fare fuoco

Italian

Etymology

Literally, “to do fire”. Compare French faire feu.

Verb

fàre fuoco (first-person singular present fàccio fuoco, first-person singular past historic féci fuoco, past participle fàtto fuoco, first-person singular imperfect facévo fuoco, second-person singular imperative fài fuoco or fà' fuoco, auxiliary avére)

  1. to shoot; to fire
  2. (figurative, by extension) to mount an attack
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