accroire

French

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /a.kʁwaʁ/
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Verb

accroire

to believe (something false)
faire accroire à quelqu’un quelque chose ― to make someone believe something known to be false

faire accroire à quelqu’un ― to lie to someone

Conjugation

Normally only used in the infinitive, preceded by faire or more rarely laisser.

Derived terms

s’en faire accroire

Further reading

“accroire”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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