fare.
to do
Meaning & usage
to do
to make to create
to make to bring about
fare rumore
fare disordine
to make to behave or act
fate i bravi
fare da cavia
to make to constitute
fate una bella coppia
to make to numerically result in; to add up to
due e tre fanno cinque
due per tre fanno sei
to make to formulate in the mind
to make to cause to be; to render
to make to compel
to make to force
to provoke (a physical sensation)
mi fai il solletico
to inflict (damage, pain, etc.) on
fargli un livido
to cause or arouse (an emotion)
mi fa paura
to draw up or enter into (a contract, agreement, etc.)
to emit from the body
fare sangue dal naso
to have (a baby)
to produce a lot of (fruit or flowers) (of a plant)
to have (a certain population) (of a state, country, etc.)
l'USA fa circa 300 milioni di abitanti
to cost
quanto fa il gelato?
to cost to sell
a quanto le fai?
to clean up
fai la stanza!
fare la barba
to address
mi ha fatto gli auguri
fare un invito
to organize or celebrate (an event, party, etc.)
fare una festa
fare la comunione
to stage (a play, movie, etc.) to produce or participate in (a play, movie, etc.) (of a director, actor, etc.)
to stage (a play, movie, etc.) to interpret (a role, character, etc.); to act
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)
cosa fanno al cinema?
to be subscribed to; to do regularly to attend (a school), to be in (a grade level)
faccio la terza media
to be subscribed to; to do regularly to practice (a hobby, sport, etc.)
fa ballet
to follow (a road, etc.)
fare via Garibaldi
to visit (a country, city, etc.)
fare l'Italia
to last (an amount of time)
questa macchina ha fatto due anni
to last (an amount of time) to turn (an age)
mia sorella ha fatto undici anni
to gift
mi hanno fatto il computer
to tell or indicate (the time)
la sveglia fa le sette
to do until (a time, typically at night)
fare le dieci all'università
to caricature
un dipintore che può fare tanti personaggi famosi
to spend; to pass (of time)
fare la notte a casa tua
to live or lead (a kind of life)
fare una vita comoda
to pronounce, judge, or evaluate
lo facevo morto
(with che + subj.) to suppose or consider
fa' che lei potesse stare
to gather
fare legna
to gather to stock up on
fare viveri
to work as (a profession)
faccio il maestro
to elect or nominate
to score
fare un gol
to make appear
la maglia fa avvenente
to make appear to create impressions of
le maniche corte fanno estate
(with inf.) to let
(with [di + inf.] or [che + subj.]) to strive or endeavor
to be suitable [with per ‘for’]
questo lavoro non fa per me
to play [with a]
fare a nascondino
to be spent or to have gone by; to mark [auxiliary avere] (of time)
oggi fanno due mesi che si sono sposati
to be (hot, cold, etc.) [auxiliary avere] (of the weather, climate, etc.)
fa freddo
to have as an inflected form [auxiliary avere] (of a word)
come fa il plurale di "pianta?"
to go (to say something or make a sound)
to go (to be expressed or composed)
to be formed by a sequence
il mio codice fa 4769
to be able to [with a (+ infinitive); or with per (+ infinitive)]
to take root [auxiliary avere] (of a plant)
to suffice [auxiliary avere] (of a plant)
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Late Latin fāre.
manner, way
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Late Latin fāre.
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