faire-valoir

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French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From faire valoir.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /fɛʁ.va.lwaʁ/
  • (file)

Noun[edit]

faire-valoir m (plural faire-valoir)

  1. a sidekick, a foil, a stooge
    faire-valoir comiquestraight man; comic relief

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