fare specie

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Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Literally, “to do species”.

Verb[edit]

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

  1. to strike (someone) as odd; to catch (someone) off guard; to seem unusual [+ a (object) = to]
    La tua disinvoltura mi ha fatto specie.
    Your nonchalantness struck me as odd.
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