Usage examples of "faire" in French with translation to English

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Tu aurais dû ainsi faire. You should have done so.
Il va faire assez froid. It is going to be quite cold.
Je souhaite faire sa connaissance. I want to make her acquaintance.
Il vaut mieux faire que dire. It is better to act than to talk.
Où voulez-vous le faire livrer ? Where do you want it delivered?
Est-ce que je dois te faire un plan ? Shall I draw a map for you?
Tom demanda à Marie de faire du café. Tom asked Mary to brew some coffee.
Tu aurais pu le faire. You could have done it.
Que suis-je supposé faire ? What am I supposed to do?
Ça va pas le faire. We're not going to make it.
S’il fallait absolument choisir, j’aimerais mieux faire une chose immorale qu’une chose cruelle. If it were absolutely necessary to choose, I would rather be guilty of an immoral act than of a cruel one.
Vous devez le faire immédiatement. You must do it at once.
On peut lui faire confiance. He can be trusted.
Vous pouvez faire le vôtre. You can make your own.
Être "très occupé" ça ne veut pas dire courir dans tous les sens et faire comme si on avait le temps pour rien ni personne. Being "really busy" does not mean running around and acting like you don't have time for anyone or anything.
Je ne pourrais rien faire. I could do nothing.
Que vas-tu en faire ? What are you going to do with it?
Ça va faire des étincelles That will make sparks fly
Car qu'est la quantité de toutes ses prières, sinon une tentative de faire changer d'avis au Tout-Puissant pour qu'il agisse autrement qu'il ne fait ? For what is the amount of all his prayers, but an attempt to make the Almighty change his mind, and act otherwise than he does?
Je ne pouvais rien faire. I could do nothing.
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