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# to live [[long]], to make it to [[old age]], to grow [[old]] |
# {{lb|fr|idiom|chiefly in the negative}} to live [[long]], to make it to [[old age]], to grow [[old]] |
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#: {{syn|fr|faire long feu}} |
#: {{syn|fr|faire long feu}} |
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# to stay long, to stay for long, to stay up [[late]] |
# {{lb|fr|idiom|chiefly in the negative}} to stay long, to stay for long, to stay up [[late]] |
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#: {{syn|fr|la faire longue}} |
#: {{syn|fr|la faire longue}} |
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====Usage notes==== |
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* Often used in the negative: {{m|fr |
* Often used in the negative: {{m|fr|ne pas faire de vieux os||not to last long}}. |
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Revision as of 09:40, 11 March 2024
French
Etymology
Literally, “to make old bones”.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fɛʁ də vjø.z‿o/
France (Lyon) (file) France (Quimper) (file) France (Vosges) (file) France (Lyon) (file)
Verb
- (idiomatic, chiefly in the negative) to live long, to make it to old age, to grow old
- Synonym: faire long feu
- (idiomatic, chiefly in the negative) to stay long, to stay for long, to stay up late
- Synonym: la faire longue
Usage notes
- Often used in the negative: ne pas faire de vieux os (“not to last long”).