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'pa pdd chac-sb tc-bd bw hbr-20 hbss lpt-25' : 'hdn'" {{word}} {{#beta}} Beta{{/beta}} {{#preferredDictionaries}} {{^selected}} {{name}} {{/selected}} {{/preferredDictionaries}} Translation of faire – French–English dictionary faire verb [ transitive ]  /fɛʀ/ Add to word list Add to word list ● (fabriquer) fabriquer, produire to make , to do faire un gâteau to make a cake faire un dessin to do a drawing Le chat a fait des petits. ● (mesurer) mesurer, représenter to measure , to be Cette table fait deux mètres de long. This table is two meters long. Ça fait vingt euros. That makes twenty euros. Cela fait deux heures que j’attends! ● (égaler) donner comme résultat to make Deux et deux font quatre. Two and two make four. Dis-moi petit, combien font trois et trois ! ● (exécuter) exécuter un mouvement to give , to have , to make faire un sourire to give a smile faire une chute to have a fall faire un signe de la tête ● (effectuer) effectuer, s’occuper de to do , to make faire la cuisine to do the cooking faire un voyage to make a trip Je ne sais pas quoi faire. I don’t know what to do. Elle a fait un discours remarquable. ● (accomplir) réaliser, accomplir to do , to make faire une faute to make a mistake faire des efforts to make an effort Quoi qu’on fasse, on nous le reprochera. ● (avoir comme activité) avoir comme activité, comme métier to do faire du ski to ski Qu’est-ce que tu fais dans la vie ? What do you do for a living? faire du sport toute la journée ● causer to cause Ce gâteau fait envie. That cake looks nice. faire plaisir à qqn to please sb faire mal to hurt Ces vacances m’ont fait du bien. that vacation did me good Ses méchants propos m’ont fait de la peine. cela ne fait rien ● cela n’a pas d’importance, ce n’est pas grave it doesn’t matter ● (avoir comme aspect) avoir comme forme, comme aspect to form faire un angle to form an angle L’immeuble fait toute la rue. ● (avoir tel comportement) avoir tel comportement to act faire l’imbécile to act stupid Cesse de faire l’idiot ! ● (exprimer) dire, exprimer to say , to express faire non de la tête to shake one’s head in refusal Il fait peur avec ce vieux chapeau. ● (une distance, un parcours) parcourir to cover Nous avons déjà fait vingt kilomètres. we’ve already covered twenty kilometers avoir fait toute la route à pied faire verb [ intransitive ] ● agir to do Il a bien fait. He was right to do that. Fais comme chez toi ! Make yourself at home! Vous feriez mieux de rentrer. You’d be better off going home. Il ne fait que mentir. faire verb [ impersonal ] ● indique l’état du ciel ou du climat for the weather Il fait nuit. It’s dark. Il fait beau. The weather is nice. Quel temps fait-il ? What’s the weather like? Il fait du vent ce matin. faire verb [ auxiliary ] ● causer [ suivi d’un inf. ] to make faire rire qqn to make sb laugh faire tomber qqch to drop sth faire nettoyer ses vêtements to have one’s clothes dry-cleaned Fais-moi penser à lui téléphoner. Remind me to phone him. Il a fait appeler un médecin. (Translation of faire from the GLOBAL French-English Dictionary © 2018 K Dictionaries Ltd) Translation of faire | PASSWORD French-English Dictionary faire phrasal verb get up to [phrasal verb] to do (something bad) He’s always getting up to mischief. kick up [phrasal verb] to cause or start off (a fuss etc) Don’t start kicking up a fuss. make out [phrasal verb] to write or fill in The doctor made out a prescription. faire verb make [verb] to create, form or produce God made the Earth She makes all her own clothes He made it out of paper He made a muddle/mess of the job. I’m going to make lunch/coffee We made an arrangement/agreement/deal/bargain. make [verb] to compel, force or cause (a person or thing to do something) They made her do it He made me laugh. make [verb] to gain or earn He makes $100 a week We make a profit of around £1,500 per day. make [verb] (of numbers etc) to add up to; to amount to 2 and 2 make(s) 4. make [verb] to become, turn into, or be He’ll make an excellent teacher. make [verb] used with many nouns to give a similar meaning to that of the verb from which the noun is formed He made several attempts (= attempted several times) They made a left turn (= turned left) He made (= offered) a suggestion/proposal Have you any comments to make? pay [verb] to give (attention, homage, respect etc) Pay attention! We came here to pay our respects to the people who died. brew [verb] to make (tea etc) Shall I brew another pot of tea? cut [verb] to make by cutting She cut a hole in the cloth. do [verb] to carry out or perform What shall I do? That was a terrible thing to do. do [verb] to manage to finish or complete When you’ve done that, you can start on this We did a hundred kilometres in an hour. do [verb] to work at or study She’s doing sums He’s at university doing science. do [verb] to give or show The whole town gathered to do him honour. do [verb] to cause What damage did the storm do? It won’t do him any harm. do [verb] to see everything and visit everything in They tried to do London in four days. go [verb] to make a particular noise Dogs go woof, not miaow. take [verb] to do or perform some action I think I’ll take a walk Will you take a look? He’s going to take a bath wear [verb] to make (a bare patch, a hole etc) by rubbing, use etc I’ve worn a hole in the elbow of my jacket. (Translation of faire from the PASSWORD French-English Dictionary © 2014 K Dictionaries Ltd)   Browse fainéant fainéanter fainéantise fair-play faire faire allusion (à) faire appel (à) faire attention (à) faire de la contrebande {{#randomImageQuizHook.filename}} {{#randomImageQuizHook.isQuiz}} Test your vocabulary with our fun image quizzes Try a quiz now {{/randomImageQuizHook.isQuiz}} {{^randomImageQuizHook.isQuiz}} {{/randomImageQuizHook.isQuiz}} {{/randomImageQuizHook.filename}} More French-English translations of faire All se faire faire mal faire face faire-part faire rage s’en faire faire faillite See all meanings Word of the Day comfort zone UK Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio /ˈkʌm.fət ˌzəʊn/ US Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio /ˈkʌm.fɚt ˌzoʊn/ a situation in which you feel comfortable and in which your ability and determination are not being tested About this Blog Hitting the nail on the head: idioms with ‘hit’ July 22, 2026 Read More graduation creep" layout="responsive" graduation creep" class="lc1" / New Words graduation creep July 20, 2026 More new words has been added to list To top AI Assistant Contents GLOBAL French–EnglishPASSWORD French–English AI Assistant Facebook Instagram X © Cambridge University Press & Assessment 2026 Learn Learn Learn New Words Help In Print Word of the Year 2021 Word of the Year 2022 Word of the Year 2023 Word of the Year 2024 Word of the Year 2025 Develop Develop Develop Dictionary API Double-Click Lookup Search Widgets License Data About About About Accessibility Cambridge English Cambridge University Press & Assessment Consent Management Cookies and Privacy Corpus Terms of Use AI Terms of Use Facebook Instagram X © Cambridge University Press & Assessment 2026 {{#displayLoginPopup}} Cambridge Dictionary +Plus Learn more with +Plus Sign up for free and get access to exclusive content: Free word lists and quizzes from Cambridge Tools to create your own word lists and quizzes Word lists shared by our community of dictionary fans Sign up now or Log in Cambridge Dictionary +Plus Learn more with +Plus Create word lists and quizzes for free Sign up now or Log in {{/displayLoginPopup}} {{#displayClassicSurvey}} {{/displayClassicSurvey}} Cambridge Dictionary +Plus My profile +Plus help Log out AI Assistant Dictionary Definitions Clear explanations of natural written and spoken English English Learner’s Dictionary Essential British English Essential American English Translations Click on the arrows to change the translation direction. 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