se faire fort de

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French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Compare Dutch zich sterk maken.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /sə fɛʁ fɔʁ də/
  • (file)

Verb[edit]

se faire fort de

  1. to be convinced one can do something; to assure, to give the assurance, to guarantee that one will take care of some task
    se faire fort de quelque chose(please add an English translation of this usage example)

Usage notes[edit]

  • Not to be confused with faire fort.
  • Also used with que: se faire fort que

See also[edit]