faire l'affaire

/fɛʁ la.fɛʁ/

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 l'affaire
past
a fait l'affaire
perfect
fait l'affaire

Meaning

  1. to do the trick, be suitable

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

Practice

1 What does faire l'affaire mean?

2 Fill the gap: Ce petit sac fera l'___ pour le voyage.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches faire l'affaire?

verb

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