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fauter

to commit a sin or sexual transgression

verb foh-TEH Rare
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Usage Note

Fauter is an informal or euphemistic verb meaning to commit a moral fault, often with a sexual connotation — a woman who has fauté has had sex outside marriage in traditional usage. The word has an archaic flavour and is rarely used in contemporary spoken French, though it may appear in older novels or regional speech. The related noun is la faute (fault, mistake).

Examples

"Elle aurait fauté selon les normes de l'époque."

Natural Translation

She had sinned according to the standards of the time.

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