fare presente

Italian

Etymology

Literally, “to make present”.

Verb

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

1. (transitive, idiomatic) to call out
   • 2020, “Pilot”, in In difesa di Jacob [Defending Jacob], episode 1, Apple TV+:

     E non puoi farlo presente, altrimenti passi per uno stronzo.

     And nobody's gonna call them out on it, 'cause then you look like a jerk.

     (literally, “And you can't call it out, otherwise you look like an asshole.”)