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verb

faire l'affaire

/fɛʁ l‿a.fɛʁ/

verb/fɛʁ l‿a.fɛʁ/

to do the trick, to do the job, to do, to be enough, sufficient

Prends 500 grammes de haché, ça devrait faire l'affaire.Take 500 grams of ground meat; that should be enough to get the job done.

Synonyms: suffire, convenir, faire le café

Literally, “to do the business”.