faire l'affaire

French

Etymology

Literally, to do the business.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fɛʁ l‿a.fɛʁ/
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Verb

faire l’affaire

  1. (informal) to do the trick, to do the job, to do, to be enough, sufficient
    Synonyms: suffire, convenir
    Prends 500 grammes de haché, ça devrait faire l’affaire.Take 500 grams of ground meat; that should be enough to get the job done.

Usage notes

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