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    Ferait (en. Would do)

    /fɛʁɛ/

    Meaning & Definition

    EnglishFrench
    verb
    Expresses an action that could occur under certain conditions.
    If he were here, he would be joking.
    S'il était là, il ferait des blagues.
    Indicates a supposition or a conjecture.
    She would be better off staying home.
    Elle ferait mieux de rester à la maison.
    Used in the sense of proposing an action.
    I thought he would make a good choice.
    Je pensais qu'il ferait un bon choix.

    Etymology

    Comes from Old French 'feir' which means 'to do', derived from Latin 'facere'.

    Common Phrases and Expressions

    he would be better off
    He should take another path, it's advice.
    il ferait mieux de
    if I were doing
    Expression used to indicate a hypothesis or a wish.
    si je faisais
    it would do good
    This would bring an improvement.
    cela ferait du bien

    Related Words

    to do
    To perform an action, to produce something.
    faire
    done
    Result of an act, what has been accomplished.
    fait
    doer
    Person who does something, often used pejoratively.
    faiseur

    Slang Meanings

    To express an intention in a familiar way.
    Would you do that? It's a bit crazy!
    Tu ferais ça ? C'est un peu fou !
    Variants of the idea of doing something without much importance.
    He would do that for fun!
    Il ferait ça pour le fun !