fare fuoco
Italian
editEtymology
editLiterally, “to do fire”. Compare French faire feu.
Verb
editfàre fuoco (first-person singular present fàccio fuoco, first-person singular past historic féci fuoco, past participle fàtto fuoco, first-person singular imperfect facévo fuoco, second-person singular imperative fài fuoco or fà' fuoco, auxiliary avére)
- to shoot; to fire
- (figurative, by extension) to mount an attack