faire le mur
/fɛʁ lə myʁ/
le (masc.) la (fem.)
Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.
Forms
- present
- fait le mur
- past
- a fait le mur
- perfect
- fait le mur
Meaning
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to sneak out (informal)
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L'adolescent fait le mur pour rejoindre ses amis.
The teenager sneaks out to join his friends.
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Similar words
"faire le mur" specifically means sneaking out, literally "making the wall," often used for boarding-school students; se faufiler is more general, "to sneak."
Practice
1 What does faire le mur mean?
to sneak out (informal)
2 Fill the gap: L'adolescent ___ le mur pour rejoindre ses amis.
Full sentence: L'adolescent fait le mur pour rejoindre ses amis. (The teenager sneaks out to join his friends.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches faire le mur?
faire le mur: neutral register, common frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.
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