Pronúncia: fé
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verb transitiu
- [donar existència a una cosa, formar-la] to make, create.
- tecnologia to make, manufacture.
- [paret, casa] to build, construct.
- [vestit, etc.] to make.
- [obra d’art] to make.
- to fashion.
- [òpera, poema] to compose.
- [diners] to make, earn.
- [fum, etc.] to make, give off, emit, produce.
- [guerra] to fight, wage.
- [numerals] to make (up), amount to.
- 3 i 4 fan 7 3 and 4 make 7.
- fer un fill a una dona [engendrar] to get a girl with (a) child, put a girl in the family way.
- [parir, un animal] to calve.
- [pondre, un ocell] to lay.
- fer de cos [evacuar] to relieve oneself.
- fer una estàtua en marbre to (cut \ make) a statue out of marble.
- [crear] to create.
- [plantar, fer créixer] to plant.
- [produir, donar] to yield, bear, produce, give.
- [fornir] to supply, furnish, provide.
- [menjar, beure] to eat, drink, have.
- fer una cervesa to have a beer.
- [arranjar a un fi, preparar] to make, prepare.
- [llit] to make.
- [habitació] to do, clean.
- [menjar] to make, prepare, get, cook.
- [maleta, equipatge] to pack.
- [nus] to tie.
- comerç i mercat [balanç] to strike.
- fer a algú la barba to shave someone.
- fer a algú el cabell to do someone’s hair.
- [realitzar una acció] to do.
- [obra] to do, perform.
- [prodigi, etc.] to do, work, perform.
- fer bones obres to do good works.
- fer una bestiesa to do a silly thing, do something silly.
- fer compliments to stand on ceremony, be formal.
- [discurs, parlament] to make, deliver.
- [objecció] to make, raise.
- [pregunta] to put, ask.
- [visita] to pay.
- fer ús d’alguna cosa to make use of something.
- no sé què fer I don’t know what to do.
- [efectuar un moviment] to execute, perform, put into practice.
- fer una caminada to go for a walk.
- fer una passa to take a step.
- fer un salt to jump.
- [recórrer un indret, una contrada] to do.
- aquest estiu faré Europa this summer I’m going to (do \ visit) Europe.
- fer un badall [realitzar, efectuar] to yawn.
- fer un esternut to sneeze.
- fer l’ullet to wink (a at).
- fer-li a algú un petó to kiss someone.
- fer-li a algú pessigolles to tickle someone.
- fer una reverència to bow, curtsy.
- fer la sembra agricultura to sow.
- fer un crit to let out a yell.
- fer soroll to make noise.
- fer una rialla to smile.
- [estudiar] to do.
- to study, read.
- he fet anglès a l’escola I did English at school.
- fa medicina he’s studying medicine.
- fa dret he’s reading law.
- fer cinema to make films, be working for the cinema.
- fer esport to go in for sport.
- [causar un efecte] to cause, make.
- fer un remei el seu efecte to take effect.
- fer mal un menjar to disagree with.
- [ombra] to cast.
- l’arbre fa ombra the tree (gives shade \ casts a shadow).
- fer sensació figuradament to cause a sensation.
- fer goig to be nice to look at.
- [dir] to say.
- te’n vas demà?, va fer are you leaving tomorrow?, he said.
- [obrar d’acord amb una prescripció, comanda, etc.] to do.
- fer algú el seu deure to do one’s duty.
- fer dieta to diet, be on a diet.
- [ocasionar] to make, force, oblige, compel.
- feu-lo entrar show him in, have him come in.
- li vaig fer dir la veritat I made him tell the truth.
- fes-li veure que s’equivoca call his attention to the fact he’s wrong, give him to understand he’s wrong.
- no em facis esperar don’t keep me waiting.
- no el facis plorar don’t make him cry.
- fer construir una casa to (have \ get) a house built.
- Déu faci que arribi a temps! [ocasionar que alguna cosa s’esdevingui] heaven grant that he (may) come in time!
- feu que ells vinguin (arrange \ see to it) that they come.
- fer algú ambaixador [nomenar, causar un estat d'ànim] to nominate someone as ambassador, appoint someone ambassador.
- poca cosa el fa content he’s content with very little.
- [creure, suposar que algú o alguna cosa és això o allò] to imagine, think, assume.
- jo el feia més pobre que no és I made him out to be poorer than he is.
- el feien mort he was (alleged \ given out) to be dead.
- ja et feia a París, jo I (thought \ assumed) you were in Paris.
- fer el malalt [imitar alguna cosa en la seva manera de ser] to sham illness.
- fer el mort to be shamming dead.
- fer el sord col·loquial to pretend not to hear, turn a deaf ear.
- fer el pagès col·loquial to pretend not to (hear \ understand) to act dumb, not let on.
- [com a substitut del verb en repeticions] to do.
- ell se’n va anar i jo vaig fer el mateix he left and I did the same.
- no fa (altra cosa) sinó llegir he does nothing but read all day.
- quant fa això? [mesurar] how much does that come to?
- aquest pollastre fa 3 kg this chicken weighs 3 kg.
- quants anys li fas? how old do you think he is?
- [ser propi de, produir la sensació de] to be peculiar (de to).
- to be special \ characteristic \ typical) (de of). verb intransitiu
- to act, behave.
- to pretend.
- fes com vulguis do as you please.
- com fa, aquella cançó? [ser, una cosa, d’una determinada manera] how does that song go?
- anar fent to get by, manage.
- [ser suficient, haver-n’hi prou] to be enough, be sufficient, suffice.
- tant me fa [ser indiferent alguna cosa a algú] I don’t mind.
- no hi fa res that makes no difference, never mind.
- què hi fa? what does it matter?, who cares?
- què vols que hi faci? how can I help it?
- [amb preposició] fer (a \ per a) to be suitable, be fitting (for).
- això no fa al cas this is beside the point.
- fer amb to (accord \ agree \ harmonize \ tally) with, correspond to.
- això no fa amb el seu caràcter this does not (square \ fit in) with his character, this is not in keeping with his character.
- fer de [exercir un ofici] to work as.
- (ídem) [exercir eventualment un càrrec, ofici, etc.] to take the place of, act for, stand in for.
- (ídem) to serve as, do duty as.
- (ídem) teatre act, play the part of.
- (ídem) [procurar] to try to + infinitiu.
- fer de mestre [exercir un ofici] to work as a schoolteacher.
- quan arribis, fes de veure’l when you come try to see him.
- fer per [esforçar-se a] to try + infinitiu, make an effort + infinitiu.
- fer tard to be late.
- fer com si… to act as if….
- fa? will it do?, is it all right? verb impersonal
- meteorologia ago.
- quin temps fa? what is the weather like?
- fa bo, fa bon temps it’s fine, the weather is (fine \ good).
- fa sol the sun is shining.
- fa (molta) calor it’s (very) hot.
- fa (molt de) fred it’s (very) cold.
- [de temps] ago.
- fa quatre anys four years ago.
- se’n va anar fa tres dies it’s three days since he left, he left three days ago.
- no fa (pas) gaire not long ago. verb pronominal
- to be made, be done.
- això no es fa! that’s not done!
- es va fer tallar els cabells she had her hair cut.
- fer-se (fer) un vestit to have a suit made.
- fer-se (fer) un retrat to have one’s portrait painted.
- fer-se afaitar to have a shave, have oneself shaved.
- [desenvolupar-se] to develop, mature.
- [adaptar-se, acostumar-se] to get (used \ accustomed) to.
- fer-se a + infinitiu to get used to + gerundi, become accustomed to + gerundi.
- fer-se a la fatiga to become inured to fatigue.
- fer-se amb algú to frequent someone.
- (ídem) to be friends with someone.
- no ens hi fem we don’t mix with them.
- ell i jo no ens fem he and I are not friends.
- [adquirir nom, reputació] to make a name for oneself.
- [esdevenir] to become, grow.
- to turn (into), come to be.
- fer-se gran to (grow \ get) tall.
- fer-se vell to (become \ grow \ get) old.
- fer-se soldat to become a soldier.
- fer-se catòlic to turn Roman Catholic.
- to become a Christian, be converted to Christianity.
- es van fer amics they became friends.
- es va fent fosc night is falling, it’s getting dark.
- es fa tard it’s (growing \ getting) late. [en frases fetes]
- l’has feta bona! irònicament a fine mess you’ve made of it!
- fer-ne una de les seves to get up to one’s old tricks.
- fer a mans to deliver, hand (over \ in).
- fer de resposta to answer, reply to.
- fer el que pot (un hom) to do one’s best.
- fer llàstima to be pitiful, rouse to pity.
- fer malbé to damage, spoil.
- fer i desfer to be all-powerful, rule the roost.
- fer seva una cosa (algú) to get hold of, seize, take possession of.
- fer temps to kill time.
- (ídem) to while away the time, mark time.
- fet i fet after all, at (long) last, finally, in the end, when all is said and done.
- si fa (o) no fa nearly, about, approximately.
- pel que fa a… as for…, concerning…, with regard to….
- qui no fa quan pot no fa quan vol col·loquial to take one’s chance, seize one’s opportunity.
- fer proa a nàutica to head for, set a course for.
- fer-se a la mar to put to sea.
- fer-se a la vela to set sail, get under way.
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