make
verbTo create or prepare something.
- fazer
Portuguese pattern: fazer + something.
I make coffee in the morning.
Eu faço café de manhã.
make
verbCause someone to do something.
- fazer
Fazer followed by an infinitive can express causation; it also means make or do in other contexts.
The news made me smile.
A notícia me fez sorrir.
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