faut
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Comme il faut, as the French would say.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 15, 2021
Il faut combattre le racisme, mais saccager des pans de notre histoire n’est pas la solution.
From BBC • Aug. 30, 2020
“Toutes choses sont dites déjà; mais comme personne n’écoute, il faut toujours recommencer,” she wrote in a footnote, quoting Gide.
From Slate • Apr. 2, 2018
La justice a été saisie, il faut lui faire confiance.
From Washington Post • Feb. 11, 2017
“Il faut que je parte aussi,” she said, with a sigh.
From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger
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