vite fait

French

Etymology

Literally, “quickly done.”

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vit fɛ/

Adverb

vite fait

  1. (informal) quickly, chop-chop, pronto and without much care
    Synonym: à la va-vite
  2. (informal) more or less (approximately)
    Synonyms: à peu près, plus ou moins

Adjective

vite fait (feminine vite faite, masculine plural vite faits, feminine plural vite faites)

  1. (informal) not hard, not difficult
    C'est vite fait. ― It won't take long.
    Le choix est vite fait. ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Usage notes

  • Chiefly used in the masculine singular.

See also

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