"faire genre" meaning in French

See faire genre in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /fɛʁ ʒɑ̃ʁ/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-faire genre.wav
Head templates: {{fr-verb}} faire genre
  1. (slang, intransitive) to put on airs Tags: intransitive, slang Related terms: se donner un genre
    Sense id: en-faire_genre-fr-verb-9HTkxMM2 Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 55 45 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 47 53
  2. (slang, transitive) to pretend that, to act like Tags: slang, transitive Synonyms: faire style, faire comme si, faire semblant, faire mine
    Sense id: en-faire_genre-fr-verb-vKNMLwhe 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: 35 65 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 55 45 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 47 53
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