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1. ['fare]vb irreg vt1) (fabbricare: gen) to make, (casa) to build, (quadro) to paint, (disegno) to draw, (pasto) to cook, (pane, dolci) to bake, (assegno) to make outche cosa ne hai fatto di quei pantaloni? — what have you done with those trousers?
hai fatto il letto? — have you made the bed?
hai fatto la stanza? — have you cleaned the room?
2) (attività: gen) to do, (vacanza, sogno) to have3) (funzione) to be, Teatro to play, be, actfare il morto — (in acqua) to float
4) (percorrere) to dofare i 100 metri — (competere) to go in for o run in the 100 metres
fare una passeggiata — to go for o take a walk
5)6)7)due più due fa quattro — two plus two make(s) o equal(s) fourche differenza fa? — what difference does it make?
glielo faccio 100 euro — I'll give it to you o I'll let you have it for 100 euros
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le faremo avere la merce — we'll get the goods to youl'hanno fatto entrare in macchina — (costringere) they forced him into the car, they made him get into the car, (lasciare) they let him get into the car
far scongelare — to defrost, thaw out
mi son fatto tagliare i capelli — I've had my hair cut
9)10)farla a qn — to get the better of sbme l'hanno fatta! — (imbrogliare) I've been done!, (derubare) I've been robbed!, (lasciare nei guai) I've been lumbered!
— to succeed, managenon ce la faccio più — (a camminare) I can't go on, (a sopportare) I can't take any more
ormai è stato deciso e non c'è niente da fare — it's been decided and there's nothing we can do about it
ha fatto di sì con la testa — he nodded
1) (agire) to dofare con — (situazioni, persone) to know how to deal withci sa fare coi bambini/con le macchine — he's good with children/cars
2)"davvero?" fece — "really?" he said3)questo non si fa — it's not done, you (just) can't do that
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fa così! — you do it like this, this is the way it's donenon si fa così — (rimprovero) that's no way to behave!
questa festa non si farà! — this party won't take place!
4)fa proprio al caso nostro — it's just what we needfare da — (funzioni) to act as
fare da padre a qn — to be like a father to sb
la cucina fa anche da sala da pranzo — the kitchen also serves as o is also used as a dining room
fare per — (essere adatto) to be suitable for, (essere sul punto di) to be about to
il grigio fa vecchio — grey makes you o one look older
3. vb impers4. vr (farsi)1)farsi amico di qn — to make friends with sb2)farsi avanti — to move forward, fig to come forward3) (gergo: drogarsi) to do drugs5. vip (farsi)(divenire) to become6. smfar del giorno/della notte — at daybreak/nightfall
См. также в других словарях:
better than nothing — adjective barely useful, almost useless, but nevertheless better than nothing at all … Wiktionary
something is better than nothing — Similar in sentiment to half a loaf is better than no bread. Cf. early 15th cent. Fr. mieulx vault aucun bien que neant, something is better than nothing. 1546 J. HEYWOOD Dialogue of Proverbs I. ix. D1 And by this prouerbe appereth this o [one]… … Proverbs new dictionary
be better than nothing — spoken phrase used for saying that something is not exactly what you wanted or needed but is more useful than having nothing at all It doesn’t quite fit, but it’s better than nothing. Thesaurus: partly good and partly badsynonym Main entry:… … Useful english dictionary
be better than nothing — spoken used for saying that something is not exactly what you wanted or needed but is more useful than having nothing at all It doesn t quite fit, but it s better than nothing … English dictionary
better than nothing — it is better to have this than to have nothing at all … English contemporary dictionary
better than a kick in the teeth — If something is better than a kick in the teeth, it isn t very good, but it is better than nothing … The small dictionary of idiomes
better than a stick in the eye — If something is better than a stick in the eye, it isn t very good, but it is better than nothing … The small dictionary of idiomes
Better than a poke in the eye with a burnt stick — better than nothing … Dictionary of Australian slang
Better than a shit in the dark — better than nothing at all … Dictionary of Australian slang
better than a poke in the eye with a burnt stick — Australian Slang better than nothing … English dialects glossary
better than a stick in the eye — If something is better than a stick in the eye, it isn t very good, but it is better than nothing. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions