"faire simple" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [French]

IPA: /fɛʁ sɛ̃pl/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Jérémy-Günther-Heinz Jähnick-faire simple.wav [France] (note: Somain)
Head templates: {{fr-verb}} faire simple
  1. (informal) to keep it simple, to make it simple Tags: informal
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