What does faire valoir in French mean?
What is the meaning of the word faire valoir in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use faire valoir in French.
The word faire valoir in French means exercise, assert, enforce, show off, foil, contrast, farming, assert your rights, assert your point of view. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word faire valoir
exercise, assert, enforcelocution verbale (exercer : un droit) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") Les actionnaires font valoir leur rôle dans le plan stratégique. The shareholders exercise their role in the unit plan. |
show offverbe pronominal (souvent péjoratif (vanter ses qualités) (phrasal verb, intransitive: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning and not taking direct object--for example, "make up" [=reconcile]: "After they fought, they made up.") Frédéric se fait valoir dès que le directeur est présent. Frederic shows off the second the boss is around. |
foil, contrastnom masculin invariable ([qqn] qui sert à valoriser [qqn] d'autre) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) J'aime sortir avec ma cousine Gertrude parce qu'elle est moche et me sert ainsi de faire-valoir. I like going out with my cousin Gertrude because she's ugly and so she makes me look good. |
farmingnom masculin invariable (mode d'exploitation d'une terre) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Le métayage est une forme de faire-valoir. Sharecropping is a form of farming. |
assert your rightslocution verbale (réclamer son dû) (verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.") |
assert your point of viewlocution verbale (défendre son opinion) (verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.") Nous avons besoin d'un député qui n'hésite pas à faire valoir son point de vue. |
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