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Examples
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We learn so much from you ... et moi aussi, je vous fais mousser -- also, without exaggeration.
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For a New Orleans diehard, there is no "Something different this year," so Davis seizes upon his Rex riding daddy to ditch the fais do-do.
Karen Dalton-Beninato: Carnival Time for Treme: I Know Your Heart Karen Dalton-Beninato 2011
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Ex: je me fais beaucoup de soucis pour mon fils = I worry a lot about my son
French Word-A-Day: 2010
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“Je te fais mousser”? ... yes, I know, 'I am praising you', but without any exaggeration! ...
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Et quand tu repasses par ces rivages fais-moi signe.
La Marseillaise 2009
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In that case, the phrase would be, (fais-tu) couché, with the first part being unspoken, just as in English.
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Look at the amusing and exquisite substitution here (“Manon” → for “mais non”) - "Ne me fais pas crier “MAIS NON!” dans toutes les langues!"
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--- "Ne me fais pas crier “Manon” dans toutes les langues!"
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"Ne me fais pas crier Manon dans toutes les langues!" she barks, solliciting stares from passers by.
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Ex: je me fais beaucoup de soucis pour mon fils = I worry a lot about my son
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