se faire fort de

French

Etymology

Compare Dutch zich sterk maken.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /sə fɛʁ fɔʁ də/
  • France (Lyon)(file)

Verb

se faire fort de

  1. to be convinced one can do something; to assure, to give the assurance, to guarantee that one will take care of some task
    se faire fort de quelque chose ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Usage notes
  • Not to be confused with faire fort.
  • Also used with que: se faire fort que …

See also
  • se porter fort
  • se faire gloire de
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