daffare

daffare

Italian

Alternative forms

Etymology

    From da +‎ fare.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /dafˈfa.re/*
    • Rhymes: -are
    • Hyphenation: daf‧fà‧re

    Noun

    daffare m (uncountable)

    1. work, things to do
      darsi un gran daffare ― to get busy (literally, “to give oneself a lot of work”)
      ho il mio bel daffare a smettere di fumare
      I have my work cut out to quit smoking
      (literally, “I have my own good work to do to quit smoking”)

    Derived terms

    Further reading

    • daffare in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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