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Il tempo di un Caffe' - Thoughts on Italian WordsPensieri su Parole - Thoughts on Italian Words Author: Ilaria Cerini
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Episode 38: FARE
Episode 38
Tuesday, 3 November, 2026
Fare comes from facere, the same root of fact, factory, manufacture, affect and effect!Fact comes from Latin factum, “a thing done,” and a factory is a place where things are made.Affect comes from Latin afficere, which is ad (“to, toward”) + facere (“to do”). So it literally means “to do something to someone.” When something affects you, it acts on you and changes you.Effect too, that one’s also from facere! It comes from efficere, ex (“out”) + facere, meaning “to bring out, to produce.” An effect is what comes out of an action, the result.Manufacture is also a fun one: manu (“by hand”) + facere, so literally “made by hand.” Ironic, since today factories use machines!Fare la scarpetta: to wipe the plate clean with bread“Scusi, mi può dare un po’ di pane? Questo sugo è buonissimo, e voglio fare la scarpetta”Fare le ore piccole: to stay up until the early hours‘Mamma mia guarda che faccia stanca! Ha fatto le ore piccole ieri sera!’Fare una figuraccia: to embarrass yourselfTo do/make a bad figure, but it means ‘to make a fool of yourself’“Ieri ho detto a Anna che non sopportavo Alessio. Non sapevo fosse suo marito! Ho fatto una figuraccia!!”Fare forca: to skip school, to play hooky“Oggi c’è l’interrogazione di storia…Facciamo forca?”Fare il ponte: to take a long weekend by bridging a holiday and the weekendTo do the bridge:“Che bello! Martedì è festa nazionale, facciamo ponte da venerdì!”Fare quattro chiacchiere: to have a little chat“Ieri ho conosciuto Sara. E’ molto simpatica, abbiamo fatto quattro chiacchiere!”Fare la gavetta: to start from the bottom, to pay your duesGavetta is literally a mess tin or kit, that soldiers used to carry rations with
