Kilo Lingo

/fɛt vu/

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Translation

do you (formal/plural); are you doing

Word origin

An inversion of vous faites ('you do, you make'). Faites is a form of faire, from Latin facere ('to do, to make'); vous is from Latin vos ('you', plural).

Origin
Latin
Root
facere + vos
English cognates
fact, factory

Examples

- week-end ?

What are you doing this weekend?

- ?

How do you manage to stay so calm?

- l'association ?

Do you belong to the association?

- ?

What do you do for a living?

- ?

How do you manage to stay so calm in meetings?

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This word is part of lesson 18.