🇫🇷French Source WordCode: FR

fait pour

Pronunciation / Transliteration: fɛ puʁ

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Cut out for/kʌt aʊt fɔːr/
adjectivephrasal adjectiveCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #4500 frequency
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🇫🇷 Example Sentence in French:

"Il n'est pas fait pour ce genre de travail stressant."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Having the right qualities, abilities, or temperament for a particular role, task, or way of life.

    "She realized early on that she wasn't cut out for a corporate desk job."
  2. 2

    Naturally suited or adapted for a specific purpose or career path.

    "He has the patience and empathy that prove he is truly cut out for teaching."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the physical metaphor of a tailor cutting fabric specifically to fit a particular pattern or garment. By the 19th century, this idiomatic phrasal construction evolved metaphorically to describe individuals whose inherent natural abilities and temperament precisely match the specific requirements of a role or profession.

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