Tim C Posted May 10, 2020 Report Posted May 10, 2020 What does "faite" mean? What does "faîte" mean? What is the difference between the two if any? Is there any cultural significance? Does either word have any slang or connotations associated? What does each word make someone feel? Is it just a basic everyday word or is one rarely used or for a special occasion? Quote
JUST_a_FRENCH_guy Posted August 28, 2020 Report Posted August 28, 2020 Hey , Very good question "faite" is the feminine form for the french verb "faire" that means "to do" in english . And "faîte" with the accent is just a part of a roofing and it 's rarely used actually . Quote
Tim C Posted August 29, 2020 Author Report Posted August 29, 2020 Ok great, thanks for the response! So that makes sense - so is faite the past tense of faire and would be read as "made"? I looked up synonyms of faîte with the accent - it said things like ridge (crête), zenith (zénith), summit (apogée), top (haut) etc so it almost seems as if it is talking about a high point which as you said would only be referred to in roofing which is the most common thing to reference as a high point in every day life unless you're a mountain climber. So rarely used, but if someone made reference to it as one of the synonyms would that make sense because it's rarely used enough to insert a new meaning/interpretation of the word? Quote
JUST_a_FRENCH_guy Posted August 29, 2020 Report Posted August 29, 2020 Quote is faite the past tense of faire and would be read as "made"? Yes exactly (but feminine form) Quote would that make sense because it's rarely used enough to insert a new meaning/interpretation of the word? Without the full sentence it's difficult to find the meaning for a word that is almost never used XD Quote
Tim C Posted August 29, 2020 Author Report Posted August 29, 2020 Ok understood. So is faîte with the accent also considered feminine? Quote
JUST_a_FRENCH_guy Posted August 29, 2020 Report Posted August 29, 2020 No faîte with the accent it's a masculine word Quote
Tim C Posted August 30, 2020 Author Report Posted August 30, 2020 Ahh ok thanks makes sense. This is for something launching tentatively Spring 2021. I've gotten a few responses from other friends and posts corroborating more or less what you also stated so that is good to hear. To be determined if our interpretation will land at all but we'll see. If you're interested in sharing your Instagram or any social media handle we'll notify you once it's official. Quote
JUST_a_FRENCH_guy Posted August 30, 2020 Report Posted August 30, 2020 It can be interesting to see the next step I have only facebook ,I will put the link https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100013604613731Axel Sarrouy Quote
Tim C Posted August 30, 2020 Author Report Posted August 30, 2020 Ok sounds good - I have you listed to notify via Facebook when we launch - thanks again and take care! Quote
AndreaMiller Posted November 15, 2023 Report Posted November 15, 2023 On 5/10/2020 at 10:30 PM, Tim C said: What does "faite" mean? What does "faîte" mean? What is the difference between the two if any? Is there any cultural significance? Does either word have any slang or connotations associated? What does each word make someone feel? Is it just a basic everyday word or is one rarely used or for a special occasion? Thank you for answering, that helps me a lot. I was tired searching for it online. Quote
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