fare tesoro

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Italian

Etymology

Literally, to make treasure.

Verb

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

  1. to treasure
    Synonyms: custodire, apprezzare
    intendo fare tesoro di una ragazza come lei
    I want to treasure a girlfriend like her
  2. to capitalize (on)
    Synonyms: capitalizzare, sfruttare, trarre vantaggio
    • 2020, Barack Obama, chapter 11, in Chicca Galli, Paolo Lucca, Giuseppe Maugeri, transl., Una terra promessa [A Promised Land], Garzanti Libri:
      McConnell e Boehner avevano fatto tesoro di queste lezioni.
      Such lessons weren't lost on McConnell and Boehner.
      (literally, “McConnell and Boehner had capitalized on this lessons.”)