faire son affaire
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fɛʁ sɔ̃.n‿a.fɛʁ/
France (Lyon) (file) France (Toulouse) (file)
Verb
- (transitive with de) to assume responsibility for
- J’en fais mon affaire ! ― I'll take care of it! I'll take it on!
- (informal, transitive with à) to kill someone
- Je vais lui faire son affaire. ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- Synonym: régler son compte
- (informal) to do one's thing
- (informal) to take a dump or a leak
- (informal) to dip one's wick; to blow one's load, to dump one's load, to shoot one's wad
- (informal) to manage to
- Comment t’as fait ton affaire pour te casser la jambe ? Comment tu t’es fait ça ? ― How on earth did you manage to break your leg? How did you end up with a broken leg?
- Synonym: faire son compte
Usage notes
- Not to be confused with faire l’affaire, faire des affaires or faire les affaires de.
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