fabricien (-si-in) or fabricier, n.m., vestry-man.
fabrique, n.f., building (of churches); vestry-board; making, fabrication; (manu.) works; manufactory; factory; forging. Marchandises de —; goods of inferior quality. Prix de —; cost, or manufacturer’s, price. Marque de —; trademark. C’est de sa —; (fig.) that is pure invention on his part.
fabriquer, v.a., to manufacture; to fabricate; to coin (money); to forge. Se —; to be manufactured.
fabuleusement (-leûz-mān), adv., fabulously; incredibly.
fabuleu-x, -se, adj., fabulous, fictitious, extraordinary; incredible.
fabuliste, n.m., fabulist.
façade, n.f., front, face (of an edifice); frontage; façade.
face, n.f., front; fore-part (of a building); face; state; aspect, appearance; countenance; surface; turn (of affairs). Une — réjouie; a jolly face. Faire — à; to face; to fulfill; to meet. A la — de; in the presence of; before. En — de; in the face of; opposite. De —; in front; abreast of; full face. Vu de —; seen in front; taking a front view; seen from the front. Donner sur la — à quelqu’un; to give any one a slap in the face. — de réprouvé; sinister-looking countenance. — de carême; pale face. Faire volte-—; to face about. Faire — à ses affaires; to meet one’s engagements. Les affaires ont bien changé de —; things have taken quite another turn. — à —; face to face. De prime —; at first. Jouer à pile ou —; to play pitch and toss; at heads or tails.
facé, -e, adj., (l.u.) faced. Un homme bien —; a full- or good-faced man.