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186 months ago

asterix  See profile asked this question:

Language pair:

French > English

Subject:

Other

Level of diffculty:

Easy / medium

Word or term in question:

faire corps

Context:

Si elle fait corps, l'opposition est désormais en mesure de faire tomber..

Keywords:

Il s'agit d'une crise pour le gouvernement

 

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186 months ago

Tranx  See profile wrote:

to support someone or something, to form one body

My comment:

I think in this context it means to lend support to someone or something

My references:

http://www.linternaute.com/dictionnaire/fr/definition/faire-corps/

186 months ago

Tranx  See profile wrote:

if it rallies lots of supporters

186 months ago

Tranx  See profile wrote:

joins together with/forms one body with/is one with

My references:

Collins Robert Unabridged French/English Dictionary; Larousse Advanced French/English Dictionary

186 months ago

Tranx  See profile wrote:

sticks together

My comment:

somewhat colloquial, but the most common.

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186 months ago

Claude Le Frapper  See profile wrote:

sticks together

My comment:

somewhat colloquial, but the most common.

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186 months ago

tigkit  See profile wrote:

If it remains united, the government is still in a position to topple ....

My comment:

Really would need the whole sentence but that is what I would make of it.
Regards
Colin

186 months ago

Gina W  See profile wrote:

to band together

My comment:

faire corps means to become one (with), or to form a unit (with) - band together is another possible translation here.