{"id":354,"date":"2024-05-02T16:56:06","date_gmt":"2024-05-02T07:56:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/french-and-france.com\/?p=354"},"modified":"2024-05-03T07:42:48","modified_gmt":"2024-05-02T22:42:48","slug":"le-verbe-faire-to-do","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/french-and-france.com\/?p=354","title":{"rendered":"Le verbe &#8220;faire&#8221;<b> (To do) \/ The French verb &#8220;faire&#8221;<\/b>"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/french-and-france.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/2dacff98-12e4-4d89-95ea-f7238948663b.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"The French verb &quot;faire&quot; (to do, to make)\" class=\"wp-image-355\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/french-and-france.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/2dacff98-12e4-4d89-95ea-f7238948663b.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/french-and-france.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/2dacff98-12e4-4d89-95ea-f7238948663b.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/french-and-france.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/2dacff98-12e4-4d89-95ea-f7238948663b.jpg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/french-and-france.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/2dacff98-12e4-4d89-95ea-f7238948663b.jpg?resize=400%2C400&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/french-and-france.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/2dacff98-12e4-4d89-95ea-f7238948663b.jpg?resize=900%2C900&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/french-and-france.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/2dacff98-12e4-4d89-95ea-f7238948663b.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Utilisation de &#8220;faire&#8221; (<em>use of &#8220;faire&#8221;<\/em>)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-light-gray-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-e61518922128509561fc9e603e60050d\">Le verbe \u201cfaire\u201d en fran\u00e7ais se traduit principalement par \u201c<em>to do<\/em>\u201d et \u201c<em>to make<\/em>\u201d en anglais. Cependant, la traduction pr\u00e9cise peut varier en fonction du contexte. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-light-gray-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-7834d341260667371f1b144042380c09\"><em>The verb \u201cfaire\u201d in French mainly translates as \u201cto do\u201d and \u201cto make\u201d in English. However, the precise translation may vary depending on the context.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-71626372a2abde925cb2e6840a85fcb0\">Par exemple :<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u201cfaire un g\u00e2teau\u201d se traduit par \u201c<em>to make a cake<\/em>\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u201cfaire ses devoirs\u201d se traduit par \u201c<em>to do homework<\/em>\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u201cfaire du v\u00e9lo\u201d se traduit par \u201c<em>to ride a bike<\/em>\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-c89cfccdd645c3e283722e91831ba6b6\">Il est \u00e9galement utilis\u00e9 dans de nombreuses <a href=\"#expressions idiomatiques\">expressions idiomatiques<\/a>. Par exemple, \u201c<em>faire attention<\/em>\u201d se traduit par \u201c<em>to pay attention<\/em>\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Conjugaison au pr\u00e9sent (<em>Present tense conjugation<\/em>)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Je fais<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tu fais<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Il\/Elle\/On fait<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nous faisons<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Vous faites<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ils\/Elles font<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-06a2670f470d66d81e972b487634170f\">Conjugaison au pass\u00e9 compos\u00e9 (<em>Conjugation in the compound past tense<\/em>)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>J\u2019ai fait<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tu as fait<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Il\/Elle\/On a fait<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nous avons fait<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Vous avez fait<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ils\/Elles ont fait<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-4d1efb8790620ad7bb9ccebdc71eee3b\">Exemples de phrases (<em>Example sentences<\/em>)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" start=\"1\">\n<li>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Affirmatives :\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Je fais du v\u00e9lo tous les jours. (<em>I ride a bike every day.<\/em>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nous faisons la cuisine ensemble. (<em>We cook together.<\/em>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>N\u00e9gatives :\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Tu ne fais pas tes devoirs. (<em>You do not do your homework.<\/em>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ils ne font pas de sport. (<em>They do not play sports.<\/em>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-dark-gray-color has-light-gray-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-a68ab2da8bac27b9eb8725b12fa9bc0f\" id=\"expressions idiomatiques\">Voici quelques autres expressions idiomatiques avec le verbe \u201cfaire\u201d :<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-dark-gray-color has-light-gray-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-1abe32ce0537dad3bd5994b5c5b6d776\"><em>Here are some other idiomatic expressions with the verb \u201cfaire\u201d:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Faire la t\u00eate<\/strong>&nbsp;: \u00catre de mauvaise humeur <em>(To sulk)<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Faire la grasse matin\u00e9e<\/strong>&nbsp;: Dormir tard le matin <em>(To sleep in)<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Faire la sourde oreille<\/strong>&nbsp;: Ignorer volontairement quelque chose <em>(To turn a deaf ear)<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Faire un tabac<\/strong>&nbsp;: Avoir beaucoup de succ\u00e8s <em>(To be a hit)<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Faire la bise<\/strong>&nbsp;: Saluer quelqu\u2019un avec un baiser sur chaque joue <em>(To give a kiss on each cheek as a greeting)<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Faire la belle vie<\/strong>&nbsp;: Vivre confortablement et sans soucis <em>(To live the good life)<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-dark-gray-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1da217e35f2329a6d018a979697ecf01\">Voici quelques expressions fran\u00e7aises sur le temps qu\u2019il fait qui utilisent le verbe \u201cfaire\u201d, ainsi que leurs traductions en anglais :<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-dark-gray-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-13fe025b1f7053f7833b6b892b6e0b0b\"><em>Here are some French expressions about the weather that use the verb \u201cfaire\u201d, as well as their English translations:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Faire beau<\/strong>&nbsp;: Le temps est ensoleill\u00e9 et agr\u00e9able. <em>(The weather is nice.)<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Faire mauvais<\/strong>&nbsp;: Le temps est d\u00e9sagr\u00e9able, souvent avec de la pluie ou du vent. <em>(The weather is bad.)<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Faire chaud<\/strong>&nbsp;: Il fait une temp\u00e9rature \u00e9lev\u00e9e. <em>(It\u2019s hot.)<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Faire froid<\/strong>&nbsp;: Il fait une temp\u00e9rature basse. <em>(It\u2019s cold.)<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Faire du vent<\/strong>&nbsp;: Il y a beaucoup de vent.<em> (It\u2019s windy.)<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Faire un temps de chien<\/strong>&nbsp;: Le temps est tr\u00e8s mauvais.<em> (The weather is awful.)<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Faire un froid de canard<\/strong>&nbsp;: Il fait tr\u00e8s froid. <em>(It\u2019s freezing cold.)<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-gray-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-7c2bf0647cb4c18a4c2c6a4981af1680\">More about the conjugation<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-e7e86a79b8e01823deaea62526dbbe36\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lingoculture.com\/blog\/vocab\/faire-conjugation\/\">Faire Conjugation: Every tense of To Do in French (lingoculture.com)<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Utilisation de &#8220;faire&#8221; (use of &#8220;faire&#8221;) Le verbe \u201cfaire\u201d en fran\u00e7ais se traduit principalement par \u201cto do\u201d et \u201cto make\u201d en anglais. 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