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rifare

to redo, to do again

verb ree-FAH-reh Less Common
Home & Lifestyle Household Items

Also means

to renovate, to make (a bed)

Usage Note

Rifare is an irregular compound of fare and shares all its irregularities (past participle rifatto, future rifarò, etc.). Common uses: rifare il letto ('to make the bed'), rifare una stanza ('to renovate a room'), and colloquially rifarsi ('to make up for a loss' or 'to have a makeover'). The auxiliary is avere in most uses, essere with rifarsi.

Examples

"Devo rifare completamente il bagno."

Natural Translation

I need to completely redo the bathroom.

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