French words: faire la vaisselle to faire prendre l’air à ses cheveux

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French words faire la vaisselle to faire prendre l’air à ses cheveux

faire la vaisselle verb /fɛʁ la vɛ.sɛl/: to do the dishes, to do the washing-up, to wash up
faire la valise verb \fɛʁ la va.liz\
faire la vie verb \fɛʁ la vi\
faire la vie dure verb \fɛʁ la vi dyʁ\
faire la volonté de quelqu’un verb \fɛʁ la vɔ.lɔ̃.te də kɛl.k‿œ̃\
faire le babache verb \fɛʁ lə ba.baʃ\
faire le barbot verb \fɛʁ le baʁ.bo\
faire le beau verb /fɛʁ lə bo/: to sit up and beg, to sit pretty
faire le bien verb /fɛʁ lə bjɛ̃/: to do good, to do right
faire le bon apôtre verb /fɛʁ lə bɔ.n‿a.potʁ/: to pose as a paragon of virtue; to play the saint; to act as if one were the salt of the earth; to pass oneself off as a good person
faire le bon valet verb \fɛʁ lə bɔ̃ va.lɛ\
faire le bonheur verb /fɛʁ lə bɔ.nœʁ/: to delight someone, to make someone happy, to bring happiness to someone
faire le bonhomme verb \fɛʁ lə bɔ.nɔm\
faire le boulot verb \fɛʁ lə bu.lo\
faire le bourdon verb
faire le buzz verb \fɛʁ lə bœz\
faire le cadrou verb \fɛʁ lə ka.dʁu\
faire le café verb /fɛʁ lə ka.fe/: to do the trick, to do the job, to do, to be enough, sufficient
faire le canard verb /fɛʁ lə ka.naʁ/: to suck up to; flatter too much
faire le carême verb
faire le chat-brun verb
faire le clown verb \fɛʁ lə klun\
faire le con verb /fɛʁ lə kɔ̃/: to fool around
faire le coucou verb \fɛʁ lə ku.ku\
faire le coup verb /fɛʁ lə ku/: to use the … technique, to use the old … trick
faire le coup de feu verb /fɛʁ lə ku d(ə) fø/: to participate in war operations, to fight in a war
faire le coup de fusil verb
faire le coup de pistolet verb \fɛʁ lə ku d(ə )pis.tɔ.lɛ\
faire le coup de poing verb /fɛʁ lə ku də pwɛ̃/: to fight, to fistfight
faire le cul de poule verb
faire le déplacement verb /fɛʁ lə de.plas.mɑ̃/: to make the trip, to travel (in order to take part in something), to come and see
faire le deuil verb \fɛʁ lə dœj\
faire le diable verb \fɛʁ lə djɑbl\
faire le diable à quatre verb \fɛʁ lə djɑb.l‿a katʁ\
faire le difficile verb /fɛʁ lə di.fi.sil/: to be choosy, to be nitpicky, to be particular, to be difficult
faire le dimanche verb \fɛʁ lə di.mɑ̃ʃ\
faire le dos rond verb /fɛʁ lə do ʁɔ̃/: to hunker down; to ride the storm out; to hold still until the storm is over; to wait and see; to grin and bear it
faire le faraud verb \fɛʁ lə fa.ʁo\
faire le faut noun \fɛʁ lə fo\
faire le fier verb \fɛʁ lə fjɛʁ\
faire le fou verb \fɛʁ lə fu\
faire le foufou verb \fɛʁ lə fu.fu\
faire le gazon verb
faire le Gilles verb
faire le grand saut verb /fɛʁ lə ɡʁɑ̃ so/: to snuff it, to kick the bucket (to die)
faire le gros dos verb /fɛʁ lə ɡʁo do/: to arch one's back
faire le guet verb \fɛʁ lə ɡɛ\
faire le guignol verb \fɛʁ lə ɡi.ɲɔl\
faire le jacques verb
faire le jars verb \fɛʁ lə ʒaʁ\
faire le jeu de verb /fɛʁ lə ʒø də/: to play into someone's hands
faire le jeune homme verb \fɛʁ lə ʒœ.n‿ɔm\
faire le job verb \fɛʁ lə dʒɔb\
faire le joli cœur verb /fɛʁ lə ʒɔ.li kœʁ/: to be flirty, to play Romeo
faire le lézard verb \fɛʁ lə le.zaʁ\
faire le lien verb /fɛʁ lə ljɛ̃/: to put two and two together, to connect the dots, to make the connection
faire le lit verb \fɛʁ lə li\
faire le lit de verb /fɛʁ lə li də/: to pave the way for, to be a breeding ground
faire le loup plus grand qu’il n’est verb
faire le mal verb /fɛʁ lə mal/: to do evil
faire le mal pour le mal verb \fɛʁ lə mal puʁ lə mal\
faire le malin verb /fɛʁ lə ma.lɛ̃/: to get wise, get cute, to act smart, to try to be clever, to be impertinent
faire le mariole verb \fɛʁ lə ma.ʁjol\
faire le marmiton verb
faire le ménage verb /fɛʁ lə me.naʒ/: to do the housework, the household chores
faire le métier verb \fɛʁ lə me.tje\
faire le mia verb \fɛʁ lə mi.a\
faire le miel de verb \fɛʁ lə mjɛl də\
faire le monsieur verb
faire le mort verb /fɛʁ lə mɔʁ/: to play dead, to play possum (to act as though no longer alive)
faire le muguet verb \fɛʁ lə my.ɡɛ\
faire le mur verb /fɛʁ lə myʁ/: to play truant, to play hooky, to skip class, to ditch, to bunk
faire le nécessaire verb /fɛʁ lə ne.sɛ.sɛʁ/: to take the necessary steps, to see to it, to do what's needed
faire le nem verb \fɛʁ lə nɛm\
faire le nord verb
faire le paon verb \fɛʁ lə pɑ̃\
faire le papier verb
faire le pari verb \fɛʁ le pa.ʁi\
faire le pas verb
faire le pet verb
faire le pied de grue verb /fɛʁ lə pje də ɡʁy/: to wait around
faire le pitre verb /fɛʁ lə pitʁ/: to clown around
faire le plaisir verb /fɛʁ lə plɛ.ziʁ/: to do (someone) the courtesy
faire le plein verb /fɛʁ lə plɛ̃/: to fill up (with petrol)
faire le pli verb
faire le plongeon verb \fɛʁ lə plɔ̃.ʒɔ̃\
faire le plus grand bien verb /fɛʁ lə ply ɡʁɑ̃ bjɛ̃/: to do a power of good
faire le poids verb /fɛʁ lə pwa/: to hold a candle (to), to measure up (to), to cut the mustard (with respect to)
faire le poil verb \fɛʁ lə pwal\
faire le point verb /fɛʁ lə pwɛ̃/: to review, to take stock of, to get a fix on
faire le poireau verb \fɛʁ lə pwa.ʁo\
faire le pont verb /fɛʁ lə pɔ̃/: to take a long weekend; to take an extra day off work in addition to a public holiday that falls on a Thursday or Tuesday, thereby making a four-day...
faire le pont-levis verb \fɛr lə pɔ̃.lə.vi\
faire le premier pas verb /fɛʁ lə pʁə.mje pa/: to make the first move
faire le quatrième verb \fɛʁ lə ka.tʁi.jɛm\
faire le rapprochement verb /fɛʁ lə ʁa.pʁɔʃ.mɑ̃/: to put two and two together, to connect the dots, to make the connection (to make connections in one's mind, arriving at a more holistic understanding of a...
faire le rat mort verb
faire le renchéri verb \fɛʁ lə ʁɑ̃.ʃe.ʁi\
faire le Saint-Esprit verb \fɛʁ lə.sɛ̃.t‿ɛs.pʁi\
faire le sale boulot verb /fɛʁ lə sal bu.lo/: to do the dirty work
faire le saut verb
faire le serre verb \fɛʁ lə sɛʁ\
faire le silence verb \fɛʁ lə si.lɑ̃s\
faire le singe verb \fɛʁ lə sɛ̃ʒ\
faire le tapin verb \fɛʁ lə ta.pɛ̃\
faire le taxi verb
faire le tigre verb
faire le tour verb \fɛʁ lə tuʁ\
faire le tour du bloc verb \fɛʁ lə tuʁ dy blɔk\
faire le tour du cadran verb
faire le tour du monde verb /fɛʁ lə tuʁ dy mɔ̃d/: to travel around the world, to go round the world
faire le tour du propriétaire verb /fɛʁ lə tuʁ dy pʁɔ.pʁi.je.tɛʁ/: to look around a property, to visit a place such as an apartment, to be shown around a place
faire le trottoir verb /fɛʁ lə tʁɔ.twaʁ/: to walk the streets (to prostitute oneself)
faire le trou verb \fɛʁ lə tʁu\
faire le vide verb /fɛʁ lə vid/: to clear out
faire le vin de Nazareth verb \fɛʁ lə vɛ̃ də na.za.ʁɛt\
faire le vingt-deux verb \fɛʁ lə vɛ̃t dø\
faire le yo-yo verb \fɛʁ lə jɔ.jo\
faire le yoyo verb \fɛʁ lə jɔ.jo\
faire le zèbre verb \fɛʁ lə zɛbʁ\
faire le zouave verb \fɛʁ lə zwav\
faire les 400 coups verb /fɛʁ le ka.tʁə.sɑ̃ ku/: alternative spelling of faire les quatre cents coups
faire les affaires verb /fɛʁ le.z‿a.fɛʁ/: to be convenient for, to suit, to turn out well for
faire les assavoirs verb \fɛʁ lɛ.z‿a.sa.vwaʁ\
faire les bancs verb
faire les boutiques verb /fɛʁ le bu.tik/: to go shopping
faire les cent dix-neuf coups phrase, verb \fɛʁ lɛ sɑ̃.diz.nœf ku\: alternative form of faire les quatre cents coups
faire les cent mille misères à quelqu’un verb \fɛʁ lɛ sɑ̃ mil mi.zɛ.ʁ‿a kɛl.k‿œ̃\
faire les cent pas verb /fɛʁ le sɑ̃ pa/: to pace up and down (while waiting)
faire les chambres verb \fɛʁ le ʃɑ̃.bʁ\
faire les choses à moitié verb \fɛʁ lɛ ʃo.z‿a mwa.tje\
faire les choux gras verb \fɛʁ le ʃu ɡʁɑ\
faire les cornes à verb \fɛʁ lɛ kɔʁ.n‿a\
faire les courses verb /fɛʁ le kuʁs/: to do the shopping, to do the shopping errands
faire les délices verb /fɛʁ le de.lis/: to delight
faire les façons verb \fɛʁ lɛ fa.sɔ̃\
faire les foins verb /fɛʁ le fwɛ̃/: to make hay
faire les frais verb /fɛʁ le fʁɛ/: to bear the brunt
faire les grands bras verb \fɛʁ le ɡʁɑ̃ bʁa\
faire les grands titres verb \fɛʁ lɛ ɡʁɑ̃ titʁ\
faire les gros titres verb /fɛʁ le ɡʁo titʁ/: to hit the headlines (to appear on the front page of a publication)
faire les gros yeux verb /fɛʁ le ɡʁo.z‿jø/: to look disapprovingly at someone, to give someone a stern look
faire les honneurs de verb \fɛʁ lɛ.z‿ɔ.nœʁ də\
faire les magasins verb /fɛʁ le ma.ɡa.zɛ̃/: to go shopping
faire les pieds verb \fɛʁ le pje\
faire les pieds au mur verb \fɛʁ le pje o myʁ\
faire les plats nets verb \fɛʁ le pla nɛt\
faire les plomées verb \fɛʁ.lɛ.plɔ.me\
faire les poches verb /fɛʁ le pɔʃ/: to pick (someone's) pocket, to pickpocket
faire les poubelles verb \fɛʁ lɛ pu.bɛl\
faire les poussières verb /fɛʁ le pu.sjɛʁ/: to do the dusting
faire les premiers pas verb \fɛʁ le pʁə.mje pa\
faire les quatre cents coups verb /fɛʁ le ka.tʁə sɑ̃ ku/: to do one crazy thing after the other, to engage in all excesses imaginable, to live a wild life, to be wild, to be a party animal; to paint the town red,...
faire les racines verb \fɛʁ le ʁa.sin\
faire les séries verb \fɛʁ le se.ʁi\
faire les soldes verb \fɛʁ lɛ sɔld\
faire les théâtres verb
faire les vendanges verb \fɛʁ lɛ vɑ̃.dɑ̃ʒ\
faire les yeux doux verb /fɛʁ le.z‿jø du/: to make eyes, to make cow eyes, to look with doe eyes
faire les yeux ronds verb \fɛʁ lɛ.z‿jø ʁɔ̃\
faire leur verb \fɛʁ lœʁ\
faire lever le poil verb \fɛʁ lə.ve lə pwal\
faire levier verb \fɛʁ lə.vje\
faire lieu de verb \fɛʁ ljø də\
faire litière de verb /fɛʁ li.tjɛʁ də/: to pay no heed to, to disregard, to ignore
faire loi verb /fɛʁ lwa/: to serve as law; to take the place of law, to replace the law
faire long feu verb /fɛʁ lɔ̃ fø/: to fizzle out, to fail
faire lourd verb \fɛʁ luʁ\
faire luire verb \fɛʁ lɥiʁ\
faire machine arrière verb /fɛʁ ma.ʃi.n‿a.ʁjɛʁ/: to go astern
faire maigre verb /fɛʁ mɛɡʁ/: to practice abstinence (to temporarily abstain from certain types of food, especially meat and fatty foodstuffs, on certain days or at certain periods for...
faire main basse verb /fɛʁ mɛ̃ bas/: to help oneself to, to get hold of, to walk off with
faire main basse sur verb
faire maison nette verb /fɛʁ mɛ.zɔ̃ nɛt/: to dismiss all one's servants
faire mal verb /fɛʁ mal/: to hurt, to cause pain, to be painful
faire mal au cœur verb \fɛʁ ma.l‿o kœʁ\
faire mal au ventre verb \fɛʁ ma.l‿o vɑ̃tʁ\
faire mal aux seins verb \fɛʁ ma.l‿o sɛ̃\
faire mal aux zygomatiques verb \fɛʁ ma.l‿o zi.ɡɔ.ma.tik\
faire malice verb \fɛʁ ma.lis\
faire marchandise de verb
faire marche verb /fɛʁ maʁʃ/: to walk towards, to march to
faire marche arrière verb /fɛʁ maʁ.ʃ‿a.ʁjɛʁ/: to turn back, go backwards
faire marcher verb /fɛʁ maʁ.ʃe/: to pull someone's leg, to fool, usually as a joke
faire marque verb \fɛʁ maʁk\
faire marron verb
faire masse verb \fɛʁ mas\
faire mauvais verb /fɛʁ mo.vɛ/: to be bad
faire mauvais accueil verb \fɛʁ mo.vɛ.z‿a.kœj\
faire mauvais genre verb /fɛʁ mo.vɛ ʒɑ̃ʁ/: to make a bad impression, to give a bad impression, to make someone look bad and disreputable
faire mention verb /fɛʁ mɑ̃.sjɔ̃/: to mention
faire mention de verb
faire mentir verb /fɛʁ mɑ̃.tiʁ/: to refute, to disprove, to belie
faire merci verb \fɛʁ mɛʁ.si\
faire merveille verb \fɛʁ mɛʁ.vɛj\
faire métier de verb /fɛʁ me.tje də/: to make a profession of
faire midi verb \fɛʁ mi.di\
faire mieux de verb /fɛʁ mjø də/: had better
faire mille hontes verb
faire mimi verb \fɛʁ mi.mi\
faire mine verb /fɛʁ min/: to pretend
faire minette verb /fɛʁ mi.nɛt/: to eat pussy; to perform cunnilingus
faire miroiter verb \fɛʁ mi.ʁwa.te\
faire moche verb /fɛʁ mɔʃ/: to be bad
faire moit moit verb \fɛʁ mwat mwat\
faire moite-moite verb \fɛʁ mwat mwat\
faire moitié moitié verb /fɛʁ mwa.tje mwa.tje/: to go fifty-fifty, to go halves
faire monter à l’arbre verb \fɛʁ mɔ̃.te a l‿aʁbʁ\
faire monter à l’échelle verb \fɛʁ mɔ̃.te a l‿e.ʃɛl\
faire monter la mayonnaise verb \fɛʁ mɔ̃.te la ma.jɔ.nɛz\
faire montre verb /fɛʁ mɔ̃tʁ/: to evince, to show, to demonstrate, to display
faire montre de verb \fɛʁ mɔ̃.tʁə də\
faire mouche verb /fɛʁ muʃ/: to hit the bullseye
faire mouvement verb \fɛʁ muv.mɑ̃\
faire mumuse verb /fɛʁ my.myz/: to play around
faire mystère verb /fɛʁ mis.tɛʁ/: to make a secret
faire n’golo n’golo verb \fɛʁ n‿ɡo.lo n‿ɡo.lo\
faire nation verb \fɛʁ na.sjɔ̃\
faire naufrage verb /fɛʁ no.fʁaʒ/: to go down, to be shipwrecked
faire noir verb /fɛʁ nwaʁ/: to be dark, especially when it's night
faire noir comme chez le loup verb /fɛʁ nwaʁ kɔm ʃe lə lu/: to be dark to the point where one can't see; to be pitch-dark
faire nombre verb \fɛʁ nɔ̃bʁ\
faire nouveauté verb \fɛʁ nu.vo.te\
faire nuit verb /fɛʁ nɥi/: to be night-time
faire nuit à ne pas se voir verb \fɛʁ nɥi a nə pa sə vwaʁ\
faire nuit comme dans le derrière d’un nègre verb
faire obstacle verb /fɛ.ʁ‿ɔp.stakl/: to stand in the way of, to be a hindrance to, to hinder, to obstruct, to stymie
faire obstruction verb \fɛ.ʁ‿ɔb.stʁyk.sjɔ̃\
faire office de verb /fɛ.ʁ‿ɔ.fis də/: to act as
faire opposition verb \fɛ.ʁ‿ɔ.po.zi.sjɔ̃\
faire oraison verb \fɛ.ʁ‿ɔ.ʁɛ.zɔ̃\
faire pâle figure verb /fɛʁ pal fi.ɡyʁ/: to pale in comparison (with), not to hold a candle (to)
faire pâlir d’envie verb \fɛʁ pɑ.liʁ d‿ɑ̃.vi\
faire pampan cucul verb \fɛʁ pɑ̃.pɑ̃ ky.ky\
faire pan pan cucul verb \fɛʁ pɑ̃ pɑ̃ ky.ky\
faire panache verb \fɛʁ pa.naʃ\
faire panpan cucul verb \fɛʁ pɑ̃.pɑ̃ ky.ky\
faire Pâques avant Carême verb \fɛʁ pa.k‿a.vɑ̃ ka.ʁɛm\
faire Pâques avant les Rameaux verb \fɛʁ pa.k‿a.vɑ̃ le ʁa.mo\
faire parade verb \fɛʁ pa.ʁad\
faire parler verb \fɛʁ paʁ.le\
faire parler de soi verb /fɛʁ paʁ.le də swa/: to set tongues wagging, to make waves, to hit the headlines, to get oneself talked about, to be the talk of the town
faire parler la poudre verb /fɛʁ paʁ.le la pudʁ/: to let guns do the talking; to settle the argument with guns
faire part noun, verb /fɛʁ.paʁ/: announcement (of birth, marriage, death, etc.)
faire-part de clôture noun \fɛʁ.paʁ də klo.tyʁ\
faire-part de décès noun \fɛʁ-paʁ də desɛ\
faire partie verb /fɛʁ paʁ.ti/: to be part
faire partie des meubles verb \fɛʁ paʁ.ti de mœbl\
faire partie des murs verb \fɛʁ paʁ.ti de myʁ\
faire partie intégrante verb /fɛʁ paʁ.ti ɛ̃.te.ɡʁɑ̃t/: to be an integral part, to be part and parcel
faire passer verb \fɛʁ pa.se\
faire passer à la caisse verb \fɛʁ pɑ.se a la kɛs\
faire passer l’envie verb \fɛʁ pa.se l‿ɑ̃.vi\
faire passer la pilule verb
faire passer le goût du pain verb \fɛʁ pa.se lə ɡu dy pɛ̃\
faire passer par le trou d’une aiguille verb
faire passer pour verb \fɛʁ pa.se puʁ\
faire passer son enflure verb
faire passer un chameau par le chas d'une aiguille verb /fɛʁ pɑ.se œ̃ ʃa.mo paʁ lə ʃɑ d‿yn ɛ.ɡɥij/: to get a camel through the eye of a needle
faire patapouf verb
faire patate verb
faire patte de velours verb \fɛʁ pat də və.luʁ\
faire payer quelque chose à quelqu’un verb \fɛʁ pɛ.je kɛl.kə ʃoz a kɛl.k‿œ̃\
faire peau neuve verb /fɛʁ po nœv/: to get a facelift, to get a makeover
faire peine verb \fɛʁ pɛn\
faire peine à voir verb /fɛʁ pɛn a vwaʁ/: to be a sorry sight, to look pitiful
faire pencher la balance verb /fɛʁ pɑ̃.ʃe la ba.lɑ̃s/: to tip the scales (to turn to one side a balanced situation)
faire pendant verb \fɛʁ pɑ̃.dɑ̃\
faire pénitence verb /fɛʁ pe.ni.tɑ̃s/: to do penance, to expiate one's sins, to admit one's faults, to acknowledge one's faults
faire penser à verb \fɛʁ pɑ̃.se a\
faire perdre le goût du pain verb
faire péter verb /fɛʁ pe.te/: Cause something to break or explode; blow up something
faire péter les watts verb
faire petit pied verb \fɛʁ pə.ti pjɛ\
faire petit salé verb
faire petite chère verb \fɛʁ pə.tit ʃɛʁ\
faire peu de cas verb /fɛʁ pø d(ə) ka/: to neglect, to disregard, to consider trivial
faire peuple verb \fɛʁ pœpl\
faire peur verb /fɛʁ pœʁ/: to frighten
faire peur à voir verb /fɛʁ pœ.ʁ‿a vwaʁ/: to look a fright, to look terrible
faire pièce verb /fɛʁ pjɛs/: to thwart, to stymie, to foil
faire pied neuf verb
faire piètre figure verb \fɛʁ pjɛtʁ fi.ɡyʁ\
faire pipi verb /fɛʁ pi.pi/: to wee (urinate)
faire pitié verb /fɛʁ pi.tje/: to be pathetic, to look pitiful, to inspire compassion, to arouse pity, to tug at someone's heartstrings
faire place verb /fɛʁ plas/: to give way; to make way
faire place à verb \fɛʁ pla.s‿a\
faire place nette verb /fɛʁ plas nɛt/: to make a clean sweep, to clear up, to get rid of everything that's unwanted or no longer needed; to clear the way, to make room
faire plaisir verb /fɛʁ plɛ.ziʁ/: to please, to do something nice for, to cheer up, to keep or make (someone) happy
faire plaisir à voir verb \fɛʁ ple.zi.ʁ‿a vwaʁ\
faire pleurer dans les chaumières verb /fɛʁ plœ.ʁe dɑ̃ le ʃo.mjɛʁ/: to elicit sympathy by being overdramatic and playing to people's feelings, to be tearjerking
faire pleurer le colosse verb /fɛʁ plœ.ʁe l(ə) kɔ.lɔs/: to pee, urinate
faire pleurer Margot verb /fɛʁ plœ.ʁe maʁ.ɡo/: to elicit sympathy by being overdramatic and playing to people's feelings
faire pleurer Mirza verb \fɛʁ plœ.ʁe miʁ.za\
faire pleuvoir les coups verb
faire plus que force verb
faire polémique verb /fɛʁ pɔ.le.mik/: to be controversial, to be a source of contention
faire popo verb /fɛʁ po.po/: to poop
faire porter le chapeau verb \fɛʁ pɔʁ.te lə ʃa.po\
faire prendre l’air à ses cheveux verb \fɛʁ pʁɑ̃dʁ l‿ɛʁ a se ʃə.vø\

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.