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Pocket Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary © 2005 Oxford University Press:
faillir /fajiʀ/ (conjugate⇒) intransitive verb
  1. elle a failli le gifler she almost or (very) nearly slapped him;
  1. sans ~ unfailingly.


Pocket Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary © 2005 Oxford University Press:
faux1, fausse /fo/ , /fos/
  1. adjective
    1. [result, number, idea] wrong;
      [impression, promise, accusation] false;
    1. [beard, tooth, eyelashes] false;
    1. [wood, marble, diamonds] imitation, fake;
      [door, drawer] false;
    1. [passport, money] forged;
    1. [policeman, bishop] bogus;
      [candour, humility] feigned;
    1. [hope] false;
      [fear] groundless;
    1. deceitful.
  1. adverb [play, sing] out of tune.
  1. noun, masculine invariable
    1. le ~ falsehood;
    1. fake;
      forgery.
COMPOUNDS:
fausse couche Med miscarriage;
fausse facture bogus invoice;
fausse fenêtre blind window;
fausse joie ill-founded joy;
faire une fausse joie à qn to raise sb's hopes in vain;
fausse monnaie forged or counterfeit currency;
fausse note jarring note;
fausse piste wrong track;
~ ami foreign word which looks deceptively like a word in one's own language;
~ en écriture(s) falsification of accounts;
~ frais extras, incidental expenses;
~ jeton (familiar) two-faced person;
~ nom assumed name;
~ pas slip;
mistake;
faux pas;
~ pli crease;
~ témoignage perjury.
faux2 /fo/ noun, feminine invariable scythe.

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'faux' found in these entries:
faillir: WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2009

faux: WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2009
Principal Translations/Principales traductions
faillir vcommit a mistake
 
Additional Translations:
faillirvmiscarry (fail)
faillirvnearly + verb
faillir littérairevfail (neglect)
faillirvbreak (an appointment)
faillir (linguistique)vcommit a mistake
faillir (se démentir - littéraire)vwaver
faillir (se démentir - littéraire)vfalter
Compound Forms/Formes composées
faillir à sa réputationphrasefall short of one's reputation
faillir à ses obligations / engagementsphrasefail in one's obligations / commitments
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Principal Translations/Principales traductions
fauxadjhollow (insincere, untruthful) figurative
fauxadjfallacious (misleading)
fauxadjimitation
faux (présumé)adjassumed (fictitious)
 
Additional Translations:
fauxadjspurious (counterfeit)
fauxadjsham (assumed)
fauxadjincorrect (wrong)
fauxadjinauthentic (spurious)
fauxadjmistaken (wrong)
fauxadjoff key (unsuitable pitch)
fauxadjoff-key
fauxadjout of tune
fauxadjpseudo
fauxadjwig (false hair)
fauxadjfalse (from error)
fauxadjfalse (not dependable)
fauxadjfalse (to deceive)
fauxadjfalse (teeth)
fauxadjfalse (deliberately deceptive)
fauxadjfalse (inaccurate pitch)
fauxadjfalse (not genuine)
fauxadjfalse (cognite)
fauxadjfalse (hair)
fauxadjfaux
fauxadjdissonantly
fauxadjdishonest
fauxadjdetachable
fauxadjdefective
fauxadjbogus (fake)
fauxadjdeceitful
fauxadjcounterfeit (money)
fauxadjwrong (false, incorrect)
fauxadjflat (music voice)
fauxadjfake
faux (faux jeton)adjhypocritical
faux (pas vrai)adjphony
fauxnfscythe
faux (erroné)nfuntrue
fauxnmsham (fake)
fauxnmfake
Compound Forms/Formes composées
être fauxbe false
faire un faux pasvtrip
faire un faux témoignagevbear false witness
faux biftons (contrefaçon, monnaie de singe) (familier)nmplfunny money (counterfeit) informal
faux cyprès de Nootkayellow cedar
faux départnmfalse start
faux dévot (vieux)nmhypocrite
faux diamant, diamant fantaisienmrhinestone
faux pasnmlurch (stumble)
faux pasnmmistake (faux pas)
faux plinmruck (crease)
faux-ami (linguistique)nmfalse friend (linguistics)
faux-bourdonnmdrone
faux-cul (péjoratif)nmtwo-faced bastard pejorative
faux-filet (morceau de boeuf)nmsirloin
faux-fuyantnmindirection (deceitful action)
faux-fuyantnmput-off
faux-monnayeurnmcounterfeiter
faux-monnayeurnmcounterfeiter
faux-semblantnmsham
faux-titrenmhalf-title
ne pas se faire de faux espoirsvdon't hold your breath
porte-à-fauxadj invcantilever
qui chante fauxphraseoff key adj
qui chante fauxphraseout of key adj
tout fauxphraseall wrong
vrai-fauxnmtrue-false
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