fare eccezione

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word fare eccezione. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word fare eccezione, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say fare eccezione in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word fare eccezione you have here. The definition of the word fare eccezione will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition offare eccezione, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

Italian

Etymology

Literally, to do exception. Compare French faire exception.

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) to be an exception
    • 2020 October 28, Viola Stefanello, “Lupi, droghe e aborto: gli altri voti del 3 novembre negli Usa [Wolves, drugs and abortion: the other votes of 3 November in the US]”, in la Repubblica:
      Stato più grande e più prosperoso dell'Unione, la California fa spesso notizia per le sue ballot initiative – e quest'anno non fa eccezione.
      The largest and most prosperous state in the Union, California often makes news for its ballot initiatives – and this year is no exception.