fare conversazione

Italian

Etymology

Literally, “to make conversation”. Compare French faire la conversation.

Verb

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

1. to make conversation
   • 2020, Barack Obama, chapter 27, in Chicca Galli, Paolo Lucca, Giuseppe Maugeri, transl., Una terra promessa, Garzanti Libri:

     John Boehner e Scarlett Johansson facevano conversazione tra un bicchiere di vino e una bistecca troppo cotta.

     ... John Boehner[] and Scarlett Johansson mingled over wine and overcooked steaks.

     (literally, “... John Boehner and Scarlett Johansson made conversation between a glass of wine and an overcooked steak.”)