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Italian
Etymology
Literally, “to do at less”.
Verb
fàre a meno (first-person singular present fàccio a meno, first-person singular past historic féci a meno, past participle fàtto a meno, first-person singular imperfect facévo a meno, second-person singular imperative fài a meno or fà' a meno, auxiliary avére)
- (intransitive) to do without
- Synonym: fare di meno
- devi fare a meno di fumare ― you have to do without smoking
non ho potuto fare a meno di dirglielo- I could not help but tell it to him
2019, George Orwell, translated by Nicola Gardini, Nineteen Eighty-Four, Mondadori:Sapeva bene che così le lasciava tutt'e due a bocca asciutta, ma non poteva farne a meno; si sentiva perfino in diritto di agire a quel modo.- He knew that he was starving the other two, but he could not help it; he even felt that he had a right to do it.
- (literally, “He knew well that, in this way, he left them both starving, but he could not help it; he even felt entitled to act in that way.”)