Way, manner - Façon (The 248th Most Common French Word)

The French word for Way, manner is Façon. This word often comes up when talking about transport & travel, location & place. It is classified as a A1 word, and is the 248th most common word in French. It can be used as noun. You can find example sentences below to provide context, and you can also listen to how the word is pronounced by clicking on the speaker icon. Download our app for offline access to all of the 3000 most common French words with over 60000 example sentences, pronunciations, and various practice types.

Pronunciation

en English: way, manner

fr French: façon

Examples

en fr
The only way to have a friend is to be a friend. La seule façon d'avoir un ami est d'être un ami.
Her husband wants to have his own way in everything. Son époux veut tout faire à sa façon.
I do things in my own way. Je fais les choses à ma façon.
There's only one way to live. Il n'y a qu'une façon de vivre.
I admit that what you say is true, but I don't like the way you say it. Même en admettant ce que vous dites, je n'aime pas la façon que vous avez de le dire.
His way of speaking annoys me. Sa façon de parler m’agace.
There is no way to open this door. Cette porte ne peut s'ouvrir d'aucune façon.
We have different ways of thinking with regard to this issue. Je n'ai pas la même façon que toi de penser sur ce point.

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Way, manner - Façon (The 248th Most Common French Word)
I never liked him anyway. Je ne l'ai jamais aimée, de toute façon.
One way to lose weight is to eat less. Une façon de perdre du poids est de manger moins.
Either way I don't like him. De toute façon, je ne l'aime pas.
Quite a few people are coming around to that way of thinking. Beaucoup de gens se tournent vers cette façon de penser.
There's no need to ask. You know it anyway. Il n'y a pas besoin de demander. Vous le savez de toute façon.
The best way to know what a country is like is to go and see it with your own eyes. La meilleure façon de savoir comment est un pays est d'y aller pour voir de ses propres yeux.
I don't care what people think about the way I dress. Je me fiche de ce que les gens pensent de ma façon de m'habiller.
The way you look, you're not fit to be seen. La façon dont vous regardez, vous n'êtes pas digne d'être vu.
I cannot think any other way. Je n'arrive pas à penser d'une autre façon.
But I always think that the best way to know God is to love many things. Mais je pense toujours que la meilleure façon de connaître Dieu est d'aimer beaucoup de choses.
If there's a good way to sound out whether a woman has a boyfriend or not please tell me. S'il y a une bonne façon de savoir si une femme a un petit ami ou non, dis-le-moi s'il te plaît.
There's no point talking to you, because you won't do as I say anyway. Ça ne sert à rien de te parler, parce que tu ne feras pas ce que je dis de toute façon.
The way he spoke attracted the attention of a famous writer. Sa façon de parler a attiré l'attention d'un écrivain célèbre.

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Way, manner - Façon (The 248th Most Common French Word)

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