se faire fort de

French

Etymology

Compare Dutch zich sterk maken.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sə fɛʁ fɔʁ də/

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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