fazer — meaning in English
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English meaning
- be verb To exist or to have a certain identity, quality, or state.
- blunder noun A careless or embarrassing mistake.
- cause noun The thing that makes something happen; the origin of an effect.
- develop verb To grow or change gradually into a more advanced state.
- do verb To perform or carry out an action or task.
- fashion noun Popular styles of clothing and appearance at a given time, or the industry built around them.
- go verb To move or travel from one place toward another.
- have verb To own or possess something.
- make verb To create, produce, or build something.
- pack noun A bundle of things wrapped or tied together for carrying, or a bag carried on the back.
- perform verb To carry out an action or task.
- prepare verb To make something or someone ready for a particular purpose or event.
- turn verb To move or rotate around an axis, or to change direction.
- work noun A job or occupation; the activity someone does to earn a living.
Senses
fazer is used for these senses in English:
- be (often, impersonal, with it as a dummy subject) Used to indicate ambient conditions such as weather, light, noise or air quality.
- blunder (intransitive) To make a big mistake, especially when it is careless or stupid. [from 1706]
- cause (ditransitive) To actively produce as a result, by means of force or authority.
- develop (transitive) To advance; to further; to promote the growth of.
- do (pro-verb) A syntactic marker that refers back to an earlier verb and allows the speaker to avoid repeating the verb; in most dialects, not used with auxiliaries such as be, though it can be in AAVE.
- do (transitive) To perform; to execute.
- do (ambitransitive) To suffice.
- do (transitive) To cook.
be — full definition
- verb To exist or to have a certain identity, quality, or state.
- verb Used with another verb to form continuing or passive actions.
blunder — full definition
- noun A careless or embarrassing mistake.
- verb To make a careless, serious mistake.