fare eco
Italian edit
Etymology edit
Literally, “to do echo”. Compare French faire écho.
Verb edit
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, intransitive, or transitive with a) to echo
- 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....