Fare

Question 1

Don’t do it like that

Answer 1

Non fare cosi

Question 2

To be able to

Answer 2

Farcela- ce la fare (to be able to, can)(similar to riuscire a)

1. Synonymous with riuscire + a. The difference is that farcela is more colloquial and idiomatic and attempts to convey a greater sense of emotion and purpose. Non farcela also means “to be unable to cope” or “to be unable to go on.”
2. Ce la farai senz’altro.- “You can do it, no problem.
3. Non farcela- can’t go on
4. Credo di farcela- I believe I can do it
5. Non ce la faccio a correre subito.- I can’t start running straight away.”
6. Anna non ce la fa senza di te. “Anna can’t do it without you.”
7. Ce la faccio a studiare con tutto il rumore. “I am managing to study with all the noise.”
   (Use “a” after farcela)
   a. In compound tenses, farcela takes avere, and the past participle is always in the feminine singular.
   b. Bravi ce l’avete fatta ad arrivare in orario.-“Well done! You managed to get here on time.”
8. Present tense:
   a. (io) ce la faccio; (tu) ce la fai (lui/lei/Lei) ce la fa (noi) ce la facciamo (voi) ce la fate (loro) ce la fanno
9. Passato prossimo: (io) ce l’ho fatta
   a. (tu) ce l’hai fatta (lui/lei/Lei) ce l’ha fatta (noi) ce l’abbiamo fatta (voi) ce l’avete fatta (loro) ce l’hanno fatta

Question 3

I must ask you a question

Answer 3

Devo farti una domanda

Question 4

Fare (and lasciare) is a causative verb when followed by another verb
(To have, to make, to get, to let)

Answer 4

I had the car washed. Ho fatto lavare la macchina.
I made my husband do the dishes. Ho fatto lavare i piatti a mio marito.
The film made you cry. Il film ti ha fatto piangere.
I need to get my hair cut. Devo farmi tagliare i capelli.

Question 5

You should make us laugh

Answer 5

dovresti farci ridere

Question 6

I dial the number

Answer 6

Faccio il numero

Ho il cellulare scarico my phone is dead ze

Question 7

Let me understand a moment

Answer 7

Mi faccia capire un attimo
(Fammi)

Question 8

I have a few questions to ask you

Answer 8

Ho qualche domanda da farle

Question 9

Are you still that naive? (Do you still have (do or make) this illusion)

Answer 9

Ti facevi ancora quest’illusione?

Question 10

I can’t do it

Answer 10

Non ce la faccio

Question 11

Be good

Answer 11

Fa il bravo

Question 12

we must make them again

Answer 12

dobbiamo rifarle

Question 13

Let’s give (do) it a try

Answer 13

Facciamo una prova

Question 14

To make an impression

Answer 14

Fare colpo

Question 15

Let’s go (do) for a stroll

Answer 15

Facciamo in giro

Question 16

Examples

Answer 16

fare il biglietto to purchase a ticket
fare la fila/la coda to stand/wait in line
fare la spesa to go grocery shopping
fare lo shopping/le spese to go shopping
fare ginnastica/sport to exercise/do sports
fare forca/chiodo to play hookey
fare una domanda to ask a question
fare una fotografia to take a picture
fare una passeggiata to take a walk
fare un giro to go for a ride or a stroll
fare colazione to have breakfast
fare un viaggio to take a trip
fare il bagno/la doccia to swim or bathe/to take a shower
fare un capello in quattro to split hairs
fare castelli in aria to daydream
fare finta to pretend
fare il possibile/di tutto to do everything possible
fare del proprio meglio to do one’s best
fare amicizia to make friends
fare alla romana to split the check
fare il pieno to fill up the gas tank
fare la pipì/fare i bisogni to tinkle/go to the bathroom
fare il callo to get used to something negative
fare la bocca to get used to something good
fare confusione to make noise/create confusion
fare da sé to handle something on one’s own
fare danno to cause damage
fare festa to take the day off
fare lo stupido/il cretino to act stupidly
fare il bravo to act nicely
fare attenzione to pay attention
fare male/fare bene to harm/do good (or act wrongly or rightly)
fare fatica to struggle
fare tardi/presto to be late/early
fare in tempo to manage to do something on time
fare fronte a to face something (figuratively)
fare bella/brutta figura to look good/bad/make a good or bad impression
fare a meno to do without something
fare torto a qualcuno to wrong someone
fare a botte to brawl
fare piacere to please
fare schifo to be gross or disgusting
fare colpo to impress/make a nice showing
fare impressione to shock (negatively)
fare buon viso a cattivo gioco to smile or play along with someone’s deception or bad intent

Question 17

You must work on it (get busy)

Answer 17

Devi darti da fare (darsi da fare)

Question 18

He makes way for him

Answer 18

gli fa strada

Question 19

I take a shower in the morning

Answer 19

Faccio la doccia alla mattina

Question 20

Better if we do it together

Answer 20

Meglio se facciamo in due

Question 21

I can do it without bothering anyone

Answer 21

Ce la faccio senza dare fastidio nessuno

Question 22

I have so much work to do!

Answer 22

Ho così tanto lavoro da fare!

Question 23

I’ll show you

Answer 23

ti faccio vedere

Question 24

To make an impression

Answer 24

Fare colpo