daffare

Italian

Alternative forms

• da fare

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

• indaffarato

Further reading

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