Italian

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Etymology

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Literally, to do species.

Verb

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

  1. to strike (someone) as odd; to catch (someone) off guard; to seem unusual [with a ‘to’]
    La tua disinvoltura mi ha fatto specie.
    Your nonchalantness struck me as odd.