fare i conti
Italian
Etymology
Literally, “to do the calculations”.
Verb
fàre i conti (first-person singular present fàccio i conti, first-person singular past historic féci i conti, past participle fàtto i conti, first-person singular imperfect facévo i conti, second-person singular imperative fài i conti or fà' i conti, auxiliary avére) (intransitive)
- (literally) to do the math
- to calculate one's earnings and expenses; to budget
- (typically with con) to come to terms (with); to contend (with)
- Synonyms: cimentarsi, venire a patti
- 2020 September 5, Alberto Flores D'Arcais, “L'ex sindaco di Los Angeles: "Trump recupera su Biden. Gli ispanici decisivi nella sfida presidenziale" [The former mayor of Los Angeles: "Trump catches up to Biden. Hispanics will be decisive in the presidential challenge"]”, in la Repubblica:
- Il movimento anti-schiavista, le suffragette, le marce per i diritti civili, hanno reso l'America un posto migliore. Quelle parole non saranno però mai vere se non faremo i conti con la questione razziale.
- The anti-slavery movement, the suffragettes, the marches for civil rights, have made America a better place. Those words, however, will never be true if we do not come to terms with the racial issue.
Anagrams
- inferocita, notificare, tonificare