faire foi

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fɛʁ fwa/
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Verb

faire foi

  1. to prove, to serve as proof (of/that), to be evidence (of/that), to bear witness (of/that), to attest (to/that) [with de ‘something’ or que (+ clause) ‘that something is the case’]
  2. to be reliable
  3. (law) to be valid; to prevail

Usage notes

Not to be confused with faire fi.

See also

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