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making ['meɪkɪŋ]1 noun(a) (manufacture, creation) fabrication f;∎ the situation is entirely of his own making il est entièrement responsable de la situation dans laquelle il se trouve;∎ the incident was to be the making of his career as a politician c'est cet incident qui a lancé sa carrière politique;∎ the two years she spent abroad were the making of her success les deux années qu'elle a passées à l'étranger ont été la clé de sa réussite;∎ Electricity making and breaking (of circuit) fermeture f et ouverture f∎ it's history in the making c'est une page d'histoire qui s'écrit sous nos yeux;∎ the film was three years in the making le tournage du film a duré trois ans(a) (essential elements) ingrédients mpl;∎ his war stories have the makings of a good film il y a de quoi faire un bon film avec ses récits de guerre;∎ the affair has all the makings of a national scandal il y a dans cette affaire largement de quoi déclencher un scandale national∎ that child has the makings of a genius cet enfant présente toutes les caractéristiques du génie
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