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fare.

to do

4 characters2 syllables approx.Italiano language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈfa.re/
  1. to do

    transitive
  2. to make to create

    transitive
  3. to make to bring about

    transitive
    fare rumore
    fare disordine
  4. to make to behave or act

    transitive
    fate i bravi
    fare da cavia
  5. to make to constitute

    transitive
    fate una bella coppia
  6. to make to numerically result in; to add up to

    transitive
    due e tre fanno cinque
    due per tre fanno sei
  7. to make to formulate in the mind

    transitive
  8. to make to cause to be; to render

    transitive
  9. to make to compel

    ditransitive · transitive
  10. to make to force

    ditransitive · transitive
  11. to provoke (a physical sensation)

    mi fai il solletico
  12. to inflict (damage, pain, etc.) on

    transitive
    fargli un livido
  13. to cause or arouse (an emotion)

    transitive
    mi fa paura
  14. to draw up or enter into (a contract, agreement, etc.)

    transitive
  15. to emit from the body

    transitive
    fare sangue dal naso
  16. to have (a baby)

    transitive
  17. to produce a lot of (fruit or flowers) (of a plant)

    transitive
  18. to have (a certain population) (of a state, country, etc.)

    transitive
    l'USA fa circa 300 milioni di abitanti
  19. to cost

    informal · transitive
    quanto fa il gelato?
  20. to cost to sell

    informal · transitive
    a quanto le fai?
  21. to clean up

    transitive
    fai la stanza!
    fare la barba
  22. to address

    transitive
    mi ha fatto gli auguri
    fare un invito
  23. to organize or celebrate (an event, party, etc.)

    transitive
    fare una festa
    fare la comunione
  24. to stage (a play, movie, etc.) to produce or participate in (a play, movie, etc.) (of a director, actor, etc.)

    transitive
  25. to stage (a play, movie, etc.) to interpret (a role, character, etc.); to act

    transitive
  26. to stage (a play, movie, etc.) to be planned or scheduled (at a certain time) [with a or in] (of a movie, show, etc., chiefly in the form fanno)

    transitive
    cosa fanno al cinema?
  27. to be subscribed to; to do regularly to attend (a school), to be in (a grade level)

    transitive
    faccio la terza media
  28. to be subscribed to; to do regularly to practice (a hobby, sport, etc.)

    transitive
    fa ballet
  29. to follow (a road, etc.)

    transitive
    fare via Garibaldi
  30. to visit (a country, city, etc.)

    transitive
    fare l'Italia
  31. to last (an amount of time)

    transitive
    questa macchina ha fatto due anni
  32. to last (an amount of time) to turn (an age)

    informal · transitive
    mia sorella ha fatto undici anni
  33. to gift

    informal · transitive
    mi hanno fatto il computer
  34. to tell or indicate (the time)

    transitive
    la sveglia fa le sette
  35. to do until (a time, typically at night)

    transitive
    fare le dieci all'università
  36. to caricature

    transitive
    un dipintore che può fare tanti personaggi famosi
  37. to spend; to pass (of time)

    transitive
    fare la notte a casa tua
  38. to live or lead (a kind of life)

    transitive
    fare una vita comoda
  39. to pronounce, judge, or evaluate

    transitive
    lo facevo morto
  40. (with che + subj.) to suppose or consider

    transitive
    fa' che lei potesse stare
  41. to gather

    transitive
    fare legna
  42. to gather to stock up on

    transitive
    fare viveri
  43. to work as (a profession)

    transitive
    faccio il maestro
  44. to elect or nominate

    transitive
  45. to score

    transitive
    fare un gol
  46. to make appear

    transitive
    la maglia fa avvenente
  47. to make appear to create impressions of

    transitive
    le maniche corte fanno estate
  48. (with inf.) to let

    transitive
  49. (with [di + inf.] or [che + subj.]) to strive or endeavor

    transitive
  50. to be suitable [with per ‘for’]

    intransitive
    questo lavoro non fa per me
  51. to play [with a]

    intransitive
    fare a nascondino
  52. to be spent or to have gone by; to mark [auxiliary avere] (of time)

    intransitive
    oggi fanno due mesi che si sono sposati
  53. to be (hot, cold, etc.) [auxiliary avere] (of the weather, climate, etc.)

    impersonal · intransitive
    fa freddo
  54. to have as an inflected form [auxiliary avere] (of a word)

    intransitive
    come fa il plurale di "pianta?"
  55. to go (to say something or make a sound)

    intransitive
  56. to go (to be expressed or composed)

    intransitive
  57. to be formed by a sequence

    intransitive
    il mio codice fa 4769
  58. to be able to [with a (+ infinitive); or with per (+ infinitive)]

    intransitive
  59. to take root [auxiliary avere] (of a plant)

    intransitive · rare
  60. to suffice [auxiliary avere] (of a plant)

    intransitive · rare
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Late Latin fāre.

noun/ˈfa.re/
  1. manner, way

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Late Latin fāre.

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