{"id":11218,"date":"2016-03-14T18:15:31","date_gmt":"2016-03-14T17:15:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/italian\/?p=11218"},"modified":"2016-06-28T17:41:04","modified_gmt":"2016-06-28T15:41:04","slug":"idiomatic-expressions-with-the-italian-verb-fare-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/italian\/idiomatic-expressions-with-the-italian-verb-fare-part-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Idiomatic Expressions With The Italian Verb Fare \u2013 Part 1"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last week I published a post showing that the verb avere<\/b> has many idiomatic meanings apart from the standard translation of ‘to have’. If you haven\u2019t already read it, you can find it here<\/b><\/a><\/span>.
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Today we’ll take a look at the verb fare<\/b> \u2026 which, as we all know, means \u2018to make’ or ‘to do\u2019, right?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

If only life were so simple! In fact there are even more idiomatic expressions with fare<\/b> than there are with avere<\/b>. Here\u2019s a list of the most common ones with some practical examples of how we use them.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\"operaio-al-centro-della-strada-001\"<\/a><\/p>\n

1. fare attenzione<\/b> = to pay attention: fai attenzione che la strada \u00e8 pericolosa!<\/b> = pay attention (because<\/em>) the road is dangerous!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

2.\u00a0f<\/b>are bella\/brutta figura <\/b>= to make a good\/bad impression: allora, ho fatto bella figura con i tuoi, s\u00ec o no? <\/b>= So did I make a good impression on your parents, yes or no?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

3. fare colazione<\/b> = to have breakfast: = a che ora avete fatto colazione stamattina?<\/b> = what time did you (plural<\/i>) have breakfast this morning?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

4. fare esercizio<\/b> = to (do<\/i>) exercise: secondo me, Michele ha bisogna di fare pi\u00f9 esercizio<\/b> = In my opinion Michele needs to do more exercise<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

5. fare fotografie<\/b> = to take photos: Lucia ha fatto una bella foto di Marco<\/b> = Lucia took a lovely photo of Marco<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

6. fare il bagno\/la doccia<\/b> = to take\/have a bath\/shower: sei tutto sudato, fai subito la doccia! <\/b>= you\u2019re all sweaty, have a shower immediately! <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

7. fare benzina<\/b> = to get petrol\/gas: voglio fare benzina prima di entrare in autostrada<\/b> = I want to get some petrol\/gas before getting on the motorway\/freeway<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\"benzina-001\"<\/a><\/p>\n

8. fare il pieno<\/b> = to fill up with petrol\/gas: mi fa il pieno per favore<\/b> = fill it up please<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

9. fare la spesa<\/b> = to go\/do the shopping: domani devo fare la spesa<\/b> = I have to go shopping tomorrow<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

10. fare male<\/b> = to hurt: aio, mi fa male la gamba!<\/b> = ow, my leg hurts!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

11. fare bene<\/b> = to be\/do good: camminare fa bene alla salute<\/b> = walking is good for your health, or hai fatto bene a dirmelo<\/b> = you did well telling me about it\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

12. f<\/strong>are una passeggiata<\/b> = to go for a walk: ieri pomeriggio abbiamo fatto una passeggiata gi\u00f9 a Previd\u00e8<\/b> = yesterday we went for a walk down to Previd\u00e8<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

13. fare presto<\/b> (a<\/em>) = to do (something<\/i>) quickly: dammi una mano con questo lavoro, cos\u00ec facciamo presto<\/b> = give me a hand with this job, we\u2019ll get it done quickly like this <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

14. fare presto<\/strong> (b<\/em>) = to hurry: fai presto, il treno parte fra cinque minuti!<\/strong> = hurry up, the train leaves in five minutes!
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I think that\u2019s enough for today, non vi voglio <\/b>fare<\/b><\/u> troppa paura!<\/b> (I don\u2019t want to scare you too much!).
\nMore to follow next week in Part 2<\/a><\/strong><\/span>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

A presto!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

Last week I published a post showing that the verb avere has many idiomatic meanings apart from the standard translation of ‘to have’. If you haven\u2019t already read it, you can find it here. Today we’ll take a look at the verb fare \u2026 which, as we all know, means \u2018to make’ or ‘to do\u2019…<\/p>\n

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