farsi desiderare
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Italian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Literally, “to make oneself be desired”. Compare French se faire désirer.
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈfar.si de.zi.deˈra.re/, (traditional) /ˈfar.si de.si.deˈra.re/[1]
- Hyphenation: fàr‧si‧de‧si‧de‧rà‧re
Verb
[edit]fàrsi desiderare (first-person singular present mi fàccio desiderare, first-person singular past historic mi féci desiderare, past participle fàtto desiderare, first-person singular imperfect mi facévo desiderare, second-person singular imperative fàtti desiderare)
- to keep people waiting for one's arrival; to be late
- Synonym: farsi aspettare
- to play hard to get
References
[edit]- ^ desidero in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)