/fwa.ʁe/
Translation
to fall through, to go wrong, to mess up (informal)
Word origin
From the old noun foire in its coarse sense of an upset stomach, from Latin foria. The verb first meant to lose one's grip and then simply to fail.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- foria
Grammar
Conjugation
Regular -er conjugation. Pronouns: je, tu, il/elle, nous, vous, ils/elles.
Indicative
| Person | Present | Imperfect | Past historic | Future | Conditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| je | foire | foirais | foirai | foirerai | foirerais |
| tu | foires | foirais | foiras | foireras | foirerais |
| il/elle | foire | foirait | foira | foirera | foirerait |
| nous | foirons | foirions | foirâmes | foirerons | foirerions |
| vous | foirez | foiriez | foirâtes | foirerez | foireriez |
| ils/elles | foirent | foiraient | foirèrent | foireront | foireraient |
Subjunctive
| Person | Present | Imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| je | foire | foirasse |
| tu | foires | foirasses |
| il/elle | foire | foirât |
| nous | foirions | foirassions |
| vous | foiriez | foirassiez |
| ils/elles | foirent | foirassent |
Imperative
| Person | Affirmative |
|---|---|
| tu | foire |
| nous | foirons |
| vous | foirez |
Non-finite
- Gerund / present participle
- foirant
- Past participle
- foiré · foirée · foirés · foirées
Examples
au .
Everything fell through at the last moment.
.
The plan always goes wrong at the end.
tous l'.
She used to mess up every exam at school.
.
Do not mess this plan up.
tous .
These projects will fall through like all the others.
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