faire la grasse matinée verb /fɛʁ la ɡʁas ma.ti.ne/: to sleep in, to have a lie in
faire la grimace verb /fɛʁ la ɡʁi.mas/: to pout
faire la grosse voix verb \fɛʁ la ɡʁos vwa\
faire la gueule verb /fɛʁ la ɡœl/: to sulk, to pout, to be in a huff
faire la guiche verb \fɛʁ la ɡiʃ\
faire la hagra verb \fɛʁ la a.ɡʁa\
faire la jaille verb \fɛʁ la ʒaj\
faire la java verb /fɛʁ la ʒa.va/: to party
faire la leçon verb /fɛʁ la l(ə).sɔ̃/: to preach to, to lecture
faire la lecture verb /fɛʁ la lɛk.tyʁ/: to read
faire la lessive verb /fɛʁ la lɛ.siv/: to do the laundry, to do the washing
faire la lippe verb
faire la loi verb /fɛʁ la lwa/: to call the shots, to call the tune, to rule the roost (to be the one who makes the rules, to be the one who decides)
faire la lumière verb /fɛʁ la ly.mjɛʁ/: to clear up, to clarify, to shed light on
faire la lumière sur verb \fɛʁ la ly.mjɛʁ syʁ\
faire la maille verb \fɛʁ la mɑj\
faire la main verb
faire la mala verb \fɛʁ la ma.la\
faire la malle verb \fɛʁ la mal\
faire la manche verb /fɛʁ la mɑ̃ʃ/: to beg, to panhandle
faire la mauvaise tête verb \fɛʁ la mo.vɛz tɛt\
faire la mijaurée verb /fɛʁ la mi.ʒɔ.ʁe/: to put on airs
faire la mine verb \fɛʁ la min\
faire la minette verb \fɛʁ la mi.nɛt\
faire la moisson verb \fɛʁ la mwa.sɔ̃\
faire la monnaie verb \fɛʁ la mɔ.nɛ\
faire la morale verb /fɛʁ la mɔ.ʁal/: to lecture
faire la moue verb /fɛʁ la mu/: to pout
faire la navette verb /fɛʁ la na.vɛt/: to commute, to shuttle (to go back and forth between two places)
faire la nique verb \fɛʁ la nik\
faire la noce verb /fɛʁ la nɔs/: to party
faire la nouvelle verb \fɛʁ la nu.vɛl\
faire la nuit verb \fɛʁ la nɥi\
faire la paire verb /fɛʁ la pɛʁ/: to make quite a duo, to be two of a kind
faire la paix verb /fɛʁ la pɛ/: to make peace
faire la pâque verb \fɛʁ la pɑk\
faire la part belle verb /fɛʁ la paʁ bɛl/: to give top billing, to feature prominently
faire la part des choses verb /fɛʁ la paʁ de ʃoz/: to put things into perspective
faire la part du diable verb
faire la part du feu verb /fɛʁ la paʁ dy fø/: in the event of a fire, to give up some items to the flames in order to preserve the rest
faire la patte d’araignée verb \fɛʁ la pat d‿a.ʁɛ.ɲe\
faire la peau verb /fɛʁ la po/: to do in, to bump off
faire la perle verb \fɛʁ la pɛʁl\
faire la perruque verb \fɛʁ la pe.ʁyk\
faire la petite bouche verb \fɛʁ la pə.tit buʃ\
faire la pige verb \fɛʁ la piʒ\
faire la piste verb \fɛʁ la pist\
faire la place nette verb \fɛʁ la plas nɛt\
faire la plante verte verb \fɛʁ la plɑ̃t vɛʁt\
faire la plonge verb /fɛʁ la plɔ̃ʒ/: to wash up, do the washing-up (professionally)
faire la pluie et le beau temps verb /fɛʁ la plɥi e l(ə) bo tɑ̃/: to call the shots, to call the tune, to rule the roost (to be the one who makes the rules, to be the one who decides)
faire la pote verb \fɛʁ la pɔt\
faire la poudrette verb \fɛʁ la pu.dʁɛt\
faire la poussière verb /fɛʁ la pu.sjɛʁ/: alternative form of faire les poussières
faire la presse verb \fɛʁ la pʁɛs\
faire la preuve de verb \fɛʁ la pʁœv də\
faire la princesse verb \fɛʁ la pʁɛ̃.sɛs\
faire la pute verb \fɛʁ la pyt\
faire la quête verb \fɛʁ la kɛt\
faire la queue verb /fɛʁ la kø/: to line up, queue (to put oneself at the end of a queue)
faire la renchérie verb \fɛʁ la ʁɑ̃.ʃe.ʁi\
faire la retape verb \fɛʁ la ʁə.tap\
faire la ripe verb \fɛʁ la ʁip\
faire la ronchon verb \fɛʁ la ʁɔ̃.ʃɔ̃\
faire la ronde verb /fɛʁ la ʁɔ̃d/: to walk the beat, to patrol
faire la roue verb /fɛʁ la ʁu/: to cartwheel (to perform a cartwheel)
faire la rue Michel verb \fɛʁ la ʁy mi.ʃɛl\
faire la rue Thubaneau verb \fɛʁ la ʁy ty.ba.no\
faire la soudure verb /fɛʁ la su.dyʁ/: to bridge the gap, to ensure the transition (from one situation to the next)
faire la sourde oreille verb /fɛʁ la suʁ.d‿ɔ.ʁɛj/: to turn a deaf ear
faire la table verb \fɛʁ la tabl\
faire la tache d’huile verb \fɛʁ la taʃ dɥil\
faire la taupe verb
faire la tête verb /fɛʁ la tɛt/: to sulk, to pout, to be in a huff
faire la tête au carré verb /fɛʁ la tɛ.t‿o ka.ʁe/: to rearrange (someone's) face
faire la tournée des bistrots verb
faire la tournée des grands-ducs verb /fɛʁ la tuʁ.ne de ɡʁɑ̃.dyk/: to paint the town red, to go out on the town
faire la tournée des popotes verb
faire la trace verb \fɛʁ la tʁas\
faire la tronche verb /fɛʁ la tʁɔ̃ʃ/: to sulk
faire la une verb /fɛʁ la yn/: to hit the headlines (to appear prominently in the news; to be the first topic broached on the news; to appear on the front page of a publication)

Source: English Wiktionary (French entries, CC BY-SA 4.0) and the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire): each word's first meaning in English. A word with a page of its own links to it; for the rest, this line is PlainSpell's entry. Total under F: 14,556 words, in 49 parts.