faufiler, v.a., to tack, to baste (needlework).

se faufiler, v.r., to insinuate one’s self, to ingratiate one’s self; to intrude one’s self; to curry favor with. Il se faufile partout; he intrudes himself everywhere.

faulx, n.f. V. faux.

faune, n.m., (myth.) faun.

faune, n.f., (zoöl.) fauna.

faussaire, n.m.f., forger. Poursuivre comme —; to prosecute for forgery.

faussement (fôs-mān), adv., falsely, erroneously, wrongfully, untruly.

fausser, v.a., to bend; to warp; to strain; to falsify; to pervert; to violate, to break; (mus.) to put out of tune; to strain (a lock, a key). — une cuirasse; to indent a cuirass. — sa parole; to violate one’s word. — compagnie à quelqu’un; to give any one the slip.

se fausser, v.r., to bend; to be warped or perverted.

fausset, n.m., spigot, peg; (mus.) falsetto. Chanter en —; to sing in falsetto. Trou de —; vent-hole.