faire gaffe
French
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]- (informal) to pay attention to, to watch out for, to be careful of, mind [with à ‘someone/something’]
- Synonym: faire attention
- 2011, Alexis Salatko, Céline's band, Robert Laffont, →ISBN:
- Mais fais gaffe tout de même. — Faire gaffe à quoi ? — À pas attraper la mort ! Il n’avait que sa vieille robe de chambre.
- "But be careful all the same." "Be careful of what?" "That you don't catch your death!" All he had on was his old dressing gown.
Conjugation
[edit]- see faire