F

f, n.m.f., the sixth letter of the alphabet, f. Les F et les B; oaths, swearing.

fa, n.m., (mus.) fa; F. Clef de —; bass, bass-clef.

fabagelle, n.f., fabago, n.m., (bot.) fabago, bean-caper.

fable, n.f., fable, story; untruth; tale; mythology; laughing-stock, by-word. Être la — de tout le monde; to be the laughing-stock or byword of everybody.

fabliau, n.m., ancient tale in verse.

fablier, n.m., fabulist; book of fables.

fabricant, n.m., manufacturer, maker.

fabricateur, n.m., (b.s.) fabricator, maker; coiner, forger. — de fausse monnaie; coiner of base money. — de nouvelles; forger of news.

fabrication, n.f., fabrication, manufacture, making, make; forgery; coining. La — d’un faux acte; the forging of a deed.