far capire

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Italian

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Etymology

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Literally, to make understand.

Verb

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

  1. to make (someone) understand; to get across
    fammi capirelet me understand
    gli ho fatto capire che non ne valeva la pena
    I made him understand that it wasn't worth it
  2. to lead (someone) to interpret; to make (someone) believe
    parlando a sproposito, mi fece capire che se la intendeva con la figlia
    speaking out of turn, he led me to believe that he was having an affair with the daughter
  3. to hint; to intimate
    Synonyms: suggerire, accennare, insinuare, fare pensare