fare eco

Italian

Etymology

Literally, “to do echo”. Compare French faire écho.

Verb

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

(also figurative) to echo [with a ‘someone’]
- 2020 October 17, Anna Lombardi, “Usa, corsa a votare Biden: già in 25 milioni alle urne in anticipo [US, race to vote Biden: already 25 million at the early ballot boxes]”, in la Repubblica‎^[1]:
  Da Detroit, Michigan, le fa eco Mary Ann Fontana, pensionata di 68 anni: «Anche io ho preferito votare prima. L'ho fatto via posta, ma per evitare ritardi ho depositato la busta in certe apposite "drop box", cassette piazzate in luoghi sicuri....
  From Detroit, Michigan, Mary Ann Fontana, a 68-year-old retiree, echoes her: "I also preferred voting early. I did it by mail, but to avoid delays I deposited the envelope in certain special "drop boxes", boxes placed in safe places....