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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