Also means
to shape (metal)
Usage Note
Forger literally means to shape metal by heating and hammering, and figuratively to forge or fabricate — as in forger un mensonge (to fabricate a lie) or forger un caractère (to build character through hardship). The proverb c'est en forgeant qu'on devient forgeron ('practice makes perfect') uses this verb.
Examples
"Il forge une épée dans l'atelier."
Natural Translation
He forges a sword in the workshop.
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