"faire connaître" meaning in French

See faire connaître in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /fɛʁ kɔ.nɛtʁ/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-se faire connaître.wav
Etymology: Compare Italian fare conoscere. Etymology templates: {{cog|it|fare conoscere}} Italian fare conoscere Head templates: {{fr-verb}} faire connaître
  1. (transitive) to introduce [with direct object ‘something’ and à ‘to someone’] Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-faire_connaître-fr-verb-fKHDffz5
  2. (reflexive) to announce oneself, to declare oneself, to identify oneself, to reveal one's identity [with à ‘to someone’] Tags: reflexive
    Sense id: en-faire_connaître-fr-verb-JhoWNAh2
  3. (reflexive) to make a name for oneself Tags: reflexive Synonyms: se faire un nom
    Sense id: en-faire_connaître-fr-verb-EQOY3c5h Categories (other): French terms with collocations, French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 4 6 90 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 5 8 87 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 5 91
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