verb🔗Shareen tant que marqueur syntaxique(auxiliary) A syntactic marker."Are you doing your homework right now? "Fais-tu tes devoirs en ce moment ?grammarlinguisticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareFaire, exécuterTo perform; to execute."All you ever do is surf the Internet. What will you do this afternoon?"Tout ce que tu fais, c'est surfer sur Internet. Qu'est-ce que tu vas faire cet après-midi ?actionworkjobprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareFaire faireTo cause, make (someone) (do something)."My mom is doing me a favor by driving me to school. "Ma mère me rend service en me conduisant à l'école.actionworkChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareSuffireTo suffice."it’s not the best broom, but it will have to do; this will do me, thanks."Ce n'est pas le meilleur balai, mais il suffira ; cela me suffira, merci.actionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareÊtre raisonnable, acceptableTo be reasonable or acceptable."It simply will not do to have dozens of children running around such a quiet event."Il ne sera tout simplement pas raisonnable d'avoir des dizaines d'enfants qui courent autour d'un événement aussi calme.valuemoralChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAvoir pour effet, causer(ditransitive) To have (as an effect)."The fresh air did him some good."L'air frais lui a fait du bien.outcomeactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareFaire, allerTo fare, perform (well or poorly).""My sister is doing well in her new job as a teacher." "Ma sœur se débrouille bien dans son nouveau travail d'enseignante.actionachievementworkChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareFaire comme travail(chiefly in questions) To have as one's job.""What are you doing for work these days?" "Quel est votre travail ces jours-ci ?jobworkChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareFaire, effectuerTo perform the tasks or actions associated with (something)."She is doing her homework. "Elle fait ses devoirs.actionworkprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareCuisinerTo cook."Tonight, I'm doing chicken for dinner. "Ce soir, je cuisine du poulet pour le dîner.foodactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareVisiter, faire le tour deTo travel in, to tour, to make a circuit of."Let’s do New York also."Visitons également New York.actionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTraiterTo treat in a certain way."The teacher is doing the students a favor by giving them extra time on the test. "Le professeur fait une faveur aux élèves en leur accordant plus de temps pour l'examen.actionwayChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareS'occuper de, prendre soin deTo work for or on, by way of caring for, looking after, preparing, cleaning, keeping in order, etc."She is doing the dishes after dinner. "Elle fait la vaisselle après le dîner.actionworkservicejobChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAgir, se comporterTo act or behave in a certain manner; to conduct oneself."He is doing a good job at cleaning his room. "Il fait du bon travail en nettoyant sa chambre.actionbeingprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗SharePurger une peine de prison, faire de la prisonTo spend (time) in jail. (See also do time)"I did five years for armed robbery."J'ai fait cinq ans pour vol à main armée.policelawactionstategovernmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareImiter, incarnerTo impersonate or depict."They really laughed when he did Clinton, with a perfect accent and a leer."Ils ont vraiment ri quand il a imité Clinton, avec un accent parfait et un regard mauvais.entertainmentartstageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareFaire comme, imiter(with 'a' and the name of a person, place, event, etc.) To copy or emulate the actions or behaviour that is associated with the person or thing mentioned."He did a Henry VIII and got married six times."Il a fait comme Henri VIII et s'est marié six fois.cultureentertainmentstyleactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTuer, assassinerTo kill.""The mob boss ordered his henchman to 'do' the informant." "Le parrain a ordonné à son homme de main de tuer l'informateur.actioninhumanlawmoralnegativeguiltwarmilitaryweaponChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEn finir avec, achever, ruinerTo deal with for good and all; to finish up; to undo; to ruin; to do for.""The relentless heatwave is doing the crops in the field, leaving the farmers with nothing to harvest." "La canicule implacable est en train d'achever les récoltes dans le champ, ne laissant rien à récolter aux agriculteurs.actionwordChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗SharePunirTo punish for a misdemeanor."He got done for speeding."Il a été puni pour excès de vitesse.lawpolicegovernmentrightactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareFaire l'amour, coucher avecTo have sex with. (See also do it)"I heard that John was doing something with Maria after school. "J'ai entendu dire que John faisait quelque chose avec Maria après l'école.sexactionhumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTromper, escroquerTo cheat or swindle."That guy just did me out of two hundred bucks!"Ce type vient de m'escroquer deux cents dollars !businesseconomyfinanceactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTraduire, convertirTo convert into a certain form; especially, to translate."The teacher is doing the complicated math problem into a simpler equation. "Le professeur traduit le problème de mathématiques compliqué en une équation plus simple.languagecommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareFinir, acheverTo finish.""I'm finally doing with my homework! Now I can relax." "J'en ai enfin fini avec mes devoirs ! Maintenant, je peux me détendre.achievementactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTravailler comme domestiqueTo work as a domestic servant (with for)."She is doing for a wealthy family downtown, taking care of their children and cleaning their house. "Elle travaille comme domestique pour une famille riche en centre-ville, s'occupant de leurs enfants et nettoyant leur maison.jobserviceworkChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareFaisant(auxiliary) Used to form the present progressive of verbs."She is doing her homework right now. "Elle est en train de faire ses devoirs en ce moment.grammarChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEscompter, encaisserTo cash or to advance money for, as a bill or note."The bank was doing the customer's payroll check so he could pay his rent on time. "La banque escomptait le chèque de paie du client afin qu'il puisse payer son loyer à temps.businessfinanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareFaire, fournir(ditransitive) To make or provide."Could you do me a burger with mayonnaise instead of ketchup?"Pourriez-vous me faire un burger avec de la mayonnaise au lieu de ketchup ?actionworkChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareSe blesserTo injure (one's own body part).""He was doing his back in while lifting heavy boxes at work." "Il s'est fait mal au dos en soulevant des cartons lourds au travail.bodymedicinephysiologyactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareSe droguerTo take drugs."I do cocaine."Je prends de la cocaïne.medicinesubstanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareÊtre, se trouver(in the form be doing [somewhere]) To exist with a purpose or for a reason."The library is doing its job to help students learn. "La bibliothèque est là pour aider les étudiants à apprendre.beingactionfunctionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAction, acteA deed or action, especially when somebody is held responsible for it."This is his doing. (= "He did it.")"C'est son action.actionachievementlawmoralguiltChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
interjection🔗ShareFlopThe sound made by an elastic object when struck by or striking a hard object.""Doing! Went the ruler as it snapped against the desk." "Flop ! Fit la règle alors qu'elle claquait contre le bureau.soundlanguageexclamationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading