façonner — meaning in English

English meaning

• fashion noun Popular styles of clothing and appearance at a given time, or the industry built around them.
• hew verb To chop away at; to whittle down; to mow down.
• tool noun A physical device used to carry out a task, especially one held in the hand.

Senses

façonner is used for these senses in English:

• fashion To make, build or construct, especially in a crude or improvised way.
• hew (transitive, US) To act according to, to conform to; usually construed with to.
• tool (transitive) To work on or shape with tools, e.g., hand-tooled leather.

fashion — full definition

1. noun Popular styles of clothing and appearance at a given time, or the industry built around them.
2. noun The way in which something is done; a manner or style.
3. verb To make or shape something, often skilfully or by hand.

hew — full definition

1. verb To chop away at; to whittle down; to mow down.
2. verb To shape; to form.
3. verb To act according to, to conform to; usually construed with to.

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