fais avec
The English phrase 'deal with it' can be translated into French as fais avec.
In French, fais avec is often used to express a sense of resignation, implying 'just live with it' or 'cope with the situation as it is'. Other ways to convey the notion of handling a matter or situation include the formal S'occuper de cela or the formal expression Prendre en charge, which is often used when discussing responsibilities or tasks. For a versatile informal way to say you are dealing with various matters or situations, you can use S'en occuper.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase fais avec literally translates to 'do with', consisting of the imperative form of faire and avec.
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
The form fais avec is an informal imperative used with friends, family or people you know well. In contrast, more formal ways to express handling something include S'occuper de cela and Prendre en charge.
How does it change in a sentence?
The form faites avec is the second-person plural or formal imperative, used to tell a group or a person you are addressing formally to 'deal with it'.
Did you know?
- There is a slang verb, démerder, which describes the specific skill of 'dealing with' a mess or a crisis through cleverness and resourcefulness.
- If you are dealing with a problem in a professional context, using fais avec might sound dismissive or rude. Unlike the English 'deal with it', which can be a command to solve a task, fais avec carries a heavy tone of 'suck it up' or 'tolerate it'.
- The word avec is a linguistic oddity that evolved from the phrase 'near this' in Latin, rather than the standard Latin word for 'with', which was 'cum'.
Examples in context
- Monsieur Dupont, veuillez vous occuper de cela.Mr. Dupont, please deal with it.
- Vous devez prendre en charge cette difficulté.You must deal with this difficulty.
- Nous devons régler le problème sans délai.We must deal with the issue promptly.
- Ne t'inquiète pas, je vais me débrouiller.Don't worry, I'll deal with it.
- Il faut que j'apprenne à gérer la situation.I need to learn how to deal with the situation.
- Laisse-moi m'en occuper, ne t'inquiète pas.Let me deal with it, don't worry.
- Tu n'as pas le choix, fais avec.You have no choice, deal with it.
- C'est comme ça, fais avec.That's just how it is, deal with it.
- Le train est en retard, fais avec.The train is late, deal with it.
Example conversation
Hugo and Chloé are discussing a difficult work situation.
- HugoLe client est vraiment difficile, Chloé.The client is really difficult, Chloé.
- ChloéJe sais, mais fais avec.I know, but deal with it.
- HugoJe vais essayer de gérer ça.I will try to handle it.
- ChloéBon courage, Hugo.Good luck, Hugo.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries avec, CC BY-SA 4.0.
