fazer.
to make
Meaning & usage
to make to create; to produce
A minha mãe fez este vestido para mim.
to make to do; to execute; to perform
Aquele homem fez um crime terrível.
Respondi fazendo um gesto afirmativo.
to make to cause to
A explosão fez cair alguns prédios.
to make to arrange; to clean up; to tidy
Já fiz a cama hoje.
to make to cook; to prepare (e.g. food)
Fizemos o almoço juntos!
to play; to pretend to be
Eu fiz de João e a minha irmã fez de Maria.
fazer-se de bobo
to turn; to reach an age; to have a birthday
Ambos fizeram quinze anos no mês passado.
to sell (something) [with por ‘for a given price’] (usually to make cheaper in a bargain)
Se comprar dois, faço por trinta dólares.
to attend a course (academic or not), to study
Eu faço química.
Estou a fazer inglês. / Estou fazendo inglês.
to pass (said of time)
Faz duas horas que meu tio chegou.
to be; to occur (said of a weather phenomenon)
Aqui faz sempre sol.
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese fazer. Compare Galician facer, Spanish hacer, Italian fare.
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