se faire fort de
French
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Compare Dutch zich sterk maken.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]- 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 …