far parte

Italian

Etymology

Literally, “to do part”. Compare French faire partie.

Verb

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

1. to be part [+ di (object) = of]
   • 2019, George Orwell, translated by Nicola Gardini, Nineteen Eighty-Four, Mondadori:

     Ma c'era anche un'altra possibilità, più pazzesca, che continuava ad affacciarglisi alla mente, per quanto provasse a reprimerla: che il messaggio non venisse affatto dalla Polizia del Pensiero, ma da qualche organizzazione segreta. Forse la Fratellanza esisteva davvero! Forse la ragazza ne faceva parte!

     But there was another, wilder possibility that kept raising its head, though he tried vainly to suppress it. This was, that the message did not come from the Thought Police at all, but from some kind of underground organization. Perhaps the Brotherhood existed after all! Perhaps the girl was part of it!

     (literally, “But there was also another possibility, crazier, that continued to show itself to his mind, however much he tried to repress it: that the message did not come from the Thought Police at all, but from some secret organization. Maybe the Brotherhood really existed! Maybe the girl was part of it!”)