Faire

Todo. To make, To carry out. To call (the roll). To be on (advanced guard, sentry duty, etc.). (Gives active sense to most intransitive verbs.) Faire explosion. To explode (in trans.).—Faire sauter. To blow up (trans.)—Faire marcher, faire jouer. To a operate, work (a machine, tool, etc.).—Faire tendre les traces. To pull on the traces.—Faire prise. To set (of concrete, etc.). —Faire l’appel. To call the roll—Faire partir. To discharge, to set off (¢.g., a rocket).—Faire bréche. To breach. —Faire capot. To turn turtle—Faire des armes. To practice fencing.—F aire céne. To taper. Faire eau, To leak. Avoir fort 4 faire. To have one’s work cut out, to have a difficult task.—Se faire. To become. To get up (of the sea).—Temps fait. Settled weather—Soldat fait. Trained soldier.—Faire main ba e. To ma acre. To loot, to take po e ion of.—Faire l’office. To conduct the service (church). [p.242]