Focus on Fare Flashcards

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What does “fare” mean?

A

to make; to do

and many others!

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Durante le vacanze abbiamo fatto parecchie cose.

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During vacation we did a lot of things.

parecchio - much, a lot

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Quell’artigiano fa dei vasi veramente belli.

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That artisan craftsman makes beautiful vases.

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Dio ha fatto il mondo in sette giorni.

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God created the Earth in seven days.

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Mio papà fa il fornaio.

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My dad is a baker.

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Due per quattro fa otto.

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Two times four is eight.

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La tettoia ci fece da riparo per la pioggia.

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The roof acted as a shelter from the rain.

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È stato fatto ambasciatore l’anno scorso.

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He was made/appointed ambassador last year.

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Oggi fa un gran caldo.

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It’s really hot today.

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È uno che predilige il fare al pensare.

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He prefers doing to thinking.

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Conjugate fare in the present indicative.

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io faccio
tu fai
lei/lui fa
noi facciamo
voi fate
loro fanno
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Quel tipo ha un fare sospetto.

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That guy is acting in a suspicious manner.

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Ormai fanno quasi due anni che non lo sento.

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At this point, it’s been almost two years since I’ve heard from him.

ormai - by now, at this point

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14
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fare gli esercizi

A

do the exercises

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15
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fare il letto

A

make the bed

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16
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Che tempo fa?

A

How is the weather?

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Fa bel tempo?

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The weather is nice.

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Fa cattivo tempo.

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The weather is bad.

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Ha fatto caldo.

A

It has been warm.

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Qui fa sempre freddo.

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It’s always cold here.

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In primavera fa sempre fresco.

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In spring it’s always cool.

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22
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fare i compiti

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do one’s homework

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fare il biglietto

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to purchase a ticket

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fare la fila/la coda

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wait in line

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fare la spesa
go grocery shopping | slightly different from le spese - general shopping
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fare le spese
to go shopping | slightly different from 'la spesa' - grocery shopping
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fare forca/chiodo
play hooky
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fare vedere
show someone something
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fare una domanda
ask a question
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fare una fotografia
to take a picture
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fare una passeggiata
to take a walk
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fare colazione
to have breakfast
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fare un viaggio
to take a trip
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fare un capello in quattro
to split hairs
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farsi la barba
to shave
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farsi coraggio
to take heart
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fare castelli in aria
to daydream
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fare fingere/finta
to pretend, make believe
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fare male
to be painful, to ache
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farsi in la
to step to one side
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fare il possibile/di tutto
to do everything possible
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Conjugate fare in the imperfetto.
``` io facevo tu facevi lei/lui faceva noi facevamo voi facevate loro facevano ```
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fare del proprio meglio
to do one's best
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farsi degli amici/ fare amicizia
to make friends
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fare alla romana
to split the check
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fare il pieno
to fill up the gas tank
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fare passare
to let through
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fare ginnastica/sport
to exercise/do sports
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fare un giro
to go for a ride or a stroll
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fare il bagno/la doccia
to swim or bathe/to take a shower
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fare il callo
to get used to something negative
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fare la bocca
to get used to something good
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Conjugate fare in the passato prossimo
``` io ho fatto tu hai fatto lei/lui ha fatto noi abbiamo fatto voi avete fatto loro hanno fatto ```
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fare confusione
to make noise/create confusion
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fare da sé
to handle something on one's own
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fare danno
to cause damage
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fare festa
to take the day off
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fare lo stupido/il cretino
to act stupidly
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fare il bravo
to act nicely
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fare attenzione
to pay attention
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fare male/fare bene
to harm/do good (act wrongly or rightly)
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fare fatica
to struggle
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fare tardi/presto
to be late/early
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fare in tempo
to manage to do something on time
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fare fronte a
to face something (figuratively)
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fare bella/brutta figura
to look good/bad/make a good or bad impression
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fare a meno
to do without something
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fare a botte
to brawl
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fare piacere
to please
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fare schifo
to be gross or disgusting
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fare colpo
to impress/make a good showing
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fare impressione
to shock (negatively)
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fare buon viso a cattivo gioco
to smile or play along with someone's deception or bad intent
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Conjugate fare in the futuro semplice.
``` io farò tu farai lei/lui farà noi faremo voi farete loro faranno ```
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farsi i capelli
to cut one's hair or get one's hair done
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farsi coraggio
to hearten oneself/give oneself courage
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farsi in quattro
to bend over backwards
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farsi vivo/a/i/e
to get in touch
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farsi largo
to push through a crowd
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farsi bello/a/i/e
to primp
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farsi un nome
to make a name for oneself
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farsi valere
to assert oneself
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farsi conoscere
to make oneself known
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farsi notare
to draw attention
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farsi il segno della croce
to make the sign of the cross
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farsi capire
to make oneself understood
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farsi pregare
to make someone beg
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farsi vento
to fan oneself
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farsi desiderare
to make someone wait
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farsi gli affari
to mind one's business
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farsi la macchina, la casa nuova
to buy oneself a car, a new house
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farsi male
to hurt oneself
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Conjugate fare in the trapassato prossimo
``` io avevo fatto tu avevi fatto lei/lui aveva fatto noi avevamo fatto voi avevate fatto loro avevano fatto ```
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lasciare fare
to let something be/leave something alone
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avere a che fare
to have something to do with something or someone
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darsi da fare
to work hard at something
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saperci fare
to know how to do something well
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fare vedere
to show someone something
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Lascia fare; dopo faccio io.
Leave it; I will take care of it later.
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Non ho niente a che fare con Luca.
I have nothing to do with Luca.
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Mi do dare fare ma non trovo lavoro.
I am working hard at it but I can't find a job.
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Quel ballerino ci sa fare.
That dancer knows what he's doing.
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La mamma mi fa sempre fare le pulizie.
Mom always makes me clean.
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Mi fai vedere il tuo vestito nuovo?
Will you show me your new dress?
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Conjugate fare in the present conditional.
``` io farei tu faresti lei/lui farebbe noi faremmo voi fareste loro farebbero ```
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Questa acqua farà per due giorni.
This water will last for two days.
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Fammi passare!
Let me by!
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Domani fa cattivo tempo.
Tomorrow it's going to be bad weather.
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Domani fa la neve.
Tomorrow it's going to snow.
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Hai già fatto colazione?
Have you already had breakfast?
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Quando li ho chiamati, facevano una passeggiata.
When I called them, they were taking a walk.
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Facevano sempre quello che volevano.
They always used to do what they wanted.
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Che hai fatto di bello oggi?
What were you up to today?
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Facciamo una pausa, va bene?
Let's take a break, okay?
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Lei voleva andare in Italia, come avevamo fatto due anni fa.
She wanted to go to Italy, like we had done two years ago.
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Non mi ricordavo quello che avevo detto o fatto.
I didn't remember what I said or did.
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Prima che tu faccia i compiti, andiamo in piscina per una bella nuotata.
Before you do your homework, let's go to the pool for a nice swim.
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Non farebbe mai un viaggio in Europa, ha paura di volare!
He would never take a trip to Europe, he's scare to fly!
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Che cosa faresti se fossi in me?
What would you do if you were me?
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Conjugate fare in the present subjunctive
``` che io faccia che tu faccia che lui/lei faccia che noi facciamo che voi facciate che loro facciano ```