{"id":11225,"date":"2016-03-16T09:00:26","date_gmt":"2016-03-16T08:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/italian\/?p=11225"},"modified":"2016-03-14T18:28:56","modified_gmt":"2016-03-14T17:28:56","slug":"idiomatic-expressions-with-the-italian-verb-fare-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/italian\/idiomatic-expressions-with-the-italian-verb-fare-part-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Idiomatic Expressions With The Italian Verb Fare \u2013 Part 2"},"content":{"rendered":"

Well, I did warn you that there are a lot of idiomatic expression with the verb fare<\/b>!
\nIf you missed part 1 of this post you can find it HERE<\/a><\/strong><\/span>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

1. idiomatic weather expressions with fare<\/b>:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

fare caldo\/freddo<\/b> = to be hot\/cold: oggi fa proprio freddo! <\/b>= it\u2019s really cold today! <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

fare bel\/brutto\/cattivo tempo<\/b> = to be nice\/horrible\/bad: siamo stati fortunati, ha fatto bel tempo tutto il fine settimana<\/b> = we were lucky, the weather was lovely for the whole weekend<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

che tempo fa?<\/b> = what\u2019s the weather like?: (al telefono<\/i>) qua piove, che tempo fa l\u00ec?<\/b> = (on the telephone<\/em>) it\u2019s raining here, what\u2019s the weather like there?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

2. fare una chiacchierata<\/b> or fare due\/quattro chiacchiere<\/b> = to have a chat: ieri ho visto Paolo per strada e abbiamo fatto due chiacchiere<\/b> = I saw Paolo in the street yesterday and we had a chat<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\""PEOPLE<\/a>

“PEOPLE ARE DISGUSTING”<\/p><\/div>\n

3. fare schifo<\/b> = to disgust: devo ammettere che il pesce crudo mi fa schifo<\/b> = I must admit that raw fish disgusts me.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

4. fare i complimenti<\/b> = to compliment: mi ha fatto <\/b>i<\/b> complimenti per il mio vestito nuovo <\/b> = he complimented me on my new dress<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

5. fare una domanda<\/b> = to ask a question: la polizia ci ha fatto tante domande<\/b> = the police asked us lots of questions<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

6. fare un giro<\/b> = to take a tour: gioved\u00ec scorso abbiamo fatto un giro delle Cinque Terre<\/b> = last Thursday we took a tour of the Cinque Terre<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

7. fare un viaggio<\/b> = to take a trip: in aprile Valentina ha intenzione di fare un viaggio a New York<\/b> = Valentina intends to take a trip to New York in April<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

8. fare un regalo<\/b> = to give a gift: Adele gli ha fatto davvero un bel regalo<\/b> = Adele gave him a really nice present<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\"I<\/a>

I hope it’s a PS4 (Playstation)<\/p><\/div>\n

9. fare un discorso<\/b> = to make a speech: all\u2019inizio della conferenza il Dottor Rossi ha fatto un discorso molto interessante sulle nuove tecniche<\/b> = at the beginning of the conference Dr. Rossi made a very interesting speech about the new techniques <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

10. fare discorsi <\/b>= to discuss: abbiamo gi\u00e0 fatto tanti discorsi sul nuovo impianto idroelettrico<\/b> = we\u2019ve already had a lot of discussions about the new hydro-electric plant<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

11. fare una visita<\/b> = to visit (doctor\/dentist\/hospital etc.<\/i>): devo fare una visita dal dentista quest\u2019altro venerd\u00ec <\/b>= I have to go and see the dentist (for an appointment<\/i>) next Friday<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

12. far vedere<\/b> = to show: mi fai vedere quel libro per favore?<\/b> = can you show me that book please?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Well, I did warn you that there are a lot of idiomatic expression with the verb fare! If you missed part 1 of this post you can find it HERE. 1. idiomatic weather expressions with fare: fare caldo\/freddo = to be hot\/cold: oggi fa proprio freddo! = it\u2019s really cold today! fare bel\/brutto\/cattivo tempo =…<\/p>\n

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