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faire la cour
verb
to woo; to court
faire la course
verb
to race each other; to race
faire la couverture
verb
to hit the headlines (to appear on the front page of a publication)
faire la différence
verb
to tell the difference between, to distinguish; to make a difference, to make a big difference
faire la file
verb
to line up, queue (to put oneself at the end of a queue)
faire la fine bouche
verb
to be finicky, to be choosy, to turn up one's nose
faire la fine gueule
verb
to be finicky, to be choosy, to turn up one's nose
faire la force de
verb
to be someone's strength
faire la fête
verb
to party, have a party, live it up
faire la grasse matinée
verb
to sleep in, to have a lie in
faire la grimace
verb
to pout
faire la gueule
verb
to sulk, to pout, to be in a huff
faire la java
verb
to party
faire la lecture
verb
to read
faire la lessive
verb
to do the laundry, to do the washing
faire la leçon
verb
to preach to, to lecture
faire la loi
verb
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
to clear up, to clarify, to shed light on
faire la manche
verb
to beg, to panhandle
faire la mijaurée
verb
to put on airs
faire la morale
verb
to lecture
faire la moue
verb
to pout
faire la navette
verb
to commute, to shuttle (to go back and forth between two places)
faire la noce
verb
to party
faire la paire
verb
to make quite a duo, to be two of a kind
faire la paix
verb
to make peace
faire la part belle
verb
to give top billing, to feature prominently
faire la part des choses
verb
to put things into perspective
faire la part du feu
verb
in the event of a fire, to give up some items to the flames in order to preserve the rest; to compromise; to make sacrifices for the greater good
faire la peau
verb
to do in, to bump off
faire la plonge
verb
to wash up, do the washing-up (professionally)
faire la pluie et le beau temps
verb
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 queue
verb
to line up, queue (to put oneself at the end of a queue)
faire la ronde
verb
to walk the beat, to patrol
faire la roue
verb
to cartwheel (to perform a cartwheel)
faire la soudure
verb
to bridge the gap, to ensure the transition (from one situation to the next)
faire la sourde oreille
verb
to turn a deaf ear
faire la tournée des grands-ducs
verb
to paint the town red, to go out on the town
faire la tronche
verb
to sulk
faire la tête
verb
to sulk, to pout, to be in a huff
faire la tête au carré
verb
to rearrange (someone's) face
faire la une
verb
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)
faire la vaisselle
verb
to do the dishes, to do the washing-up, to wash up
faire le beau
verb
to sit up and beg, to sit pretty
faire le bien
verb
to do good, to do right
faire le bon apôtre
verb
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 bonheur
verb
to delight someone, to make someone happy, to bring happiness to someone
faire le café
verb
to do the trick, to do the job, to do, to be enough, sufficient
faire le canard
verb
to suck up to; flatter too much
faire le con
verb
to fool around
faire le coup
verb
to use the … technique, to use the old … trick
faire le coup de feu
verb
to participate in war operations, to fight in a war
faire le coup de poing
verb
to fight, to fistfight
faire le difficile
verb
to be choosy, to be nitpicky, to be particular, to be difficult
faire le dos rond
verb
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 déplacement
verb
to make the trip, to travel (in order to take part in something), to come and see
faire le grand saut
verb
to snuff it, to kick the bucket (to die)
faire le gros dos
verb
to arch one's back; to weather the storm, lie low
faire le jeu de
verb
to play into someone's hands
faire le joli cœur
verb
to be flirty, to play Romeo