fazer

Verb

fazer (first-person singular present fago, first-person singular preterite figem, past participle feito)

1. Alternative form of facer

Verb

fazer (Latin spelling, Hebrew spelling פ׳אזיר‎)

1. (Thessaloniki, dialectal) to make
   • Synonym: (Istanbul, Izmir dialect) azer
2. (Thessaloniki, dialectal) to do
   • Synonym: (Istanbul, Izmir dialect) azer

Verb

fazer

1. Alternative spelling of facer

Pronunciation

• (Rural Central Brazil) IPA: /fɐˈze(ɹ)/
• Hyphenation: fa‧zer

Verb

fazer (first-person singular present faço, first-person singular preterite fiz, past participle feito)

1. (transitive) to make
   1. to create; to produce
      • A minha mãe fez este vestido para mim. ― My mother made this dress for me.
      • Synonyms: produzir, confeccionar
   2. to do; to execute; to perform
      • Aquele homem fez um crime terrível. ― That man committed a horrible crime.
      • Respondi fazendo um gesto afirmativo. ― I answered by making an affirmative gesture.
      • Synonyms: executar, realizar, praticar
   3. (auxiliary with a verb in the impersonal infinitive as the second object) to cause to
      • A explosão fez cair alguns prédios. ― The explosion made some buildings fall.
   4. to arrange; to clean up; to tidy
      • Já fiz a cama hoje. ― I've already made my bed today.
      • Synonyms: arrumar, organizar
   5. to cook; to prepare (e.g. food)
      • Fizemos o almoço juntos! ― We made lunch together!
      • Synonyms: preparar, cozinhar
2. (transitive with de) to play; to pretend to be
   • Eu fiz de João e a minha irmã fez de Maria. ― I played Hansel and my sister played Gretel.
   • fazer-se de bobo ― to play the fool
3. (transitive) to turn; to reach an age; to have a birthday
   • Ambos fizeram quinze anos no mês passado. ― Both turned fifteen last month.
   • Synonym: completar
4. (ditransitive, with the indirect object taking por) to sell for a given price (usually to make cheaper in a bargain)
   • Se comprar dois, faço por trinta dólares. ― If you buy two, I can sell them for thirty dollars.
5. (transitive) to attend a course (academic or not)
   • Estou a fazer inglês. ― I'm taking an English course.
   • Synonym: (Brazil) cursar
6. (transitive, impersonal) to pass (said of time)
   • Faz duas horas que meu tio chegou. ― Two hours have passed since my uncle arrived.
7. (transitive, impersonal) to be; to occur (said of a weather phenomenon)
   • Aqui faz sempre sol. ― It’s always sunny here.

Verb

fazer (first-person singular present fazo, first-person singular preterite fazí, past participle fazido)

1. Obsolete spelling of hacer