Collocations with 'fazer'

Question 1

fazer questão

Answer 1

to insist / to not take no for an answer

Question 2

fazer (uma) fila

Answer 2

to form a queue; to queue

Question 3

fazer favor

Answer 3

to do a favour

Question 4

Me faz um favor?

Answer 4

Can you do me a favour?

Question 5

Eu faço questão que você vá na minha festa de aniversário

Answer 5

I must insist that you come to my birthday party

Question 6

fazer carinho em

Answer 6

to stroke / to pet / to caress

Question 7

Eu sempre faço carinho no meu gato

Answer 7

I always stroke my cat

Question 8

fazer a cama

Answer 8

to make the bed

Question 9

Meu filho nunca se lembra de fazer a cama quando ele levanta

Answer 9

My son never remembers to make the bed when he gets up.

Question 10

Fazer pouco caso

Answer 10

to pay little attention to; to ignore; to show no interest in

Question 11

Márcia fez pouco caso do presente que eu dei para ela

Answer 11

Marcia showed no interest in the present I gave her.

Question 12

Posso te fazer uma pergunta?

Answer 12

May I ask you a question?

Question 13

fazer “X” anos

Answer 13

to turn X years old

Question 14

Vou fazer 20 anos amanhã

Answer 14

I am going to turn 20 tomorrow

Question 15

fazer uma viagem

Answer 15

to take a trip

Question 16

Você já fez a sua mala para viajar amanhã?

Answer 16

Have you already packed your suitcase to travel tomorrow?

Question 17

fazer a barba

Answer 17

to shave (facial hair - men only; unless you live in Russia in which case there are several women to whom this applies)

Question 18

O Rogério não faz a barba há 2 semanas

Answer 18

Rogerio hasn’t shaved for 2 weeks.

Question 19

fazer contas

Answer 19

to do maths; to do calculations

Question 20

Eu trabalho aqui há 23 anos, pode fazer as contas.

Answer 20

I have worked here for 23 years, you can do the maths.

Question 21

Minha namorada ama fazer compras.

Answer 21

My girlfriend loves going shopping.

Question 22

fazer dieta

Answer 22

to go on a diet

Question 23

A Gabriela está a fazer dieta há 3 meses

Answer 23

Gabriela has been on a diet for 3 months (and she’s still pretty porky)

Question 24

fazer mal

Answer 24

to do harm; to be bad for you

Question 25

Comer muito açúcar faz mal

Answer 25

Eating a lot of sugar is bad for you.

Question 26

to insist / to not take no for an answer

Answer 26

fazer questão

Question 27

to form a queue; to queue

Answer 27

fazer (uma) fila

Question 28

to do a favour

Answer 28

fazer favor

Question 29

Can you do me a favour?

Answer 29

Me faz um favor?

Question 30

I must insist that you come to my birthday party

Answer 30

Eu faço questão que você vá na minha festa de aniversário

Question 31

to stroke / to pet / to caress

Answer 31

fazer carinho em

Question 32

I always stroke my cat

Answer 32

Eu sempre faço carinho no meu gato

Question 33

to make the bed

Answer 33

fazer a cama

Question 34

My son never remembers to make the bed when he gets up.

Answer 34

Meu filho nunca se lembra de fazer a cama quando ele levanta

Question 35

to pay little attention to; to ignore; to show no interest in

Answer 35

Fazer pouco caso

Question 36

Marcia showed no interest in the present I gave her.

Answer 36

Márcia fez pouco caso do presente que eu dei para ela

Question 37

May I ask you a question?

Answer 37

Posso te fazer uma pergunta?

Question 38

to turn X years old

Answer 38

fazer “X” anos

Question 39

I am going to turn 20 tomorrow

Answer 39

Vou fazer 20 anos amanhã

Question 40

to take a trip

Answer 40

fazer uma viagem

Question 41

Have you already packed your suitcase to travel tomorrow?

Answer 41

Você já fez a sua mala para viajar amanhã?

Question 42

to shave (facial hair - men only; unless you live in Russia in which case there are several women to whom this applies)

Answer 42

fazer a barba

Question 43

Rogerio hasn’t shaved for 2 weeks.

Answer 43

Rogério não faz a barba há 2 semanas

Question 44

to do maths; to do calculations

Answer 44

fazer contas

Question 45

I have worked here for 23 years, you can do the maths.

Answer 45

Eu trabalho aqui há 23 anos, pode fazer as contas.

Question 46

My girlfriend loves going shopping.

Answer 46

Minha namorada ama fazer compras.

Question 47

to go on a diet

Answer 47

fazer dieta

Question 48

Gabriela has been on a diet for 3 months (and she’s still pretty porky)

Answer 48

Gabriela está a fazer dieta há 3 meses

Question 49

to do harm; to be bad for you

Answer 49

fazer mal

Question 50

Eating a lot of sugar is bad for you.

Answer 50

Comer muito açúcar faz mal