What does façade in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word façade in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use façade in French.

The word façade in French means frontage, facade, facade, outward appearance, face, coast, coastline, restore a building's facade, restore a building's façade, have a facelift, have a facelift, have a facelift done, redo your make-up, retouch your make-up. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word façade

frontage, facade

nom féminin (pan de mur, devanture)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Cette façade est végétalisée.
This facade is covered in vegetation.

facade, outward appearance

nom féminin (figuré (apparence)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Son affabilité n'est qu'une façade.
His affability is just a facade.

face

nom féminin (argot (visage)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les militaires se maquillent la façade pour se camoufler.
Soldiers make up their faces to camouflage themselves.

coast, coastline

nom féminin (Pays : ensemble des côtes)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La façade maritime de la France est importante.

restore a building's facade, restore a building's façade

locution verbale (refaire l'enduit extérieur)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

have a facelift

locution verbale (familier (se faire faire un lifting)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
À 50 ans, Christine s'est fait ravaler la façade pour faire plus jeune.

have a facelift, have a facelift done

locution verbale (familier (se faire faire un lifting)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

redo your make-up, retouch your make-up

locution verbale (familier (se remaquiller)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Elle se ravale la façade deux fois par jour pour masquer ses rides.

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