fâcheusement, adv., unpleasantly, inopportunely, disagreeably; grievously, sadly; awkwardly.
fâcheu-x, -se, adj., grievous, sad, troublesome, vexatious; difficult; cross, peevish. C’est un — personnage; he is a troublesome personage. Il est — que vous n’ayez pas été averti à temps; it is a pity that you were not told in time.
fâcheux, n.m., troublesome, unkind person, or fellow, pesterer, intruder, bore. Le — de l’affaire; the worst of the matter.
facial, -e, adj., (anat.) facial. Angle —; facial angle.
facies (fa-siès), n.m., (med.) facial expression.
facile, adj., facile, easy; yielding, complying; voluble; weak; flowing, fluent, ready. Un homme de — accès; a man easy of access. Style —; easy, fluent style. Un homme —; a man of an easy temper. Tout cela est plus — à dire qu’à faire; all that is easier said than done.
facilement (fa-sil-mān), adv., easily, readily, yieldingly; fluently.
facilité, n.f., facility, ease, easiness, readiness; fluency; quickness; (com.) accommodation. pl., (com.) easy terms. Il a une grande — à parler; he has great fluency of speech.
faciliter, v.a., to facilitate, to make easy.
façon, n.f., make; making, workmanship; shape, fashion; (agri.) dressing; way, manner; look, appearance, mien; compliment; affectation; ceremony; attention. pl., ceremony. A la — de; after the manner of. De cette —; in this manner. La — d’un habit; the make, the cut, of a coat. Prendre à —; to make up ladies’, gentlemen’s, own materials. Tailleur à —; tailor who makes up your own materials. Donner à —; to put out to make. C’est sa — de penser; it is his way of thinking. De — ou d’autre; somehow or other, somehow. En aucune —; by no means, in no wise. De quelque — que ce soit; anyhow. De toute —; at any rate. Un homme de bonne —; a good-looking man. Cela n’a ni mine ni —; that has neither grace nor shape. En donner de la bonne — à quelqu’un; to give a good hiding or talking to. S’en donner de la bonne —; to go on at a fine rate; to refuse one’s self nothing. Faire des —s; to be ceremonious. Un homme plein de —s; a ceremonious man. Point de —s; no ceremony. Sans —s; without ceremony. Pourquoi faites-vous tant de —s? why do you stand so much on ceremony? De — que; in such a way as, so that. Payer la —; to pay the piper. De sa —; of his own invention.