faire le plaisir
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fɛʁ lə plɛ.ziʁ/ ~ /fɛʁ lə ple.ziʁ/
Verb
- to do (someone) the courtesy [with à ‘someone’ and de (+ infinitive) ‘of doing something’]
- Tu me feras le plaisir de ranger ta chambre. ― I'd appreciate it if you could clean your room. (literally, “You will do me the courtesy of cleaning your room.”)
Usage notes
- Chiefly used in the future tense, as a way of giving an order; compare English will you be so kind as to….
- Not to be confused with faire plaisir à quelqu'un.