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daffare

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Italian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From da +‎ fare.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /dafˈfa.re/*
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: daf‧fà‧re

Noun

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daffare m (uncountable)

  1. work, things to do
    darsi un gran daffareto 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

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Further reading

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