faire face

/fɛʁ fas/

verb B1

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present
fait face
past
a fait face
perfect
fait face

Meaning

  1. to face, cope with

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Practice

1 What does faire face mean?

2 Fill the gap: L'entreprise doit ___ face à la concurrence.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches faire face?

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