"faire l'amour" meaning in French

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Verb

IPA: /fɛʁ l‿a.muʁ/ Forms: faire l’ amour [canonical]
Head templates: {{fr-verb}} faire l’amour
  1. to make love, to have sex [with à; or with avec] Synonyms: baiser [slang, vulgar], coucher (alt: avec), enculer [slang, vulgar], limer [slang, vulgar], niquer [slang, vulgar], posséder sexuellement [formal, literary], taper [slang, vulgar]
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