"faire plaisir" meaning in French

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Verb

IPA: /fɛʁ plɛ.ziʁ/, /fɛʁ ple.ziʁ/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-faire plaisir.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-DenisdeShawi-faire plaisir.wav [Canada]
Head templates: {{fr-verb}} faire plaisir
  1. (informal, transitive with à) to please someone, to do something nice for someone, to cheer up someone, to keep someone happy, to make someone happy Tags: informal, transitive Related terms: faire du bien
    Sense id: en-faire_plaisir-fr-verb-545Ok1VC Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header

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