"faire surface" meaning in Français

See faire surface in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: \fɛʁ syʁ.fas\ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-faire surface.wav
  1. Monter jusqu’à la surface de l’eau.
    Sense id: fr-faire_surface-fr-verb-s8LJZFOK Categories (other): Lexique en français de la marine, Wiktionnaire:Exemples manquants en français Topics: nautical
  2. Revenir à niveau dans les délais d’une tâche. Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: fr-faire_surface-fr-verb-6A5dIgyw Categories (other): Métaphores en français, Wiktionnaire:Exemples manquants en français
  3. Se réveiller. Tags: familiar, figuratively
    Sense id: fr-faire_surface-fr-verb-VB-A9SeJ Categories (other): Exemples en français, Métaphores en français, Termes familiers en français
  4. Apparaître. Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: fr-faire_surface-fr-verb-NGgnee8u Categories (other): Exemples en français, Métaphores en français
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: refaire surface Related terms: sous l’eau Translations ((Marine) Remonter à la surface de l’eau): hochkommen (Allemand), surface (Anglais), izaći na površinu (Croate), ver la luz (Espagnol), emergere (Italien), tornare a galla (Italien), uhea (Shingazidja) Translations ((Sens figuré) Apparaître): surface (Anglais), pojaviti se (Croate), mengemuka (Indonésien), emergere (Italien), venire a galla (Italien)
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