facer

Meaning

1. to do, make
2. to cook, prepare
3. (auxiliary) to cause to
4. (impersonal, transitive) to pass (said of time)
5. (impersonal, transitive) to be; to occur (said of a weather phenomenon)
6. (transitive) to turn a certain age

Pronounced as (IPA)

[faˈθeɾ]

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese fazer, from Latin facere. Compare Portuguese fazer, Spanish hacer.

Sentences

Hai que facer política .

We need to make policy.

Fixo exactamente o que dixo que ía facer .

He did exactly what he said he was going to do.

Mire , nós nunca dixemos que todo estivese feito , queda moito por facer aínda .

Look, we never said it was all done, there's still a lot of work to be done.

O Goberno ten que facer un gran labor de comunicación de cara á cidadanía .

The government has to do a great job of communicating to the public.

Hai unha conciencia importante e esa conciencia é facer os montes totalmente produtivos.

There is an important awareness and that awareness is to make the mountains fully productive.

Ela declarou que " foi cesada por facer xornalismo ".

She stated that she was "terminated for journalism."