faire que fou in French

IPA: /fɛʁ kə fu/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Lyokoï-faire que fou.wav

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Etymology: Ellipsis of faire (ce) que fou (ferait) (“to do what a madman would do, to act as a madman would”). Etymology templates: {{ellipsis|fr|faire (ce) que fou (ferait)||to do what a madman would do, to act as a madman would}} Ellipsis of faire (ce) que fou (ferait) (“to do what a madman would do, to act as a madman would”) Head templates: {{fr-verb}} faire que fou

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"faire que fou" meaning in French

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