falsifié, -e, adj., adulterated, falsified.

falsifier, v.a., to falsify, to alter (texts); to adulterate, to debase. — les métaux; to adulterate metals. — de la monnaie; to debase coin.

falun, n.m., falun, shell-marl.

faluner, v.a., to manure with shell-marl.

falunière, n.f., falun pit, shell-marl pit.

famé, -e, adj., famed. Bien —; of good repute. Homme mal —; man of ill-repute.

famélique, n.m.f. and adj., starveling; starving, famishing. Auteur —; starving author. Il a bien l’air d’un —; he looks like a poor starving wretch.

fameu-x, -se, adj., famous, famed, celebrated, renowned, notorious, first-rate, capital; (iron.) precious. — imbécile; precious fool. — voleur; notorious thief.

familiariser, v.a., to accustom to, to familiarize.

se familiariser (avec), v.r., to familiarize one’s self with; to make one’s self familiar with, to grow familiar; to accustom one’s self to; to grow tame.