farsi desiderare

== Italian == === Etymology === Literally, “to make oneself be desired”. Compare French se faire désirer. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfar.si de.zi.deˈra.re/, (traditional) /ˈfar.si de.si.deˈra.re/ Hyphenation: fàr‧si‧de‧si‧de‧rà‧re === Verb === fàrsi desiderare (first-person singular present mi fàccio desiderare, first-person singular past historic mi féci desiderare, past participle fàttosi desiderare, first-person singular imperfect mi facévo desiderare, second-person singular imperative fàtti desiderare) to keep people waiting for one's arrival; to be late Synonym: farsi aspettare to play hard to get Synonyms: fare la preziosa, fare la difficile === References ===