real-life in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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I.fait (faite) [fɛ, fɛt] VB pp

fait → faire

II.fait (faite) [fɛ, fɛt] ADJ

III.fait N m

1. fait (élément de réalité, acte):

fait
fact
le fait d'avoir
the fact of having
le fait de faire/d'avoir fait
(the fact of) doing/of having done
le fait d'être heureux
being happy
le fait d'être parti/tombé
(the fact of) having left/fallen
le fait est là
that's the fact of the matter
le fait est là ou les faits sont là, il t'a trompé
the fact (of the matter) is that he cheated you
le fait est que tu avais raison/que cela n'a pas marché
the fact is that you were right/that it didn't work
le fait même que/de faire
the very fact that/of doing
le simple fait de faire
the simple fact of doing, simply doing
le fait qu'il est ou soit possible de faire
the fact that it is possible to do
il a réussi, c'est un fait, mais…
he has succeeded, certainly, but…
c'est un fait que …
it's a fact that …
s'appuyer sur des faits
to rely on facts
reconnaître les faits
to acknowledge the facts
s'incliner devant les faits
to bow to the facts
au moment des faits
at the time of the events
les faits et gestes de qn
sb's movements
les menus faits de la vie quotidienne
the tiny details of everyday life

IV.au fait INTERJ

VI.en fait ADV

VII.en fait de PREP

VIII.fait (faite) [fɛ, fɛt]

IX.fait (faite) [fɛ, fɛt]

See also faire, cause

I.faire [fɛʀ] VB trans

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14. faire (avoir un effet):

faire plus de mal que de bien
to do more harm than good
qu'as-tu fait à ta sœur?
what have you done to your sister?
que veux-tu que j'y fasse?
what do you want me to do about it?, what am I supposed to do about it?
le cachet ne m'a rien fait
the tablet didn't do anything, the tablet had no effect
ça y fait
it has an effect
leur départ ne m'a rien fait
their departure didn't affect me at all, their departure left me cold
ça me fait quelque chose de la voir dans cet état
it upsets me to see her in that state
ça fait quelque chose pour la grippe?
is it any good for flu?
pour ce que ça fait!
for all the good it does!
ça ne vous fait rien que je fume?
do you mind ou does it bother you if I smoke?
ça ne fait rien à la chose
it doesn't alter ou change anything, it makes no difference
qu'est-ce que ça peut bien te faire?
what is it to you?

II.faire [fɛʀ] VB intr

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III.se faire VB refl

cause [koz] N f

4. cause (affaire):

cause
case
plaider/gagner/perdre une cause
to plead/win/lose a case
plaider la cause de qn/sa propre cause
to plead sb's case/one's own case
la cause est entendue LAW
the case is closed
la cause est entendue fig
it's an open and shut case
les causes célèbres
the causes célèbres, the famous cases
être en cause système, fait, organisme:
to be at issue
être en cause personne:
to be involved
être hors de cause
to be in the clear
mettre qn/qc en cause
to implicate sb/sth
mise en cause
implication
mettre qn/qc hors de cause (gén)
to clear sb/sth
mettre qn/qc hors de cause police:
to eliminate [sb] from an enquiry
remettre en cause politique, principe, droit, hiérarchie, décision
to call [sth] into question, to challenge
remettre en cause projet, efficacité, signification
to cast doubt on
remettre en cause efforts, proposition, processus
to undermine
tout est remis en cause
everything has been thrown back into doubt
se remettre en cause
to pass one's life under review
remise en cause (de soi-même)
rethink
remise en cause (de système)
reappraisal
avoir ou obtenir gain de cause
to win one's case
donner gain de cause à
to decide in favour of
Your search term in other parts of the dictionary
vécu
real life
c'est du vécu film, roman:
it's real life

Translations for real-life in the English»French Dictionary (Go to French»English)

real-life in the PONS Dictionary

real-life Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

dans la vraie vie
in real life
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Three of these struck a real chord -- shoulder tenders, spare ribs and tri-tips.
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P2 is a type of real-time blogging platform created for office communication.
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I wanted it real simple, with just one pickup switch.
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Instead of a real culture where songs actually mean something, we have this junk culture of entertainment working on the principle of planned obsolescence.
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Real volunteers to put his check in the strongbox for his poor performance at the challenge.
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However, vanillin is only one of 171 identified aromatic components of real vanilla fruits.
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If you're looking for the perfect snack to bring to a party, this fizzy, carbonated fruit will be a real crowd-pleaser.
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She liked her cats to look like real cats painted from life (albeit always properly dressed ones), not inky sketches.
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It's going brilliantly -- she's a wonderful woman, she's really smart, she's really strong, a real team player.
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The flowers of scented-leaf pelargoniums tend to be pretty but not showy; the real stars are the leaves, which conceal tiny sacs of oil.
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