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to have the makings of something

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1 to have the makings of something

to have the makings of something

(person) tener madera de algo 2 (thing) tener todo lo necesario para ser algo, tener potencial para convertirse en algo

■ he has the makings of a footballer tiene madera de futbolista, es un futbolista en ciernes

English-spanish dictionary > to have the makings of something
2 making

noun (the process of producing or forming something: glassmaking; (also adjective) the road-making industry.) fabricación

making

tr['meɪkɪŋ]

noun

1 (manufacture) fabricación nombre femenino; (construction) construcción nombre femenino; (creation) creación nombre femenino; (preparation) preparación nombre femenino, elaboración nombre femenino

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

in the making (person) potencial, en potencia, futuro,-a

■ he's a novelist in the making es un novelista en potencia

■ the film was three years in the making la película tardó tres años en hacerse

this is history in the making esto pasará a la historia

to be of somebody's own making ser culpa de uno,-a mismo,-a

■ his problems are of his own making los problemas se los ha buscado él mismo

to be the making of somebody significar el éxito de alguien

to have the makings of something (person) tener madera de algo 2 (thing) tener todo lo necesario para ser algo, tener potencial para convertirse en algo

■ he has the makings of a footballer tiene madera de futbolista, es un futbolista en ciernes

making

n.

• causa del éxito s.f.

• confección s.f.

• creación s.f.

• fabricación s.f.

• formación s.f.

• hechura s.f.

• material necesario s.m.

'meɪkɪŋ
mass noun

a) (production, creation)

a book about the making of the TV series — un libro que trata de cómo se hizo la serie de televisión

the encyclopedia has been nine years in the making — ha llevado nueve años compilar la enciclopedia

this is history in the making — esto va a pasar a la historia

her problems are of her own making — ella se crea sus propios problemas

to be the making of somebody/something: her years in New York were the making of her los años que pasó en Nueva York fueron decisivos (en su vida); the merger proved to be the making of Acmeco — el éxito de Acmeco se debió a la fusión

b) makings pl

the makings OF something: you have the makings of a good story there allí tienes material or tienes todos los ingredientes para una buena historia; she has the makings of a great actress — es una gran actriz en ciernes

['meɪkɪŋ]
N
1) (=production) fabricación f ; (=preparation) preparación f ; (=cutting and assembling) [of clothes] confección f

I wasn't involved in the making of the film — no colaboré en el rodaje de la película

• the building has been five years in the making — llevan cinco años construyendo el edificio

it's a disaster in the making — es un desastre en potencia

it's history in the making — esto pasará a la historia

• the mistake was not of my making — no soy yo el responsable del error

she was caught in a trap of her own making — había caído en su propia trampa

it was the making of him — fue lo que lo consagró

2) makings elementos mpl (necesarios), ingredientes mpl

a chain of events that had all the makings of a Hollywood epic — una cadena de acontecimientos que tenía todos los elementos or ingredientes de una epopeya de Hollywood

I have the makings of a meal in the fridge — con lo que tengo en la nevera puedo hacer una comida

he has the makings of an actor — tiene madera de actor

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['meɪkɪŋ]
mass noun

a) (production, creation)

a book about the making of the TV series — un libro que trata de cómo se hizo la serie de televisión

the encyclopedia has been nine years in the making — ha llevado nueve años compilar la enciclopedia

this is history in the making — esto va a pasar a la historia

her problems are of her own making — ella se crea sus propios problemas

to be the making of somebody/something: her years in New York were the making of her los años que pasó en Nueva York fueron decisivos (en su vida); the merger proved to be the making of Acmeco — el éxito de Acmeco se debió a la fusión

b) makings pl

the makings OF something: you have the makings of a good story there allí tienes material or tienes todos los ingredientes para una buena historia; she has the makings of a great actress — es una gran actriz en ciernes

English-spanish dictionary > making
3 vena

f.

1 vein (gen) & (anatomy & mining).

2 inspiration.

estar en vena, tener la vena (informal) to be on form

le dio la vena de hacerlo (informal) she took it into her head to do it

3 vein, streak (don).

tener vena de pintor to have a gift for painting

4 mineral bed, vein, reef.

5 Vena.

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vena

► nombre femenino

1 ANATOMÍA vein

2 (yacimiento) vein, seam

3 BOTÁNICA vein

4 (en mármol etc) vein, streak

5 figurado (disposición) mood

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FRASEOLOGÍA

coger a alguien en vena / coger a alguien de vena figurado to catch somebody in the right mood

coger a alguien la vena / dar a alguien la vena figurado to take something into one's head

■ le ha dado la vena de cantar she has taken it into her head to sing

estar en vena para figurado to be in the mood for

tener una vena de loco figurado to have a crazy streak

tener vena de... to have a gift for...

■ tiene vena de cantante he has a gift for singing

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noun f.

1) vein

2) strain

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SF

1) (Anat) vein

abrirse o cortarse las venas — to slit one's wrists

inyectar en vena — to inject into a vein

vena yugular — jugular vein

2) (Min) vein, seam

3) (en piedra, madera) grain

4) (Bot) vein, rib

5) [de humor, ánimo] mood

le dio la vena por hacer eso — he had a notion to do that

coger a algn de o en vena — to catch sb in the right mood

estar de o en vena — (=tener ganas) to be in the mood ( para for); (=estar en forma) to be in good form

vena de locura — streak of madness

6) (=talento) talent, promise

tiene vena de pintor — he has the makings of a painter, he shows a talent for painting

7) (Geog) underground stream

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femenino

1) (Anat) vein

inyectar en vena — to inject into a vein

cortarse las venas — to slash o cut one's wrists

- vena coronaria/yugular

2) (Geol, Min) vein, seam

3) ( de madera) grain; ( de piedra) vein, stripe

4)

a) ( disposición) vein, disposition

en vena poética — in a poetic vein

darle la vena a alguien — (fam)

le dio la vena y dejó el trabajo — she upped and left her job on an impulse (colloq)

cuando le da la vena de pintar... — when he's in the mood to paint...

estar en vena — (fam) to be in the mood

tener vena de algo — to have the makings of something

b) ( talento) talent

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= streak, blood vessel.

Ex. The secret of his success is an obsessive streak in his personality combined with business aggression.

Ex. This paper discusses the medical application of reconstructing complicated cerebral blood vessel structures and associated pathologies from images and medical reports.

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* tocar una vena sensible = hit + home.

* vena capilar = capillary.

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femenino

1) (Anat) vein

inyectar en vena — to inject into a vein

cortarse las venas — to slash o cut one's wrists

- vena coronaria/yugular

2) (Geol, Min) vein, seam

3) ( de madera) grain; ( de piedra) vein, stripe

4)

a) ( disposición) vein, disposition

en vena poética — in a poetic vein

darle la vena a alguien — (fam)

le dio la vena y dejó el trabajo — she upped and left her job on an impulse (colloq)

cuando le da la vena de pintar... — when he's in the mood to paint...

estar en vena — (fam) to be in the mood

tener vena de algo — to have the makings of something

b) ( talento) talent

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= streak, blood vessel.

Ex: The secret of his success is an obsessive streak in his personality combined with business aggression.

Ex: This paper discusses the medical application of reconstructing complicated cerebral blood vessel structures and associated pathologies from images and medical reports.

* tocar una vena sensible = hit + home.

* vena capilar = capillary.

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vena

feminine

A [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] ( Anat) vein

inyectar en vena to inject into a vein

abrirse or cortarse las venas to slash o cut one's wrists

Compuestos:

● vena basílica

basilic vein

● vena cava

vena cava

● vena coronaria

cardiac vein

● vena porta

portal vein

● vena safena

saphenous vein

● vena yugular

jugular vein, jugular

B ( Geol, Min) vein, seam

C (de madera) grain; (de piedra) vein, stripe

D

1

(disposición): en vena poética in a poetic vein

darle la vena a algn ( fam): le dio la vena y dejó el trabajo she upped and left her job on an impulse ( colloq), she suddenly decided to leave her job and she did just that

cuando le da la vena se pone a pintar when the mood takes him he starts painting

estar en vena ( fam); to be in the mood

si no está en vena es incapaz de escribir una línea if she's not in the mood she can't write a single line

tener vena de algo to have the makings of sth

tiene vena de músico/profesor he has the makings of a musician/teacher

2 (talento) talent

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vena sustantivo femenino
1 (Anat) vein;
◊ cortarse las venas to slash o cut one's wrists

2 (Geol, Min) vein, seam
3 ( de madera) grain;
( de piedra) vein, stripe
vena sustantivo femenino
1 Anat vein
2 (disposición, talento) vein: toda la familia tiene vena musical, the whole family has a gift for music
♦ Locuciones: dar la vena, to act on an impulse o to be in the mood: le dio la vena y se marchó a Cuba, he suddenly decided to go to Cuba
' vena' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
venal
- estrangular
- latir
- palpitar
English:
pulmonary
- streak
- vein
- jugular

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vena nf

1. [vaso sanguíneo] vein;

en vena: inyectarse en vena [substancia] to be injected into a vein;

Comp
Fam
llevar algo en las venas to have sth in one's blood

Comp
vena cava vena cava;
vena hepática hepatic vein;

vena porta portal vein;

vena pulmonar pulmonary vein;

vena safena saphenous vein;

vena subclavia subclavian vein;

vena yugular jugular (vein)

2. [veta] vein

3. Fam [ánimo] mood;

Comp

darle la vena: si le da la vena if the mood takes him;

cuando le da la vena se pone a cantar when the mood takes her she'll start singing;

Comp
Fam
estar en vena [inspirado] to be feeling inspired;
[dispuesto] to be in the right mood; [en forma] to be on form;
cuando está en vena, escribe con mucho romanticismo when he feels inspired, he writes very romantically;

no estaba en vena de conversación she wasn't in the mood for conversation;

el equipo está en vena de aciertos the team are on a winning streak

Comp
vena poética poetic vein
4. [don] vein, streak;

tener vena de pintor to have a gift for painting

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vena

f

1 ANAT vein;

le dio la vena y lo hizo fam she just upped and did it fam ;

estar en vena fam be on form;

tener vena de algo have the makings of sth;

tiene vena de artista he has an artistic streak;

lo lleva en las venas it’s in his blood

2 GEOL aquifer

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vena nf

1) : vein

vena yugular: jugular vein

2) : vein, seam, lode

3) : grain (of wood)

4) : style

en vena lírica: in a lyrical vein

5) : strain, touch

una vena de humor: a touch of humor

6) : mood

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vena n vein

Spanish-English dictionary > vena
4 making

noun

1) (production) Herstellung, die

in the making — im Entstehen; im Werden

be the making of victory/somebody's career/somebody's future — zum Sieg/zu jemandes Karriere führen/jemandes Zukunft sichern

2) in pl. (qualities) Anlagen; Voraussetzungen

have all the makings of something — alle Voraussetzungen für etwas haben

have the makings of a leader — über Führerqualitäten verfügen; das Zeug zum Führer haben (ugs.)

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noun (the process of producing or forming something: glassmaking; ( also adjective) the road-making industry.) die Fabrikation; -herstellend

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mak·ing

[ˈmeɪkɪŋ]

n

1. no pl (production) Herstellung f

the \making of the cake will take a good hour den Kuchen zu machen dauert eine gute Stunde

her problems with that child are of her own \making ihre Probleme mit diesem Kind hat sie selbst verschuldet

to be in the \making im Entstehen sein

the book was several years in the \making es dauerte mehrere Jahre, das Buch zu schreiben

2. no pl (development)

five years in the army will be the \making of him! fünf Jahre in der Armee werden ihn zum Mann machen

he was obviously a chef in the \making es war klar, dass er später ein Koch werden würde; (success)

it was the \making of her das hat sie zu dem gemacht, was sie [heute] ist

to be an engineer in the \making ein angehender Ingenieur/eine angehende Ingenieurin sein

3. (qualities/ingredients)

▪ \makings pl Anlagen pl

she has the \makings of a great violinist sie hat das Zeug zu einer großartigen Geigerin

the plan has all the \makings of a disaster in diesem Plan ist das Scheitern schon vorprogrammiert

4. ( fam: earnings)

▪ \makings pl Gewinne pl

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['meIkɪŋ]
n

1) (= production) Herstellung f; (of food) Zubereitung f

in the making — im Werden, im Entstehen

the film was three months in the making — der Film wurde in drei Monaten gedreht

here you can see history in the making — hier hat man den Finger am Puls der Geschichte (liter)

a star/dictator in the making — ein werdender Star/Diktator

it's a civil war/a disaster in the making — es bahnt sich ein Bürgerkrieg/eine Katastrophe an

the mistake was not of my making — der Fehler war nicht mein Werk

many of her problems are of her own making — an vielen ihrer Probleme ist sie selbst schuld

it was the making of him — das hat ihn zum Mann gemacht

2) pl Voraussetzungen pl (of zu)

he has the makings of an actor/a general etc — er hat das Zeug zu einem Schauspieler/General etc

the situation has all the makings of a strike — die Situation bietet alle Voraussetzungen für einen Streik

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making [ˈmeıkıŋ] s

1. Machen n, Schaffen n:

this is of my own making das habe ich selbst gemacht, das ist mein eigenes Werk

2. Erzeugung f, Herstellung f, Fabrikation f:

making order spezifizierter Fertigungsauftrag;

be in the making

a) im Werden oder im Kommen oder in der Entwicklung sein,

b) noch nicht fertig oder noch in Arbeit sein

3. Produkt n (eines Arbeitsgangs):

a making of bread ein Schub m Brot

4. a) Zusammensetzung f

b) Verfassung f

c) Bau(art) m(f), Aufbau m

d) Aufmachung f

5. Glück n, Chance f:

this will be the making of him damit ist er ein gemachter Mann;

misfortune was the making of him sein Unglück machte ihn groß

6. meist pl Anlagen pl, Zeug n umg:

he has the makings of er hat das Zeug oder die Anlagen zu

7. pl

a) (Roh)Material n (auch fig)

b) umg (die) nötigen Zutaten pl

8. pl Profit m, Verdienst m

9. pl Bergbau: Kohlengrus m

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noun

1) (production) Herstellung, die

in the making — im Entstehen; im Werden

be the making of victory/somebody's career/somebody's future — zum Sieg/zu jemandes Karriere führen/jemandes Zukunft sichern

2) in pl. (qualities) Anlagen; Voraussetzungen

have all the makings of something — alle Voraussetzungen für etwas haben

have the makings of a leader — über Führerqualitäten verfügen; das Zeug zum Führer haben (ugs.)

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n.

Herstellung f.

English-german dictionary > making
5 Zeug

n; -(e)s, -e

1. nur Sg.; umg., oft pej. stuff; (Sachen) auch things Pl.; (Plunder) loot; (Gerümpel, Trödel) junk; dummes Zeug nonsense, rubbish, bes. Am. garbage; ungereimtes Zeug reden talk a lot of nonsense; das ist ein tolles Zeug! it’s great stuff

2. altm. (Stoff) stuff; (Kleidung) clothes

3. NAUT. tackle

4. fig.: das Zeug haben zu einem Weltklassefußballer etc. have the makings of ( oder be cut out to be) a world-class footballer etc.; er hat das Zeug dazu he’s got what it takes umg.; was das Zeug hält umg. like mad; sich ( mächtig) ins Zeug legen put one’s back into it; sich für jemanden ins Zeug legen back s.o. up to the hilt; sich für etw. ins Zeug legen go all out for s.th., give s.th. one’s all-out support; jemandem was am oder ans Zeug flicken wollen umg. try to pin something on s.o.

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das Zeug

stuff; material

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[tsɔyk]
nt - (e)s
[-gəs] no pl
1) (inf) stuff no indef art, no pl; (= Ausrüstung) gear (inf); (= Kleidung) clothes pl, things pl (inf); (= Getier) things pl

altes Zéúg — junk, trash

... und solches Zéúg —... and such things

2) (inf = Unsinn) nonsense, rubbish (esp Brit)

ein/dieses Zéúg — a/this load of nonsense or rubbish (esp Brit)

dummes or ungereimtes Zéúg reden — to talk a lot of nonsense or drivel (inf) or twaddle (inf)

rede kein dummes Zéúg — don't talk nonsense

3)

(= Fähigkeit, Können) das Zéúg zu etw haben — to have (got) what it takes to be sth (inf)

er hat nicht das Zéúg dazu — he hasn't got what it takes (inf)

4) (old) (= Stoff) material; (= Wäsche) linen

jdm etwas am Zéúg flicken (inf) — to tell sb what to do

was das Zéúg hält (inf) — for all one is worth; laufen, fahren like mad

lügen, was das Zéúg hält (inf) — to lie one's head off (inf)

sich für jdn ins Zéúg legen (inf) — to stand up for sb

sich ins Zéúg legen — to go flat out (esp Brit) or all out (US); (bei Arbeit auch) to work flat out (esp Brit) or all out (US)

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das

1) (material or substance: What is that black oily stuff on the beach?; The doctor gave me some good stuff for removing warts; Show them what stuff you're made of! (= how brave, strong etc you are).) stuff

2) ((unimportant) matter, things, objects etc: We'll have to get rid of all this stuff when we move house.) stuff

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Zeug

<-[e]s>

[tsɔyk]

nt kein pl

1. (fam: Krempel) stuff no pl, no indef art fam, things pl

altes \Zeug junk, trash

... und solches \Zeug... and such things

2. (fam: Quatsch) nonsense, rubbish, crap fam!

dummes \Zeug reden to talk a lot [or load] of nonsense [or fam drivel] [or fam twaddle]

dummes \Zeug treiben [o machen] to mess [or fool] about [or around

3. (fam: persönliche Sachen) stuff; (Ausrüstung) gear fam; (Kleider) clothes, things

4. (fam: undefinierbare Masse) stuff

was trinkst du denn da für ein \Zeug? what's that stuff you're drinking? fam

5.

▶ jdm [was] am \Zeug[e] flicken wollen to find fault with sb

▶ das \Zeug zu etw dat haben to have [got] what it takes [to be/do sth] fam

▶ was das \Zeug hält for all one is worth

lügen, was das \Zeug hält to lie one's head off fam

▶ sich akk ins \Zeug legen to put one's shoulder to the wheel, to work flat out

▶ sich akk für jdn ins \Zeug legen to stand up for sb

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das; Zeug[e]s, Zeuge

1) o. Pl. (ugs., oft abwertend): (Sachen) stuff

sie hat das Zeug zu etwas — (fig.) she has what it takes to be something or has the makings of something

was das Zeug hält — (fig. ugs.) for all one's worth; < drive> hell for leather

sich [mächtig] ins Zeug legen — (fig.) do one's utmost

2) (ugs.)

dummes/albernes Zeug — (Gerede) nonsense; rubbish

dummes Zeug machen — mess about

3) (Kleidung) things pl

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Zeug n; -(e)s, -e

1. nur sg; umg, oft pej stuff; (Sachen) auch things pl; (Plunder) loot; (Gerümpel, Trödel) junk;

dummes Zeug nonsense, rubbish, besonders US garbage;

ungereimtes Zeug reden talk a lot of nonsense;

das ist ein tolles Zeug! it’s great stuff

2. obs (Stoff) stuff; (Kleidung) clothes

3. SCHIFF tackle

4. fig:

das Zeug haben zu einem Weltklassefußballer etc have the makings of ( oder be cut out to be) a world-class footballer etc;

er hat das Zeug dazu he’s got what it takes umg;

was das Zeug hält umg like mad;

sich (mächtig) ins Zeug legen put one’s back into it;

sich für jemanden ins Zeug legen back sb up to the hilt;

sich für etwas ins Zeug legen go all out for sth, give sth one’s all-out support;

jemandem was am oder

ans Zeug flicken wollen umg try to pin something on sb

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das; Zeug[e]s, Zeuge

1) o. Pl. (ugs., oft abwertend): (Sachen) stuff

sie hat das Zeug zu etwas — (fig.) she has what it takes to be something or has the makings of something

was das Zeug hält — (fig. ugs.) for all one's worth; < drive> hell for leather

sich [mächtig] ins Zeug legen — (fig.) do one's utmost

2) (ugs.)

dummes/albernes Zeug — (Gerede) nonsense; rubbish

dummes Zeug machen — mess about

3) (Kleidung) things pl

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nur sing. f.

clobber n. nur sing. n.

clobber* n.

clothes n.

equipment n.

fixings n.

stuff n.

things n.

trinket n.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Zeug
6 madera

f.

1 wood.

madera de pino pinewood

de madera wooden

tocar madera (informal figurative) to touch wood (British), to knock on wood (United States)

madera contrachapada plywood

madera noble fine wood

2 piece of wood (tabla).

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madera

► nombre femenino

1 (en el árbol) wood; (cortada) timber, US lumber

■ es de madera it's made of wood, it's wooden

2 figurado (aptitudes) talent

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FRASEOLOGÍA

tener madera de... to have the makings of a...

■ tiene madera de artista she has the makings of an artist

■ no tiene madera de gerente he's not management material

tocar madera to touch wood

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noun f.

1) wood

2) timber

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SF Madeira

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femenino

1) ( material) wood; (para construcción, carpintería) lumber (esp AmE), timber (BrE)

es de madera — it's made of wood, it's wooden

mesa de madera — wooden table

madera de pino — pine (wood)

dar madera a alguien — (Col fam) to make mincemeat of somebody (colloq)

tener madera: tiene madera de político he has the makings of a politician, he's politician material; tocar madera — to knock (on) wood (AmE), touch wood (BrE)

- madera blanda/dura

2) maderas femenino plural (Mús) woodwind (+ sing o pl vb)

3) ( en golf) wood

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= lumber, timber, wood.

Ex. While this city does have some light industry of its own - mostly metal, lumber, and paper products - its unhurried atmosphere and quiet shady streets camouflage all signs of mercantile activity.

Ex. To match the small amount of existing furniture which was reused, internal joinery and furniture is in a light coloured timber.

Ex. This hierarchy shows a general subject area, buildings, and its subordinate subject areas: building materials, auxiliary construction practices, construction in specific materials, wood construction, roofing and so on.

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* alcohol de madera = wood alcohol.

* almacén de maderas = lumberyard, timber yard.

* artesanía en madera = woodcraft.

* barniz para la madera = wood varnish.

* barniz para tratamiento de la madera = wood preservative.

* barra redonda de madera = dowelling.

* bloque de madera grabada = block.

* cabaña de madera = log cabin, wood cabin.

* cabaña de troncos de madera = log cabin, wood cabin.

* casa de madera = log house, wood house.

* casa de troncos de madera = log house.

* con estructura de madera = timber-framed.

* conservante de la madera = wood preservative.

* cubierto con paneles de madera de roble = oak panelled.

* cuña de madera = wooden quoin.

* de estructura de madera = timber-framed.

* de madera = wooden.

* grabado en madera = woodcut, wood engraving.

* guarnición de madera = wooden furniture.

* impresión en plancha de madera = woodblock printing.

* industria de la madera = timber industry.

* letra de madera = wood letter.

* madera a la deriva = driftwood.

* madera contrachapada = plywood.

* madera cortada a contrafibra = end-grain wood.

* madera de abedul = birch wood.

* madera de árbol frutal = fruit wood.

* madera de teca = teak.

* madera dura = hardwood.

* madera encontrada en la playa = driftwood.

* madera petrificada = petrified wood.

* madera requemeda = charred wood.

* mazo de madera = mallet.

* pasta de madera = wood pulp [woodpulp].

* pasta de madera triturada = groundwood, mechanical wood.

* pasta de madera triturada químicamente = chemical wood.

* plancha de madera = wood block [woodblock].

* productos artesanos en madera = woodcraft.

* revestimiento con paneles de madera = wainscoting [wainscotting].

* revestimiento de paredes con paneles de madera = wood panelling.

* sellador para madera = wood sealer.

* sin madera = woodfree.

* suelo de madera = wood flooring.

* talla de madera = wood carving.

* tallado en madera = wood carving.

* tallista en madera = wood-carver.

* tener madera de = be cut out for.

* tornillo para madera = wood screw.

* vivienda con estructura de madera = frame dwelling.

* * *

femenino

1) ( material) wood; (para construcción, carpintería) lumber (esp AmE), timber (BrE)

es de madera — it's made of wood, it's wooden

mesa de madera — wooden table

madera de pino — pine (wood)

dar madera a alguien — (Col fam) to make mincemeat of somebody (colloq)

tener madera: tiene madera de político he has the makings of a politician, he's politician material; tocar madera — to knock (on) wood (AmE), touch wood (BrE)

- madera blanda/dura

2) maderas femenino plural (Mús) woodwind (+ sing o pl vb)

3) ( en golf) wood

* * *

= lumber, timber, wood.

Ex: While this city does have some light industry of its own - mostly metal, lumber, and paper products - its unhurried atmosphere and quiet shady streets camouflage all signs of mercantile activity.

Ex: To match the small amount of existing furniture which was reused, internal joinery and furniture is in a light coloured timber.

Ex: This hierarchy shows a general subject area, buildings, and its subordinate subject areas: building materials, auxiliary construction practices, construction in specific materials, wood construction, roofing and so on.

* alcohol de madera = wood alcohol.

* almacén de maderas = lumberyard, timber yard.

* artesanía en madera = woodcraft.

* barniz para la madera = wood varnish.

* barniz para tratamiento de la madera = wood preservative.

* barra redonda de madera = dowelling.

* bloque de madera grabada = block.

* cabaña de madera = log cabin, wood cabin.

* cabaña de troncos de madera = log cabin, wood cabin.

* casa de madera = log house, wood house.

* casa de troncos de madera = log house.

* con estructura de madera = timber-framed.

* conservante de la madera = wood preservative.

* cubierto con paneles de madera de roble = oak panelled.

* cuña de madera = wooden quoin.

* de estructura de madera = timber-framed.

* de madera = wooden.

* grabado en madera = woodcut, wood engraving.

* guarnición de madera = wooden furniture.

* impresión en plancha de madera = woodblock printing.

* industria de la madera = timber industry.

* letra de madera = wood letter.

* madera a la deriva = driftwood.

* madera contrachapada = plywood.

* madera cortada a contrafibra = end-grain wood.

* madera de abedul = birch wood.

* madera de árbol frutal = fruit wood.

* madera de teca = teak.

* madera dura = hardwood.

* madera encontrada en la playa = driftwood.

* madera petrificada = petrified wood.

* madera requemeda = charred wood.

* mazo de madera = mallet.

* pasta de madera = wood pulp [woodpulp].

* pasta de madera triturada = groundwood, mechanical wood.

* pasta de madera triturada químicamente = chemical wood.

* plancha de madera = wood block [woodblock].

* productos artesanos en madera = woodcraft.

* revestimiento con paneles de madera = wainscoting [wainscotting].

* revestimiento de paredes con paneles de madera = wood panelling.

* sellador para madera = wood sealer.

* sin madera = woodfree.

* suelo de madera = wood flooring.

* talla de madera = wood carving.

* tallado en madera = wood carving.

* tallista en madera = wood-carver.

* tener madera de = be cut out for.

* tornillo para madera = wood screw.

* vivienda con estructura de madera = frame dwelling.

* * *

Madera

feminine

Madeira

* * *

madera sustantivo femenino ( material) wood;
(para construcción, carpintería) lumber (esp AmE), timber (BrE);
◊ madera blanda/dura softwood/hardwood;

es de madera it's made of wood, it's wooden;
mesa de madera wooden table;
madera de pino pine (wood);
tener madera de algo to have the makings of sth;
tocar madera to knock (on) wood (AmE), touch wood (BrE)
madera sustantivo femenino wood
una puerta de madera, a wooden door
(para construir) timber, US lumber
♦ Locuciones: tienes madera de artista, you have all the makings of an artist
¡toquemos madera!, touch wood!

' madera' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
adelgazar
- barnizar
- caoba
- carpintería
- de
- enmohecerse
- esculpir
- forjada I
- forjado
- grabada
- grabado
- haya
- indicada
- indicado
- labrar
- labrada
- labrado
- nogalina
- nudo
- nudosa
- nudoso
- palo
- perforación
- perforado
- podrida
- podrido
- pulir
- revestimiento
- roble
- sándalo
- somier
- tablón
- talla
- tallar
- tarugo
- teca
- trabajar
- traspasar
- veta
- viga
- viruta
- abierto
- apolillado
- apolillarse
- astilla
- astillarse
- barda
- barniz
- blando
- cepillar
English:
bend
- board
- bunk
- carve
- chip
- chisel
- crate
- cut
- drill
- eat into
- grain
- hobbyhorse
- knotty
- laminated
- length
- lumber
- nail
- of
- out of
- ply
- polish
- polished
- post
- potential
- pulp
- score
- scrape
- seasoned
- shape
- shave
- shaving
- slab
- sliver
- splinter
- split
- stain
- stained
- stamp
- timber
- timber-yard
- touch
- vaulting-horse
- walnut
- warp
- weather
- wood
- woodcarving
- woodcut
- wooden
- woodwind

* * *

madera nf

1. [en árbol] wood;
[en carpintería] timber, US lumber;
madera de pino pine;

madera de caoba walnut;

de madera wooden;

Comp
RP Fam
ser de madera to be slow on the uptake;

Comp
Fam
tocar madera Br to touch wood, US to knock on wood

Comp
madera contrachapada plywood;
madera noble fine wood;

madera policromada polychrome wood

2. [tabla] piece of wood;

atrancaron la puerta con dos maderas they barred the door with two planks of wood

3. [cualidades]
tener madera de algo to have the makings of sth;

tener madera para algo to have what it takes for sth

4. [palo de golf] wood;

una madera del 5 a 5 wood

5. [en orquesta]
la madera the woodwind (instruments)

6. Esp muy Fam [policía]
la madera the pigs

* * *

madera

f wood;

tener madera de fig have the makings of;

tocar madera knock on wood, Br touch wood;

¡toca madera! knock on wood, Br touch wood

* * *

madera nf

1) : wood

2) : lumber, timber

3)

madera dura or

madera noble : hardwood

* * *

madera n

1. (material) wood

es de madera it's made of wood

2. (tabla) piece of wood

tener madera de algo to be a born something

tiene madera de músico he's a born musician

Spanish-English dictionary > madera
7 pasta

f.

1 paste (masa).

pasta dentífrica o de dientes toothpaste

pasta de hojaldre puff pastry

pasta quebrada shortcrust pastry

2 pasta (espaguetis, macarrones).

pastas alimenticias pasta

3 shortcake (pastelito).

4 dough (informal) (money). (peninsular Spanish)

costar/ganar una pasta gansa to cost/earn a packet o fortune

aflojar o soltar la pasta to cough up the money

5 book cover.

6 concentrate, paste.

7 money, cash, bread, dough.

8 cookie.

pres.indicat.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: pastar.

imperat.

2^nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: pastar.

* * *

pasta

► nombre femenino

1 (masa) paste

2 COCINA (italiana) pasta; (de bizcocho, crepes) mixture; (para pasteles) pastry

3 (croissant, ensaimada, etc) pastry; (de té) petit four, biscuit, US cookie

4 familiar (dinero) dosh, dough, money

5 (de encuadernación) boards plural

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

ser de buena pasta familiar to be good-natured

soltar la pasta to hand over the dosh

pasta choux choux pastry

pasta de dientes toothpaste

pasta de hojaldre puff pastry

pasta gansa a packet, a fortune

* * *

noun f.

1) paste

2) pasta

* * *

SF

1) (=masa) paste

pasta de celulosa — wood pulp

pasta de coca — cocaine paste

pasta de dientes — toothpaste

pasta de madera — wood pulp

pasta dentífrica — toothpaste

pasta de papel — paper pulp

2) [de pan] dough; [en repostería] pastry; (=pastelillo) biscuit, cookie (EEUU)

pasta quebrada — shortcrust pastry

pastas de té — biscuits, cookies (EEUU)

3) (=macarrones, fideos) pasta

pasta al huevo — egg pasta

pasta de sopa — pasta for soup

4) [para untar] paste

pasta de anchoas — anchovy paste

pasta de carne — meat paste

5) * (=dinero) money, cash, dough *

¡suelta la pasta! — hand over the dough! *

me ha costado una pasta gansa — it cost me an arm and a leg *

6) (Tip) boards pl

media pasta — half-binding

libro en pasta — hardback

pasta española — marbled leather binding

7) (=talante)

tiene pasta de futbolista — he has the makings of a footballer

ser de buena pasta — to be a good sort

* * *

femenino

1) (Coc)

a) (fideos, macarrones, etc) pasta

b) (Esp) ( masa de harina) pastry; ( galleta) tb

pasta de té — cookie

c) (de tomates, anchoas, etc) paste

2)

a) ( materia moldeable) paste

un libro en pasta — a book in boards

libros de pasta blanda — (Méx) paperback books

ser de buena pasta — to be good-natured

tener pasta para/de algo — to be cut out for something

tiene pasta de actriz — she's actress material

b) (Chi) ( betún) polish

- pasta dentífrica or de dientes

- pasta de papel

3) (Esp fam) ( dinero) money, dough (sl)

* * *

femenino

1) (Coc)

a) (fideos, macarrones, etc) pasta

b) (Esp) ( masa de harina) pastry; ( galleta) tb

pasta de té — cookie

c) (de tomates, anchoas, etc) paste

2)

a) ( materia moldeable) paste

un libro en pasta — a book in boards

libros de pasta blanda — (Méx) paperback books

ser de buena pasta — to be good-natured

tener pasta para/de algo — to be cut out for something

tiene pasta de actriz — she's actress material

b) (Chi) ( betún) polish

- pasta dentífrica or de dientes

- pasta de papel

3) (Esp fam) ( dinero) money, dough (sl)

* * *

pasta¹

¹ = paste, pulp, stuff.

Nota: Suspensión acuosa que contiene los materiales necesarios para fabricar el papel.

Ex: N-methyl 2 pyrrolidone (NM2P) is a non-aqueous solvent for starch and flour paste.

Ex: The situation was probably similar in Britain, except that very little straw pulp was used, and a considerable amount of esparto.

Ex: The water of the stuff poured into the middle of the cylinder through its wire-mesh cover, and was immediately pumped out from one end leaving a film of fibres on the surface.

* a toda pasta = at a rate of knots.

* convertir en pasta = pulp.

* papel de pasta = paste paper.

* pasta choux = choux pastry.

* pasta de clara de huevo = glair.

* pasta de dientes = toothpaste.

* pasta de dientes con flúor = fluoride toothpaste.

* pasta de madera = wood pulp [woodpulp].

* pasta de madera triturada = groundwood, mechanical wood.

* pasta de madera triturada químicamente = chemical wood.

* pasta de papel = stuff.

* pasta de trapo = rag stock, stock.

pasta²

² = board.

Nota: En encuadernación, cada una de las dos trozos de material rígido, normalmente de cartón, que cubren al libro y suelen ir cubiertas de otro material más blando.

Ex: A covering material of fast, even colour, was eventually produced that was impervious to the adhesive with which it was stuck to the boards.

* encuadernado en media pasta = half-bound.

* libro de pastas amarillas = yellow-back.

* libro impreso en pastas duras = board book.

* no debes juzgar un libro por el color de sus pastas = don't judge a book by its cover.

* pasta de tela = cloth case.

* pasta en tela = cloth board.

* pasta estampada = printed paper board.

* pastas = casing.

* pastas duras = hard cover.

pasta³

³ = pasta, the ready.

Ex: The book covers the following topics: cereals and pastas; vegetables and fruits; breads; desserts and cookies; cakes and icings; and pastry and pies.

Ex: The government has an obligation to ensure that those who are genuinely incapable of earning a minimally decent living for themselves have the ready needed to secure the basics.

pasta⁴

⁴ = dough, lolly, dosh, wonga, readies.

Ex: The article is entitled 'Our other customers -- the super rich: they also read who roll in dough'.

Ex: The article is entitled 'Sports get lucky with lotteries lolly'.

Ex: So ISI have the dosh to fix up ProCite.

Ex: MS has done this in a move to encourage folk to upgrade their OS without the need to spend lots of wonga on new hardware.

Ex: To add insult to injury, she came back from the cash-point without enough readies and had to make a return journey.

* soltar la pasta = cough up + money, cough up + cash.

* soltar pasta = shell out + money, shell out.

* * *

pasta

feminine

A ( Coc)

1 (fideos, macarrones, etc) pasta

la pasta engorda or ( AmL) las pastas engordan pasta is fattening

2

( Esp) (galleta) tb pasta de té cookie

3 (masa de harina) pastry

4 (de tomates, anchoas, etc) paste

Compuesto:

pasta de hojaldre

puff paste ( AmE), puff pastry ( BrE)

B

1 (masa moldeable) paste, filler; (para botones, peines) paste

un libro en pasta a book in boards

libros de pasta blanda ( Méx); paperback books

ser de buena pasta to be good-natured

tener pasta para/de algo to be cut out for sth

no tengo pasta para los negocios I'm not cut out for business

tiene pasta de actriz she's actress material, she has the makings of an actress

2 ( Chi) (betún) polish

Compuestos:

● pasta base (de cocaína)

freebase cocaine

● pasta dental or dentífrica or de dientes

toothpaste

● pasta de papel

wood pulp

C ( Esp) (dinero) money, cash ( colloq), dough (sl), bread ( sl dated)

debe costar un pastón it must cost a bomb o fortune ( colloq)

una pasta gansa ( arg); a fortune ( colloq)

* * *

Del verbo pastar: ( conjugate pastar)

pasta es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
pasta
pastar
pasta sustantivo femenino
1 (Coc)
a) (fideos, macarrones, etc) pasta

b) (Esp) ( masa de harina) pastry;

( galleta) tb
◊ pasta de té cookie

c) (de tomates, anchoas, etc) paste

2
a) ( materia moldeable) paste;

pasta dentífrica or de dientes toothpaste;
◊ un libro en pasta a book in boards;

libros de pasta blanda (Méx) paperback books
b) (Chi) ( betún) polish

3 (Esp fam) ( dinero) money, dough (sl)
pastar ( conjugate pastar) verbo intransitivo
to graze
pasta sustantivo femenino
1 paste
pasta de dientes, toothpaste
2 (italiana) pasta
3 (de pastelería) pastry
4 fam (dinero) dough, cash
pastar verbo transitivo & verbo intransitivo to graze
' pasta' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aflojar
- dentífrica
- dentífrico
- gansa
- ganso
- tela
- tubo
- aparato
- apelmazarse
- colar
- empaste
- escurrir
- fideo
- lápiz
- macarrón
- masa
- pasar
- suave
English:
angel hair pasta
- batter
- bread
- dough
- earth
- fork out
- pasta
- paste
- pastry
- pulp
- ready
- spread
- stiff
- toothpaste
- ball
- Biro
- colander
- cough
- drain
- filling
- loot
- mush
- paper
- pen
- polish
- short
- tooth
- wash

* * *

pasta nf

1. [masa] paste;
[de papel] pulp
Comp
pasta dentífrica o de dientes toothpaste
2. [espaguetis, macarrones] pasta;

me encanta la pasta o Am [m5] las pastas I love pasta

Comp
pastas alimenticias pasta
3. [de pasteles] pastry;
[de pan] dough;
pasta para croquetas croquette mixture;

Comp
pasta brisa choux pastry;
pasta de hojaldre puff pastry;

pasta quebrada Br shortcrust o US short pastry

4. [pastelito] shortcake Br biscuit o US cookie

Comp
Esp pastas de té = cookies served with tea o coffee
5. Esp Fam [dinero] dough;

Comp

costar/ganar una pasta gansa to cost/earn a bundle o fortune o Br packet;

Comp

aflojar o [m5] soltar la pasta to cough up the money

6. [encuadernación]
de pasta dura/blanda hardback/paperback

7. Chile [betún] (shoe) polish

8. Fam

Comp

ser de buena pasta to be good-natured;

tener pasta de to have the makings of

* * *

pasta

f

1 sustancia paste

2 GASTR pasta

3 pop ( dinero) dough pop, Br

dosh pop ;

una pasta (gansa) fam a fortune;

soltar la pasta pop cough up fam, hand over the cash;

de buena pasta good-natured;

son de la misma pasta fig they’re two of a kind

* * *

pasta nf

1) : paste

pasta de dientes: or

pasta dental: toothpaste

2) : pasta

3) : pastry dough

4)

libro en pasta dura : hardcover book

5)

tener pasta de : to have the makings of

* * *

pasta n

1. (italiana) pasta

comeremos ensalada de pasta we'll have pasta salad

2. (masa espesa) paste / mixture

una pasta de yeso y agua a paste of plaster and water

3. (galleta) biscuit

nos pusieron unas pastas con el té they gave us some biscuits with the tea

4. (dinero) dough

tiene mucha pasta he's got loads of dough

pasta de dientes toothpaste

Spanish-English dictionary > pasta
8 make

[meik] 1. past tense, past participle - made; verb
1) (to create, form or produce: God made the Earth; She makes all her own clothes; He made it out of paper; to make a muddle/mess of the job; to make lunch/coffee; We made an arrangement/agreement/deal/bargain.) skabe; lave; gøre

2) (to compel, force or cause (a person or thing to do something): They made her do it; He made me laugh.) få til at

3) (to cause to be: I made it clear; You've made me very unhappy.) gøre

4) (to gain or earn: He makes $100 a week; to make a profit.) tjene

5) ((of numbers etc) to add up to; to amount to: 2 and 2 make(s) 4.) være; være lig med

6) (to become, turn into, or be: He'll make an excellent teacher.) blive; blive til

7) (to estimate as: I make the total 483.) anslå

8) (to appoint, or choose, as: He was made manager.) udnævne til; vælge som

9) (used with many nouns to give a similar meaning to that of the verb from which the noun is formed: He made several attempts (= attempted several times); They made a left turn (= turned left); He made (= offered) a suggestion/proposal; Have you any comments to make?) gøre
2. noun
(a (usually manufacturer's) brand: What make is your new car?) mærke

- maker
- making
- make-believe
- make-over
- makeshift
- make-up
- have the makings of
- in the making
- make a/one's bed
- make believe
- make do
- make for
- make it
- make it up
- make something of something
- make of something
- make something of
- make of
- make out
- make over
- make up
- make up for
- make up one's mind
- make up to
* * *
[meik] 1. past tense, past participle - made; verb
1) (to create, form or produce: God made the Earth; She makes all her own clothes; He made it out of paper; to make a muddle/mess of the job; to make lunch/coffee; We made an arrangement/agreement/deal/bargain.) skabe; lave; gøre

2) (to compel, force or cause (a person or thing to do something): They made her do it; He made me laugh.) få til at

3) (to cause to be: I made it clear; You've made me very unhappy.) gøre

4) (to gain or earn: He makes $100 a week; to make a profit.) tjene

5) ((of numbers etc) to add up to; to amount to: 2 and 2 make(s) 4.) være; være lig med

6) (to become, turn into, or be: He'll make an excellent teacher.) blive; blive til

7) (to estimate as: I make the total 483.) anslå

8) (to appoint, or choose, as: He was made manager.) udnævne til; vælge som

9) (used with many nouns to give a similar meaning to that of the verb from which the noun is formed: He made several attempts (= attempted several times); They made a left turn (= turned left); He made (= offered) a suggestion/proposal; Have you any comments to make?) gøre
2. noun
(a (usually manufacturer's) brand: What make is your new car?) mærke

- maker
- making
- make-believe
- make-over
- makeshift
- make-up
- have the makings of
- in the making
- make a/one's bed
- make believe
- make do
- make for
- make it
- make it up
- make something of something
- make of something
- make something of
- make of
- make out
- make over
- make up
- make up for
- make up one's mind
- make up to

English-Danish dictionary > make
9 make

meik
1. past tense, past participle - made; verb
1) (to create, form or produce: God made the Earth; She makes all her own clothes; He made it out of paper; to make a muddle/mess of the job; to make lunch/coffee; We made an arrangement/agreement/deal/bargain.) hacer, construir, fabricar

2) (to compel, force or cause (a person or thing to do something): They made her do it; He made me laugh.) hacer, obligar

3) (to cause to be: I made it clear; You've made me very unhappy.) hacer, poner, volver

4) (to gain or earn: He makes $100 a week; to make a profit.) ganar, hacer

5) ((of numbers etc) to add up to; to amount to: 2 and 2 make(s) 4.) ser, equivaler

6) (to become, turn into, or be: He'll make an excellent teacher.) ser, hacer

7) (to estimate as: I make the total 483.) calcular

8) (to appoint, or choose, as: He was made manager.) nombrar, elegir

9) (used with many nouns to give a similar meaning to that of the verb from which the noun is formed: He made several attempts (= attempted several times); They made a left turn (= turned left); He made (= offered) a suggestion/proposal; Have you any comments to make?) hacer

2. noun
(a (usually manufacturer's) brand: What make is your new car?) marca

- maker
- making
- make-believe
- make-over
- makeshift
- make-up
- have the makings of
- in the making
- make a/one's bed
- make believe
- make do
- make for
- make it
- make it up
- make something of something
- make of something
- make something of
- make of
- make out
- make over
- make up
- make up for
- make up one's mind
- make up to

make¹ n marca

what make is your watch? ¿de qué marca es tu reloj? / ¿cuál es la marca de tu reloj?

make² vb

1. hacer

I'm making a cake estoy haciendo una tarta

don't make so much noise no hagas tanto ruido

the film made her cry la película la hizo llorar

have you made your bed? ¿te has hecho la cama?

2. fabricar / producir

this factory makes cars esta fábrica produce coches

3. ser

eight and seven make fifteen ocho y siete son quince

to make sure asegurarse

make sure the oven is turned off asegúrate de que esté apagado el horno

El pasado y participio pasado de make es made; el gerundio se escribe making

make

tr[meɪk]

noun

1 (brand) marca

■ what make of car did you buy? ¿de qué marca es el coche que compraste?

transitive verb (pt & pp made, ger making)

1 (produce - gen) hacer; (construct) construir; (manufacture) fabricar; (create) crear; (prepare) preparar

■ we've already made plans for the weekend ya hemos hecho planes para el fin de semana

■ have you made a list? ¿has hecho una lista?

■ he made a fortune hizo una fortuna

■ I'll make some tea haré un poco de té

■ she made some sandwiches hizo unos bocadillos, preparó unos bocadillos

■ he's making a film about the civil war está haciendo una película sobre la guerra civil

■ they're going to make a record van a grabar un disco

■ Parliament makes laws el Parlamento hace las leyes

■ she makes all her own clothes ella misma se hace toda su ropa

■ stop making all that noise! ¡dejad de hacer tanto ruido!

■ these cakes have been made using the finest ingredients estos pastelitos han sido elaborados con ingredientes de primera calidad

2 (carry out, perform) hacer

■ we made a long journey hicimos un largo viaje

■ may I make a suggestion? ¿puedo hacer una sugerencia?

■ the cat's made a hole in the armchair el gato ha hecho un agujero en el sillón

■ I must make a phone call tengo que hacer una llamada

■ she made an important decision tomó una decisión importante

■ he has to make a speech tiene que pronunciar un discurso

■ I made a terrible mistake cometí un gran error

■ we've made arrangements for you to be met at the airport hemos dispuesto que alguien vaya a buscarte al aeropuerto

3 (cause to be) hacer, poner, volver

■ the fish made her ill el pescado le sentó mal

■ the gift made him happy el regalo lo hizo feliz

■ you make me so angry me sacas de quicio

■ the decision made me unpopular le decisión me hizo impopular

■ that dress makes you look slim aquel vestido te hace delgada

■ the news has been made public la noticia se ha hecho pública

■ she couldn't make herself understood no se hacía entender

4 (force, compel) hacer, obligar; (cause to do) hacer

■ they make me go to bed early me obligan a acostarme temprano

■ they made him wait le hicieron esperar

■ peeling onions makes her cry pelar cebollas le hace llorar

■ he makes me laugh me hace reír

■ what makes you say that? ¿por qué dices eso?

5 (be, become) ser, hacer; (cause to be) hacer, convertir en

■ she'll make a good singer será buena cantante, tiene madera de cantante

■ he'll make somebody a good husband será un buen marido para alguien

■ we'll make a champion of you te convertiremos en campeón

■ it'll make a change será un cambio

■ this book makes great reading este libro es estupendo

■ don't make a habit of it que no se convierta en una costumbre

■ you'll make a mess of it lo vas a estropear

6 (earn) ganar, hacer

■ she made 1,000 pounds last week ganó 1.000 libras la semana pasada

■ he makes a living selling imitation jewellery se gana la vida vendiendo bisutería

7 (achieve) conseguir, alcanzar; (arrive at, reach) alcanzar, llegar a; (manage to attend) poder (ir)

■ we made it! ¡lo conseguimos!

■ he made it to the airport just in time llegó al aeropuerto con el tiempo justo

■ their record made number one su disco alcanzó el número uno

■ I can't make it to your party no puedo ir a tu fiesta

■ I can't make it Friday el viernes no puedo

8 (appoint) nombrar; (elect) elegir

■ the king made him a duke el rey lo nombró duque

■ they made her treasurer la eligieron tesorera

9 (calculate, estimate, reckon) calcular

■ I make it ten pounds altogether calculo que son diez libras en total

■ how much do you make it? ¿a ti cuánto te da?

■ what time do you make it? ¿qué hora tienes?

10 (total, equal) ser, equivaler a

■ three and four make seven tres más cuatro son siete

■ with the baby that makes eight of us con el bebé somos ocho

■ that makes the third time you've asked me! ¡es la tercera vez que me lo preguntas!

11 (complete, finish off) dar el toque final a, completar; (assure success of) consagrar

■ the new curtains really make the room las nuevas cortinas dan el toque final a la habitación

■ this book will make her as a novelist este libro la consagrará como novelista

intransitive verb

1 (to be about to) hacer como, hacer ademán de, simular

■ he made as if to kiss her hizo como si la besara

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to be on the make (for profit) andar tras el dinero, andar intentando sacar tajada 2 (for power) barrer para dentro, barrer para casa 3 (for sex) estar de ligue, andar buscando aventuras

to make a fresh start volver a empezar

to make a go of something sacar algo adelante

to make a loss perder dinero

to make a name for oneself hacerse un nombre

to make a note of something apuntar algo

to make a profit ganar dinero

to make a will hacer su testamento

to make believe hacer ver, imaginarse

■ the children made believe they were on a desert island los niños hacían ver que estaban en una isla desierta

to make do (with something) arreglárselas (con algo)

to make friends hacer amigos

to make fun of burlarse de

to make it a rule to do something tener como norma hacer algo

to make good triunfar

to make something good (pay for, replace) pagar 2 (carry out, fulfil) cumplir con 3 (repair) arreglar

to make it (be successful) tener éxito, llegar hasta arriba

to make like hacer ver, fingir

■ make like you haven't seen him haz ver que no lo has visto

to make nothing of something (achieve easily) hacer algo sin ningún problema 2 (treat as trifling) quitar importancia a algo

to make or break somebody/something significar la consagración o la ruina de alguien/algo

to make sense tener sentido

to make somebody's day alegrarle el día a alguien

to make something clear aclarar algo, dejar algo claro

to make something known dar a conocer algo

to make sure (of something) asegurarse (de algo)

to make the best/most of something sacar partido de algo

to make the bed hacer la cama

make ['meɪk] v, made ['meɪd;] ; making vt

1) create: hacer

to make noise: hacer ruido

2) fashion, manufacture: hacer, fabricar

she made a dress: hizo un vestido

3) devise, form: desarrollar, elaborar, formar

4) constitute: hacer, constituir

made of stone: hecho de piedra

5) prepare: hacer, preparar

6) render: hacer, poner

it makes him nervous: lo pone nervioso

to make someone happy: hacer feliz a alguien

it made me sad: me dio pena

7) perform: hacer

to make a gesture: hacer un gesto

8) compel: hacer, forzar, obligar

9) earn: ganar

to make a living: ganarse la vida

make vi

1) head: ir, dirigirse

we made for home: nos fuimos a casa

2)

to make do : arreglárselas

3)

to make good repay: pagar

4)

to make good succeed: tener éxito

make n

brand: marca f

make

n.

• fabricación s.f.

• hechura s.f.

• marca s.f.

• modelo s.m.

make (sth.) apparent

expr.

• hacer resaltar expr.

make (sth.) stand out

expr.

• hacer resaltar expr.

v.

(§ p.,p.p.: made) = confeccionar v.

• constituir v.

• crear v.

• fabricar v.

• formar v.

• hacer v.

(§pres: hago, haces...) pret: hic-

pp: hecho

fut/c: har-•)

I
1. meɪk
1) (past & past p made) transitive verb

Sense I

2) (create, produce) \<\<paint/cars\>\> hacer*, fabricar*; \<\<dress\>\> hacer*, confeccionar (frml); \<\<meal/cake/sandwich/coffee\>\> hacer*, preparar; \<\<film\>\> hacer*, rodar; \<\<record\>\> grabar; \<\<fire/nest/hole\>\> hacer*; \<\<list/will\>\> hacer*

to make a noise — hacer* ruido

to make a note of something — anotar algo

made in Spain/Mexico — hecho or fabricado en España/México

made in Argentina/Peru — industria or fabricación argentina/peruana

to make something into something: I'll make this material into a skirt con esta tela me haré una falda; to make something out of/from/of something: she made the dress out of an old sheet se hizo el vestido con/de una sábana vieja; we made another meal from the leftovers hicimos otra comida con las sobras; it's made of wood/plastic es de madera/plástico; don't make an enemy of her — no te la eches encima como enemiga; see also difference 1) b), fuss I, mess I 1), 2)

3)

a) ( carry out) \<\<repairs/changes/payment\>\> hacer*, efectuar* (frml); \<\<preparations/arrangements\>\> hacer*; \<\<journey\>\> hacer*

make a left (turn) here — (AmE) dobla or gira a la izquierda aquí

b) \<\<remark/announcement\>\> hacer*

Sense II

4) ( cause to be)

I'll make you happy/rich — te haré feliz/rica

don't make life difficult for yourself — no te compliques la vida

that made me sad — eso me entristeció or me apenó

the work made me thirsty/sleepy — el trabajo me dio sed/sueño

what makes me angry is... — lo que me da rabia es...

I couldn't make myself heard above the noise — no podía conseguir que me oyeran con el ruido

they've made him supervisor — lo han nombrado supervisor, lo han ascendido a supervisor

we'll make a man of you — haremos de ti un hombre

if nine o'clock is too early, make it later — si las nueve es muy temprano, podemos reunirnos (or encontrarnos etc) más tarde

two large pizzas..., no, make that three — dos pizzas grandes..., no, mire, mejor déme tres

5)

a) ( cause to) hacer*

whatever made you do it? — ¿por qué lo hiciste?, ¿qué te llevó a hacer eso?

b) ( compel) obligar* a, hacer*

she was made to apologize — la obligaron a or la hicieron pedir perdón

c) (in phrases)

to make believe: you can't just make believe it never happened no puedes pretender que no sucedió, no puedes hacer como si no hubiera sucedido; to make do (with something), to make something do — arreglárselas con algo

Sense III

6)

a) (constitute, be) ser*

perfume makes the ideal gift — el perfume es el regalo ideal

it would make a nice change — sería un cambio agradable

you'd make a useless nurse — como enfermera serías un desastre

they make a nice couple — hacen buena pareja

b) (equal, amount to) ser*

five plus five makes ten — cinco y or más cinco son diez

that makes two of us — ya somos dos

7) ( calculate)

what do you make the total? — ¿(a ti) cuánto te da?

I make it 253 — (a mí) me da 253

what time do you make it, what do you make the time? — ¿qué hora tienes?

8) ( make fuss)

I think you're making too much of what she said — creo que le estás dándo demasiada importancia a lo que dijo

9)

a) ( understand)

to make something of something: I could make nothing of the message no entendí el mensaje; make of that what you will — tú saca tus propias conclusiones

b) ( think)

to make something of somebody/something: what did you make of him? ¿qué te pareció?; I don't know what to make of it — no sé qué pensar

Sense IV

10)

a) (gain, earn) \<\<money\>\> hacer*

they made a loss/profit — perdieron/ganaron dinero

they made a profit of $20,000 — ganaron or sacaron 20.000 dólares

how much did you make on the deal? — ¿cuánto sacaste or ganaste con el trato?

b) ( acquire) \<\<friends\>\> hacer*

I made a few acquaintances there — conocí a or (frml) trabé conocimiento con algunas personas allí

to make a name for oneself — hacerse* un nombre

11) (colloq) (manage to attend, reach)

I'm afraid I can't make Saturday — me temo que el sábado no puedo

we just made the 3 o'clock train — llegamos justo a tiempo para el tren de las tres

to make it: he'll never make it as a doctor nunca será un buen médico; they made it through to the finals — llegaron a la final

12) ( assure success of)

if you go to Harvard, you're made for life — si vas a Harvard, tienes el futuro asegurado

to make or break something/somebody — ser* el éxito o la ruina de algo/alguien

2.

vi

1) ( make preliminary move)

to make as if o as though to + inf — hacer* ademán de + inf

2) (move, proceed)

they made toward the door — se dirigieron hacia la puerta; see also make for

•

Phrasal Verbs:

- make for

- make off

- make out

- make over

- make up

- make up for

- make up to

II

noun

1) ( brand) marca f

what make is it? — ¿de qué marca es?

2)

to be on the make — (colloq) ( out for gain) estar* intentando sacar tajada (fam); ( looking for a date) estar* de ligue or (AmS) de levante or (Chi) de pinche (fam)

[meɪk] (pt, pp made) When make is part of a set combination, eg make an attempt, make a bow, make a case, make sure, look up the other word.
1. TRANSITIVE VERB

1) (=create, prepare) [+ fire, bed, tea, will, remark, plan, suggestion] hacer; [+ dress] hacer, confeccionar; [+ shelter] construir; [+ meal] hacer, preparar; [+ record] grabar; [+ film] rodar; (=manufacture) [+ tool, machine] fabricar, hacer

I'm going to make a cake — voy a hacer un pastel

I make my bed every morning — me hago la cama cada mañana

he made it himself — lo hizo él mismo

God made man — Dios hizo al hombre

don't make a noise — no hagas ruido

"made in Spain" — [+ tool, machine] "fabricado en España"; [+ dress] "confeccionado en España"; [+ nougat, chocolate] "elaborado en España"

he's as cunning as they make 'em * — es de lo más astuto que hay

this car isn't made to carry eight people — este coche no está pensado para ocho personas

they don't make songs like that any more — ya no componen canciones como las de antes

• they were made for each other — estaban hechos el uno para el otro

her shoes weren't made for walking — llevaba unos zapatos poco adecuados para caminar

• we had the curtains made to measure — nos hicieron las cortinas a medida

• it's made of gold — es de oro, está hecho de oro
show 2., 4)
2) (=carry out) [+ journey, effort] hacer; [+ speech] pronunciar; [+ payment] efectuar; [+ error] cometer

I'd like to make a phone call — quisiera hacer una llamada

he made an agreement to pay off the arrears — se comprometió a pagar los atrasos

3) (=earn) ganar

how much do you make? — ¿cuánto ganas?

he makes £350 a week — gana 350 libras a la semana

the deal made him £500 — ganó 500 libras con el negocio, el negocio le reportó 500 libras

the film made millions — la película recaudó millones

4) (=reach, achieve) [+ place] llegar a

will we make Paris before lunch? — ¿llegaremos a París antes de la hora de comer?

Lara made a hundred — (Cricket) Lara hizo or se anotó 100 carreras

the novel made the bestseller list — la novela entró en las listas de libros más vendidos

• we made it just in time — llegamos justo a tiempo

can you make it by 10? — ¿puedes llegar a las 10?

sorry, I can't make it — lo siento, no puedo or no me va bien

do you think he'll make (it to) university? — ¿crees que conseguirá ir a la universidad?

he made (it into) the first team — consiguió entrar en el primer equipo

you've got the talent to make it — con tu talento llegarás muy lejos

to make it with sb * — (sexually) hacérselo con algn *

• to make land — (Naut) llegar a tierra

• to make port — (Naut) tomar puerto

- he's got it made

5) (=say, agree)

let's make it 9 o'clock — pongamos las 9

another beer, please, no, make that two — otra cerveza por favor, no, que sean dos

6) (=cause to succeed)

this film made her — esta película la consagró

he was made for life — se aseguró un porvenir brillante

to make or break sth/sb —

this deal will make or break him — con este negocio o fracasa o se asegura el éxito

sex can make or break a relationship — el sexo es determinante en una relación, el sexo puede afianzar una relación o hacer que fracase

7) (=constitute)

this log makes a good seat — este tronco va muy bien de asiento

he'll make somebody a good husband — va a ser or hará un buen marido para algn

it'll make a (nice) change not to have to cook every day — lo de no tener que cocinar cada día estará muy bien, ¡qué descanso, no tener que cocinar cada día!

• they make a lovely couple — hacen muy buena pareja

• he'll make a good footballer — será buen futbolista

• it makes pleasant reading — es una lectura amena

• it still doesn't make a set — todavía no completa un juego entero

• it made a nice surprise — fue una sorpresa agradable

8) (=equal)

two and two make four — dos y dos son cuatro

this one makes 20 — con este son or hacen 20

how much does that make (altogether)? — ¿a cuánto sube (en total)?

8 pints make a gallon — 8 pintas hacen or son un galón

9) (=calculate) calcular

what do you make the total? — ¿cuánto calculas que es el total?

how many do you make it? — ¿cuántos calculas que hay?

I make the total 17 — calculo que hay 17 en total

what time do you make it, what do you make the time? — ¿qué hora tienes?

I make it 6 o'clock — yo tengo las 6

10) (Cards) [+ trick] ganar, hacer; (Bridge) [+ contract] cumplir

11) (in set structures)
to make sb sth (=cause to be)
to make sb king — hacer rey a algn

he made her his wife — la hizo su esposa

they've made Owen secretary — han nombrado secretario a Owen

he made her a star — hizo de ella una estrella
to make sb/sth ({+ adjective/past participle}28})
to make sb happy — hacer feliz a algn

to make sb angry — poner furioso a algn

to make o.s. heard — hacerse oír

the noise made concentration difficult or made it difficult to concentrate — con ese ruido era difícil concentrarse

why make things difficult for yourself? — ¿por qué te complicas la vida?
ill 1., 1), sick 1., 2), unhappy to make sth/sb into sth convertir algo/a algn en algo
we made the guest room into a study — convertimos la habitación de los invitados en estudio

they have made him into a cult figure — lo han convertido en un ídolo

the fibres are made into rope — con las fibras se hace cuerda
to make sb do sth (=cause to do sth) hacer a algn hacer algo; (=force to do sth) hacer a algn hacer algo, obligar a algn a hacer algo
to make sb laugh/cry — hacer reír/llorar a algn

now look what you've made me do! — ¡mira lo que me has hecho hacer!

what made you say that? — ¿cómo se te ocurrió decir eso?, ¿por qué dijiste eso?

what makes you do it? — ¿qué es lo que te lleva a hacerlo?

it makes you think, doesn't it? — da que pensar ¿no?

he made me apologize to the teacher — me hizo pedir perdón or me obligó a pedir perdón al profesor

you can't make me (do it) — no puedes obligarme (a hacerlo)

I was made to wait for an hour — me hicieron esperar una hora
to make o.s. do sth obligarse a hacer algo
I have to make myself (do it) — tengo que obligarme (a hacerlo), tengo que hacer un esfuerzo (por hacerlo)

she made herself look him in the eye — tuvo que obligarse a mirarle a los ojos
to make sth do, make [do] with sth arreglárselas or apañárselas con algo
I'll make do with what I've got — me las arreglaré con lo que tengo

12) (in set expressions)
to make good [+ promise] cumplir; [+ accusation] hacer bueno, probar; [+ claim] justificar; [+ loss] compensar; [+ damage] reparar; (=pay) pagar make 2. to make sth of sth (=understand)
I don't know what to make of it — no sé qué pensar

what do you make of Anna? — ¿qué piensas de Anna?, ¿qué te parece Anna?

what do you make of this? — ¿qué te parece esto?

I can't make anything of this letter — no entiendo nada de lo que pone esta carta, no saco nada en claro de esta carta
(=give importance to)
I think you're making rather too much of what I said — creo que le estás dando demasiada importancia a lo que dije
issue 1., 1)
2.

INTRANSITIVE VERB (in set expressions)

• to make after sb — perseguir a algn, correr tras algn

• he made as if to — + infin hizo como si + subjun, hizo ademán de + infin

he made as if to strike me — hizo como si me fuera a pegar, hizo ademán de pegarme

• to make good — [ex-criminal] rehabilitar, reformar

• he was making like he didn't have any money — (US) * hacía como si no tuviera dinero

- it's make or break time for the England team

3.

NOUN (=brand) marca f

what make of car was it? — ¿qué marca de coche era?

they are our own make — son de nuestra propia marca

they have rifles of Belgian make — tienen fusiles de fabricación belga

- be on the make

- make away

- make away with

- make for

- make off

- make out

- make over

- make up

- make up for

- make up on

- make up to

* * *

I
1. [meɪk]
1) (past & past p made) transitive verb

Sense I

2) (create, produce) \<\<paint/cars\>\> hacer*, fabricar*; \<\<dress\>\> hacer*, confeccionar (frml); \<\<meal/cake/sandwich/coffee\>\> hacer*, preparar; \<\<film\>\> hacer*, rodar; \<\<record\>\> grabar; \<\<fire/nest/hole\>\> hacer*; \<\<list/will\>\> hacer*

to make a noise — hacer* ruido

to make a note of something — anotar algo

made in Spain/Mexico — hecho or fabricado en España/México

made in Argentina/Peru — industria or fabricación argentina/peruana

to make something into something: I'll make this material into a skirt con esta tela me haré una falda; to make something out of/from/of something: she made the dress out of an old sheet se hizo el vestido con/de una sábana vieja; we made another meal from the leftovers hicimos otra comida con las sobras; it's made of wood/plastic es de madera/plástico; don't make an enemy of her — no te la eches encima como enemiga; see also difference 1) b), fuss I, mess I 1), 2)

3)

a) ( carry out) \<\<repairs/changes/payment\>\> hacer*, efectuar* (frml); \<\<preparations/arrangements\>\> hacer*; \<\<journey\>\> hacer*

make a left (turn) here — (AmE) dobla or gira a la izquierda aquí

b) \<\<remark/announcement\>\> hacer*

Sense II

4) ( cause to be)

I'll make you happy/rich — te haré feliz/rica

don't make life difficult for yourself — no te compliques la vida

that made me sad — eso me entristeció or me apenó

the work made me thirsty/sleepy — el trabajo me dio sed/sueño

what makes me angry is... — lo que me da rabia es...

I couldn't make myself heard above the noise — no podía conseguir que me oyeran con el ruido

they've made him supervisor — lo han nombrado supervisor, lo han ascendido a supervisor

we'll make a man of you — haremos de ti un hombre

if nine o'clock is too early, make it later — si las nueve es muy temprano, podemos reunirnos (or encontrarnos etc) más tarde

two large pizzas..., no, make that three — dos pizzas grandes..., no, mire, mejor déme tres

5)

a) ( cause to) hacer*

whatever made you do it? — ¿por qué lo hiciste?, ¿qué te llevó a hacer eso?

b) ( compel) obligar* a, hacer*

she was made to apologize — la obligaron a or la hicieron pedir perdón

c) (in phrases)

to make believe: you can't just make believe it never happened no puedes pretender que no sucedió, no puedes hacer como si no hubiera sucedido; to make do (with something), to make something do — arreglárselas con algo

Sense III

6)

a) (constitute, be) ser*

perfume makes the ideal gift — el perfume es el regalo ideal

it would make a nice change — sería un cambio agradable

you'd make a useless nurse — como enfermera serías un desastre

they make a nice couple — hacen buena pareja

b) (equal, amount to) ser*

five plus five makes ten — cinco y or más cinco son diez

that makes two of us — ya somos dos

7) ( calculate)

what do you make the total? — ¿(a ti) cuánto te da?

I make it 253 — (a mí) me da 253

what time do you make it, what do you make the time? — ¿qué hora tienes?

8) ( make fuss)

I think you're making too much of what she said — creo que le estás dándo demasiada importancia a lo que dijo

9)

a) ( understand)

to make something of something: I could make nothing of the message no entendí el mensaje; make of that what you will — tú saca tus propias conclusiones

b) ( think)

to make something of somebody/something: what did you make of him? ¿qué te pareció?; I don't know what to make of it — no sé qué pensar

Sense IV

10)

a) (gain, earn) \<\<money\>\> hacer*

they made a loss/profit — perdieron/ganaron dinero

they made a profit of $20,000 — ganaron or sacaron 20.000 dólares

how much did you make on the deal? — ¿cuánto sacaste or ganaste con el trato?

b) ( acquire) \<\<friends\>\> hacer*

I made a few acquaintances there — conocí a or (frml) trabé conocimiento con algunas personas allí

to make a name for oneself — hacerse* un nombre

11) (colloq) (manage to attend, reach)

I'm afraid I can't make Saturday — me temo que el sábado no puedo

we just made the 3 o'clock train — llegamos justo a tiempo para el tren de las tres

to make it: he'll never make it as a doctor nunca será un buen médico; they made it through to the finals — llegaron a la final

12) ( assure success of)

if you go to Harvard, you're made for life — si vas a Harvard, tienes el futuro asegurado

to make or break something/somebody — ser* el éxito o la ruina de algo/alguien

2.

vi

1) ( make preliminary move)

to make as if o as though to + inf — hacer* ademán de + inf

2) (move, proceed)

they made toward the door — se dirigieron hacia la puerta; see also make for

•

Phrasal Verbs:

- make for

- make off

- make out

- make over

- make up

- make up for

- make up to

II

noun

1) ( brand) marca f

what make is it? — ¿de qué marca es?

2)

to be on the make — (colloq) ( out for gain) estar* intentando sacar tajada (fam); ( looking for a date) estar* de ligue or (AmS) de levante or (Chi) de pinche (fam)

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1.
[meɪk]transitive verb, made [meɪd]

1) (construct) machen, anfertigen (of aus); bauen [Damm, Straße, Flugzeug, Geige]; anlegen [See, Teich, Weg usw.]; zimmern [Tisch, Regal]; basteln [Spielzeug, Vogelhäuschen, Dekoration usw.]; nähen [Kleider]; durchbrechen [Türöffnung]; (manufacture) herstellen; (create) [er]schaffen [Welt]; (prepare) zubereiten [Mahlzeit]; machen [Frühstück, Grog]; machen, kochen [Kaffee, Tee, Marmelade]; backen [Brot, Kuchen]; (compose, write) schreiben, verfassen [Buch, Gedicht, Lied, Bericht]; machen [Eintrag, Zeichen, Kopie, Zusammenfassung, Testament]; anfertigen [Entwurf]; aufsetzen [Bewerbung, Schreiben, Urkunde]

make a film — einen Film drehen

make a dress out of the material, make the material into a dress — aus dem Stoff ein Kleid machen

a table made of wood/of the finest wood — ein Holztisch/ein Tisch aus feinstem Holz

made in Germany — in Deutschland hergestellt

show what one is made of — zeigen, was in einem steckt (ugs.)

be [simply] 'made of money — (coll.) im Geld [nur so] schwimmen (ugs.)

be 'made for something/somebody — (fig.): (ideally suited) wie geschaffen für etwas/jemanden sein

make a bed — (for sleeping) ein Bett bauen (ugs.)

make the bed — (arrange after sleeping) das Bett machen

have it made — (coll.) ausgesorgt haben (ugs.)

2) (combine into) sich verbinden zu; bilden

blue and yellow make green — aus Blau und Gelb wird Grün

3) (cause to exist) machen [Ärger, Schwierigkeiten, Lärm, Aufhebens]

make enemies — sich (Dat.) Feinde machen od. schaffen

make time for doing or to do something — sich (Dat.) die Zeit dazu nehmen, etwas zu tun

4) (result in, amount to) machen [Unterschied, Summe]; ergeben [Resultat]

two and two make four — zwei und zwei ist od. macht od. sind vier

they make a handsome pair — sie geben ein hübsches Paar ab

qualities that make a man — Eigenschaften, die einen Mann ausmachen

5) (establish, enact) bilden [Gegensatz]; treffen [Unterscheidung, Übereinkommen]; ziehen [Vergleich, Parallele]; erlassen [Gesetz, Haftbefehl]; aufstellen [Regeln, Behauptung]; stellen [Forderung]; geben [Bericht]; schließen [Vertrag]; vornehmen [Zahlung]; machen [Geschäft, Vorschlag, Geständnis]; erheben [Anschuldigung, Protest, Beschwerde]

6) (cause to be or become)

make angry/happy/known — etc. wütend/glücklich/bekannt usw. machen

make somebody captain — jemanden zum Kapitän machen

make a star of somebody — aus jemandem einen Star machen

make a friend of somebody — sich mit jemandem anfreunden

make oneself heard/respected — sich (Dat.) Gehör/Respekt verschaffen

make oneself understood — sich verständlich machen

shall we make it Tuesday then? — sagen wir also Dienstag?

that makes it one pound exactly — das macht genau ein Pfund

make it a shorter journey by doing something — die Reise abkürzen, indem man etwas tut

7)

make somebody do something — (cause) jemanden dazu bringen, etwas zu tun; (compel) jemanden zwingen, etwas zu tun

make somebody repeat the sentence — jemanden den Satz wiederholen lassen

be made to do something — etwas tun müssen; (be compelled) gezwungen werden, etwas zu tun

make oneself do something — sich überwinden, etwas zu tun

what makes you think that? — wie kommst du darauf?

8) (form, be counted as)

this makes the tenth time you've failed — das ist nun [schon] das zehnte Mal, dass du versagt hast

will you make one of the party? — wirst du dabei od. (ugs.) mit von der Partie sein?

9) (serve for) abgeben

this story makes good reading — diese Geschichte ist guter Lesestoff

10) (become by development or training)

the site would make a good playground — der Platz würde einen guten Spielplatz abgeben

he will make a good officer — aus ihm wird noch ein guter Offizier

11) (gain, acquire, procure) machen [Vermögen, Profit, Verlust]; machen (ugs.) [Geld]; verdienen [Lebensunterhalt]; sich (Dat.) erwerben [Ruf]; (obtain as result) kommen zu od. auf, herausbekommen [Ergebnis, Endsumme]

how much did you make? — wieviel hast du verdient?

that makes one pound exactly — das macht genau ein Pfund

12) machen [Geste, Bewegung, Verbeugung]; machen [Reise, Besuch, Ausnahme, Fehler, Angebot, Entdeckung, Witz, Bemerkung]; begehen [Irrtum]; vornehmen [Änderung, Stornierung]; vorbringen [Beschwerde]; tätigen, machen [Einkäufe]; geben [Versprechen, Kommentar]; halten [Rede]; ziehen [Vergleich]; durchführen, machen [Experiment, Analyse, Inspektion]; (wage) führen [Krieg]; (accomplish) schaffen [Strecke pro Zeiteinheit]

13)

make much of something — etwas betonen

make little of something — (play something down) etwas herunterspielen

they could make little of his letter — (understand) sie konnten mit seinem Brief nicht viel anfangen

I don't know what to make of him/it — ich werde aus ihm/daraus nicht schlau od. klug

what do you make of him? — was hältst du von ihm?; wie schätzt du ihn ein?

14) (arrive at) erreichen [Bestimmungsort]; (coll.): (catch) [noch] kriegen (ugs.) [Zug usw.]

make it — (succeed in arriving) es schaffen

15)

something makes or breaks or mars somebody — etwas entscheidet über jmds. Glück oder Verderben (Akk.)

make somebody's day — jemandem einen glücklichen Tag bescheren

16) (consider to be)

What do you make the time? - I make it five past eight — Wie spät hast du es od. ist es bei dir? - Auf meiner Uhr ist es fünf nach acht

17)

make 'do — vorlieb nehmen

make 'do with/without something — mit/ohne etwas auskommen
2. intransitive verb,
made

1) (proceed)

make toward something/somebody — auf etwas/jemanden zusteuern

2) (act as if with intention)

make to do something — Anstalten machen, etwas zu tun

make as if or as though to do something — so tun, als wolle man etwas tun
3. noun
1) (kind of structure) Ausführung, die; (of clothes) Machart, die

2) (type of manufacture) Fabrikat, das; (brand) Marke, die

make of car — Automarke, die

3)

on the make — (coll.): (intent on gain) hinter dem Geld her (abwertend)

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/44737/make_for">make for

- make off

- make off with

- make out

- make over

- make up

- make up for

- make up to

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[meik] 1. past tense, past participle - made; verb
1) (to create, form or produce: God made the Earth; She makes all her own clothes; He made it out of paper; to make a muddle/mess of the job; to make lunch/coffee; We made an arrangement/agreement/deal/bargain.) machen

2) (to compel, force or cause (a person or thing to do something): They made her do it; He made me laugh.) bringen zu

3) (to cause to be: I made it clear; You've made me very unhappy.) machen

4) (to gain or earn: He makes $100 a week; to make a profit.) machen

5) ((of numbers etc) to add up to; to amount to: 2 and 2 make(s) 4.) ergeben

6) (to become, turn into, or be: He'll make an excellent teacher.) sich erweisen als

7) (to estimate as: I make the total 483.) schätzen

8) (to appoint, or choose, as: He was made manager.) machen zu

9) (used with many nouns to give a similar meaning to that of the verb from which the noun is formed: He made several attempts (= attempted several times); They made a left turn (= turned left); He made (= offered) a suggestion/proposal; Have you any comments to make?) machen
2. noun
(a (usually manufacturer's) brand: What make is your new car?) die Marke

- maker
- making
- make-believe
- make-over
- makeshift
- make-up
- have the makings of
- in the making
- make a/one's bed
- make believe
- make do
- make for
- make it
- make it up
- make something of something
- make of something
- make something of
- make of
- make out
- make over
- make up
- make up for
- make up one's mind
- make up to
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make

[meɪk]

I. NOUN

1. ECON (brand) Fabrikat nt, Marke f

the newer \makes of computer are much faster die neuen Computergenerationen sind viel schneller

it's jam of my own \make das ist selbst gemachte Marmelade

\make of car Automarke f

2. (of a person)

people of her \make are rare Leute wie sie [o fam ihrer Machart] sind selten

3. ( pej fam: search)

to be on the \make (for sex) auf sexuelle Abenteuer aus sein; (for money) geldgierig sein; (for power) machthungrig sein; (for profit) profitgierig sein; (for career) karrieresüchtig sein

to put the \make on sb AM (sl) versuchen, jdn ins Bett zu kriegen fam

II. TRANSITIVE VERB

<made, made>

1. (produce)

▪ to \make sth etw machen; company, factory etw herstellen

the pot is made to withstand high temperatures der Topf ist so beschaffen, dass er hohe Temperaturen aushält

‘made in Taiwan’ ‚hergestellt in Taiwan‘

this sweater is made of wool dieser Pullover ist aus Wolle

God made the world in 7 days Gott erschuf die Erde in 7 Tagen

to \make bread Brot backen

to \make clothes Kleider nähen

to \make coffee/soup/supper Kaffee/Suppe/das Abendessen kochen

to \make a copy of sth etw kopieren

to \make a movie [or film] einen Film drehen

to \make peace Frieden schließen

to \make a picture ( fam) ein Foto machen

to \make a recording of sth etw aufnehmen

to \make a snowman einen Schneemann bauen

to \make steel/a pot Stahl/einen Topf herstellen

to \make time sich dat [die] Zeit nehmen

to show what one's [really] made of zeigen, was in einem steckt

▪ to \make sb sth [or sth for sb] etw für jdn machen

he made us some coffee er machte uns Kaffee

▪ to be made for sth für etw akk [wie] geschaffen sein

the doll wasn't made for banging around die Puppe ist nicht dazu gedacht, herumgeschleudert zu werden

these two were made for each other die zwei sind wie geschaffen füreinander

2. (become)

▪ to \make sth etw werden; (be) etw sein

I don't think he will ever \make a good lawyer ich glaube, aus ihm wird nie ein guter Rechtsanwalt [werden]

she'll \make a great mother sie wird eine tolle Mutter abgeben

let's \make a circle lasst uns einen Kreis bilden

champagne and caviar \make a wonderful combination Champagner und Kaviar sind eine wunderbare Kombination

to \make a good answer/excuse eine gute Antwort/Entschuldigung sein

to \make a match gut zusammenpassen

to \make fascinating reading faszinierend zu lesen sein

3. (cause) machen

to \make noise/a scene/trouble Lärm/eine Szene/Ärger machen

to \make sb one's wife jdn zu seiner Frau machen

▪ to \make sth do sth:

the wind is making my eyes water durch den Wind fangen meine Augen an zu tränen

you \make things sound so bad du machst alles so schlecht

the dark colours \make the room look smaller die dunklen Farben lassen das Zimmer kleiner wirken

▪ to \make sb do sth jdn dazu bringen [o geh veranlassen], etw zu tun

what made you move here? was brachte dich dazu, hierher zu ziehen?

what made you change your mind? wodurch hast du deine Meinung geändert?

stories like that \make you think again Geschichten wie diese bringen dich zum Nachdenken

to \make sb laugh jdn zum Lachen bringen

to \make oneself look ridiculous sich akk lächerlich machen

to \make sb suffer jdn leiden lassen

4. (force)

▪ to \make sb do sth jdn zwingen, etw zu tun

go to your room! — no, and you can't \make me! geh auf dein Zimmer! — nein, und es kann mich auch keiner dazu zwingen!

5. + adj (cause to be) machen

the good weather made Spain so popular das schöne Wetter hat Spanien so beliebt gemacht

to \make the best of a situation das Beste aus einer Situation machen

to \make sb angry/happy jdn wütend/glücklich machen

to \make sth easy etw leicht machen

to \make oneself heard sich dat Gehör verschaffen

to \make oneself known to sb sich akk jdm vorstellen, sich akk mit jdm bekanntmachen

to \make sth public etw veröffentlichen

to \make oneself understood sich akk verständlich machen

6. (transform to)

▪ to \make sb/sth into sth:

the recycled paper will be made into cardboard das Recyclingpapier wird zu Karton weiterverarbeitet

this experience will \make you into a better person diese Erfahrung wird aus dir einen besseren Menschen machen

we've made the attic into a spare room wir haben den Speicher zu einem Gästezimmer ausgebaut

7. (perform)

▪ to \make sth mistake, progress, offer, suggestion etw machen

he made a plausible case for returning home early er überzeugte uns, dass es sinnvoll sei, früh nach Hause zu gehen

they made about 20 miles a day on foot sie legten etwa 20 Meilen am Tag zu Fuß zurück

I'll have a steak — no, \make that chicken ich nehme ein Steak — ach nein, bringen Sie doch lieber das Hühnchen

to \make an appointment einen Termin vereinbaren

to \make a bargain ein Schnäppchen machen

to \make a bid for sth ein Angebot für [o über] etw akk machen

to \make a book STOCKEX eine Aufstellung von Aktien machen, für die Kauf- oder Verkaufsaufträge entgegengenommen werden

to \make a call anrufen

to \make a deal einen Handel schließen

to \make a decision eine Entscheidung fällen [o treffen]

to \make a deposit eine Anzahlung leisten

to \make a donation eine Spende vornehmen

to \make an effort sich akk anstrengen

to \make a face ein Gesicht ziehen

to \make a good job of sth bei etw dat gute Arbeit leisten

to \make a move (in game) einen Zug machen; (in business, personal life) etwas unternehmen; body sich akk bewegen

to \make a payment eine Zahlung leisten

to \make a promise ein Versprechen geben, etw versprechen

to \make reservations reservieren

to \make a request for sth um etw akk bitten

to \make small talk Konversation betreiben

to \make a speech/presentation eine Rede/Präsentation halten

to \make a start anfangen

to \make good time doing sth bei etw dat schnell vorankommen

to \make way [or space] [or room] den Weg frei machen

to \make a withdrawal from a bank Geld bei einer Bank abheben

8. (amount to)

▪ to \make sth with numbers etw ergeben

five plus five \makes ten fünf und fünf ist zehn

today's earthquake \makes five since January mit dem heutigen Erdbeben sind es fünf seit Januar

this \makes the third time my car has broken down das ist nun das dritte Mal, dass mein Auto eine Panne hat

9. (earn, get)

▪ to \make sth:

he \makes £50,000 a year er verdient [o fam macht] 50.000 Pfund im Jahr

to \make enemies sich dat Feinde machen

to \make a fortune sein Glück machen

to \make friends Freundschaften schließen

to \make a killing einen Riesengewinn machen

to \make a living seinen Lebensunterhalt verdienen

to \make a lot of money out of sth mit etw dat viel Geld verdienen [o fam machen]

to \make a name for oneself sich dat einen Namen machen

to \make profits/losses Gewinn/Verlust machen

10. (appoint)

▪ to \make sb president/advisor/ambassador jdn zum Präsidenten/Berater/Botschafter ernennen

11. (consider important)

▪ to \make sth of sth:

she \makes a lot of politeness sie legt viel Wert auf Höflichkeit

don't \make too much of his grumpiness gib nicht zu viel auf seine mürrische Art

12. (estimate)

how much do you \make the total? was hast du als Summe errechnet?

I \make the answer [to be] 105.6 ich habe als Lösung 105,6 herausbekommen

what do you \make the time? was meinst du, wie viel Uhr ist es wohl?

13. ( fam: get to, reach)

▪ to \make sth etw schaffen

could you \make a meeting at 8 a.m.? schaffst du ein Treffen um 8 Uhr morgens?

I barely made it to the meeting ich habe es gerade noch zur Versammlung geschafft

the fire made the front page das Feuer kam auf die Titelseite

he made captain/sergeant/manager AM er hat es bis zum Kapitän/Feldwebel/Manager gebracht

to \make the bus/one's train/one's plane den Bus/seinen Zug/sein Flugzeug kriegen

to \make the deadline den Termin einhalten [können]

to \make the grade sich akk qualifizieren, es schaffen

to \make the finals/a team SPORT sich akk für das Finale/ein Team qualifizieren

to \make the big time ( fam) groß einsteigen fam

to \make it to the top Karriere machen

to \make it es schaffen

the patient may not \make it through the night der Patient wird wahrscheinlich die Nacht nicht überstehen

14. (render perfect)

those curtains really \make the living room diese Vorhänge heben das Wohnzimmer ungemein

this film has made his career der Film machte ihn berühmt

that made my day! das hat mir den Tag gerettet!

you've got it made! du hast ausgesorgt!

15. (have sex)

to \make love sich akk lieben, miteinander schlafen

▪ to \make sb AM, AUS (sl) mit jdm ins Bett gehen fam

he tried to \make her er hat versucht, sie ins Bett zu kriegen fam

to \make it with sb (fam!) es mit jdm treiben fam

16. NAUT

to \make port Meldung an den Hafenmeister machen

to \make sail in See stechen

to \make way vorankommen

17. ELEC

to \make contact den Stromkreis schließen

18.

▶ to \make a beeline [or dash] for sth/sb schnurstracks auf etw/jdn zugehen

▶ to \make or break sth/sb das Schicksal von etw/jdm in der Hand haben

▶ to \make a day/an evening of it den ganzen Tag/die ganze Nacht bleiben

let's \make a night of it die Nacht ist noch jung

▶ to \make a go of it es schaffen, in etw dat Erfolg haben

▶ made in heaven perfekt

▶ to be made of money Geld wie Heu haben

▶ to \make sense Sinn ergeben [o machen

III. INTRANSITIVE VERB

<made, made>

1. (be about to)

to \make to leave/eat dinner/start a fight sich akk anschicken, zu gehen/Abend zu essen/einen Streit anzufangen

just as we made to leave the phone rang gerade als wir gehen wollten, klingelte das Telefon

2. (pretend)

▪ to \make as if to do sth aussehen, als ob man etw tun wolle

he made as if to leave the room er machte Anstalten, das Zimmer zu verlassen

stop making like you know everything! hör auf so zu tun, als wüsstest du alles!

▪ to \make like... AM so tun, als ob...

the boy made like he was sick so he wouldn't have to go to school der Junge stellte sich krank, damit er nicht zur Schule musste

3. AM ( dated sl: hand over)

▪ to \make with the money/jewels Geld/Juwelen [über]geben

\make with the money bags, baby! her mit dem Geld, Baby! fam

4.

▶ to \make do with/without sth mit/ohne etw dat auskommen [o hinkommen]

can you \make do with a fiver? reicht dir ein Fünfpfundschein?

▶ to \make do and mend ( prov) flicken und wiederverwerten, was man hat, sich akk mit etw dat zufriedengeben

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make [meık]

A s

1. a) Machart f, Ausführung f

b) Erzeugnis n, Produkt n, Fabrikat n:

our own make (unser) eigenes Fabrikat;

of best English make beste englische Qualität;

I like the make of this car mir gefällt die Ausführung oder Form dieses Wagens;

is this your own make? haben Sie das (selbst) gemacht?

2. Mode: Schnitt m, Fasson f

3. WIRTSCH (Fabrik)Marke f

4. TECH Typ m, Bau(art) m(f)

5. Beschaffenheit f, Zustand m

6. Anfertigung f, Herstellung f, Produktion f

7. Produktion(smenge) f, Ausstoß m

8. a) (Körper)Bau m

b) Veranlagung f, Natur f, Art f

9. Bau m, Gefüge n

10. Fassung f, Stil m (eines Romans etc)

11. ELEK Schließen n (des Stromkreises):

be at make geschlossen sein

12. Kartenspiel:

a) Trumpfbestimmung f

b) Bridge: endgültiges Trumpfgebot

c) Mischen n (der Karten)

13. be on the make sl

a) schwer dahinter her sein, auf Geld oder auf seinen Vorteil aus sein,

b) auf ein (sexuelles) Abenteuer aus sein,

c) (gesellschaftlich) nach oben drängen,

d) im Kommen oder Werden sein

B v/t prät und pperf made [meıd]

1. allg z. B. Anstrengungen, Einkäufe, Einwände, eine Reise, sein Testament, eine Verbeugung, einen Versuch machen:

make a fire Feuer machen;

make a price einen Preis festsetzen oder machen;

make a speech eine Rede halten;

make it 2-1 SPORT auf 2:1 stellen;

he’s (as) stupid as they make them umg er ist so dumm wie sonst was; (siehe die Verbindungen mit den entsprechenden Stichwörtern)

2. machen:

a) anfertigen, herstellen, erzeugen ( alle:

from, of, out of aus)

b) verarbeiten, bilden, formen ( alle:

to, into in akk, zu):

make a man of sb einen Mann aus jemandem machen

c) Tee etc (zu)bereiten:

he made himself a cup of coffee er machte sich eine Tasse Kaffee

d) ein Gedicht etc verfassen, schreiben

3. errichten, bauen, einen Park, Weg etc anlegen

4. (er)schaffen:

God made man Gott schuf den Menschen;

you are made for this job du bist für diese Arbeit wie geschaffen

5. fig machen zu:

he made her his wife;

make a doctor of sb jemanden Arzt werden lassen

6. ergeben, bilden, entstehen lassen:

oxygen and hydrogen make water Wasserstoff und Sauerstoff bilden Wasser

7. verursachen:

a) ein Geräusch, Lärm, Mühe, Schwierigkeiten etc machen

b) bewirken, (mit sich) bringen:

prosperity makes contentment

8. (er)geben, den Stoff abgeben zu, dienen als (Sache):

this makes a good article das gibt einen guten Artikel;

this cloth will make a suit dieses Tuch wird für einen Anzug reichen

9. sich erweisen als (Personen):

he would make a good salesman er würde einen guten Verkäufer abgeben;

she made him a good wife sie war ihm eine gute Frau

10. bilden, (aus)machen:

this makes the tenth time das ist das zehnte Mal

11. (mit adj, pperf etc)machen:

make angry zornig machen, erzürnen; → make good

12. (mit folgendem Substantiv) machen zu, ernennen zu:

they made him (a) general, he was made a general er wurde zum General ernannt;

he made himself a martyr er machte sich zum Märtyrer

13. mit inf ( aktivisch ohne to, passiv mit to) jemanden lassen, veranlassen oder bringen oder zwingen oder nötigen zu:

make sb wait jemanden warten lassen;

he was made to wait for an hour man ließ ihn eine Stunde warten;

we made him talk wir brachten ihn zum Sprechen;

they made him repeat it, he was made to repeat it man ließ es ihn wiederholen;

make sth do, make do with sth mit etwas auskommen, sich mit etwas begnügen oder behelfen;

that coat makes him look absurd in dem Mantel schaut er einfach lächerlich aus; → laugh B

14. fig machen:

make much of

a) viel Wesens um etwas od jemanden machen,

b) viel halten von, eine hohe Meinung haben von, große Stücke halten auf (akk)

15. sich eine Vorstellung von etwas machen, etwas halten für:

what do you make of it? was halten Sie davon?

16. umg jemanden halten für:

I make him a greenhorn

17. schätzen auf (akk):

I make the distance three miles;

how old do you make him? wie alt schätzen Sie ihn?

18. feststellen:

I make it a quarter to five nach meiner Uhr ist es Viertel vor fünf

19. erfolgreich durchführen: → escape C 1

20. jemandem zum Erfolg verhelfen, jemandes Glück machen:

I can make and break you ich kann aus Ihnen etwas machen und ich kann Sie auch erledigen

21. sich ein Vermögen etc erwerben, verdienen, Geld, einen Profit machen, einen Gewinn erzielen: → name Bes Redew

22. schaffen:

a) eine Strecke zurücklegen:

make it es (räumlich od zeitlich) schaffen ( → B 23);

he didn’t make it to the emergency exit er schaffte es nicht bis zum Notausgang;

sorry, I couldn’t make it any earlier ich konnte leider nicht früher kommen

b) eine Geschwindigkeit erreichen, machen:

make 60 mph

23. umg etwas erreichen, schaffen, einen akademischen Grad erlangen, SPORT etc Punkte, auch eine Schulnote erzielen, einen Zug erwischen:

make it es schaffen ( → B 22);

he made it to general er brachte es bis zum General;

make the team bes US sich einen Platz (in der Mannschaft) erobern; → regular A 14

24. sl eine Frau rumkriegen, umlegen (verführen)

25. ankommen in (dat), erreichen:

make port SCHIFF in den Hafen einlaufen

26. SCHIFF Land etc sichten, ausmachen

27. Br eine Mahlzeit einnehmen

28. ein Fest etc veranstalten

29. Kartenspiel:

a) Karten mischen

b) einen Stich machen

30. ELEK den Stromkreis schließen, einen Kontakt herstellen

31. LING den Plural etc bilden, werden zu

32. sich belaufen auf (akk), ergeben, machen:

two and two make four 2 und 2 macht oder ist 4

33. besonders Br ein Tier abrichten, dressieren

34. obs übersetzen (in eine andere Sprache)

35. US sl jemanden identifizieren

C v/i

1. sich anschicken, den Versuch machen ( beide:

to do zu tun):

he made to go er wollte gehen

2. (to nach)

a) sich begeben oder wenden

b) führen, gehen (Weg etc), sich erstrecken

c) fließen

3. einsetzen (Ebbe, Flut), (an)steigen (Flut etc)

4. (statt passiv) gemacht oder hergestellt werden

5. Kartenspiel: einen Stich machen

6. make as if ( oder as though) so tun, als ob oder als wenn:

make believe vorgeben ( that dass; to do zu tun);

make like US sl sich benehmen oder aufführen wie

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1.
[meɪk]transitive verb, made [meɪd]

1) (construct) machen, anfertigen (of aus); bauen [Damm, Straße, Flugzeug, Geige]; anlegen [See, Teich, Weg usw.]; zimmern [Tisch, Regal]; basteln [Spielzeug, Vogelhäuschen, Dekoration usw.]; nähen [Kleider]; durchbrechen [Türöffnung]; (manufacture) herstellen; (create) [er]schaffen [Welt]; (prepare) zubereiten [Mahlzeit]; machen [Frühstück, Grog]; machen, kochen [Kaffee, Tee, Marmelade]; backen [Brot, Kuchen]; (compose, write) schreiben, verfassen [Buch, Gedicht, Lied, Bericht]; machen [Eintrag, Zeichen, Kopie, Zusammenfassung, Testament]; anfertigen [Entwurf]; aufsetzen [Bewerbung, Schreiben, Urkunde]

make a film — einen Film drehen

make a dress out of the material, make the material into a dress — aus dem Stoff ein Kleid machen

a table made of wood/of the finest wood — ein Holztisch/ein Tisch aus feinstem Holz

made in Germany — in Deutschland hergestellt

show what one is made of — zeigen, was in einem steckt (ugs.)

be [simply] 'made of money — (coll.) im Geld [nur so] schwimmen (ugs.)

be 'made for something/somebody — (fig.): (ideally suited) wie geschaffen für etwas/jemanden sein

make a bed — (for sleeping) ein Bett bauen (ugs.)

make the bed — (arrange after sleeping) das Bett machen

have it made — (coll.) ausgesorgt haben (ugs.)

2) (combine into) sich verbinden zu; bilden

blue and yellow make green — aus Blau und Gelb wird Grün

3) (cause to exist) machen [Ärger, Schwierigkeiten, Lärm, Aufhebens]

make enemies — sich (Dat.) Feinde machen od. schaffen

make time for doing or to do something — sich (Dat.) die Zeit dazu nehmen, etwas zu tun

4) (result in, amount to) machen [Unterschied, Summe]; ergeben [Resultat]

two and two make four — zwei und zwei ist od. macht od. sind vier

they make a handsome pair — sie geben ein hübsches Paar ab

qualities that make a man — Eigenschaften, die einen Mann ausmachen

5) (establish, enact) bilden [Gegensatz]; treffen [Unterscheidung, Übereinkommen]; ziehen [Vergleich, Parallele]; erlassen [Gesetz, Haftbefehl]; aufstellen [Regeln, Behauptung]; stellen [Forderung]; geben [Bericht]; schließen [Vertrag]; vornehmen [Zahlung]; machen [Geschäft, Vorschlag, Geständnis]; erheben [Anschuldigung, Protest, Beschwerde]

6) (cause to be or become)

make angry/happy/known — etc. wütend/glücklich/bekannt usw. machen

make somebody captain — jemanden zum Kapitän machen

make a star of somebody — aus jemandem einen Star machen

make a friend of somebody — sich mit jemandem anfreunden

make oneself heard/respected — sich (Dat.) Gehör/Respekt verschaffen

make oneself understood — sich verständlich machen

shall we make it Tuesday then? — sagen wir also Dienstag?

that makes it one pound exactly — das macht genau ein Pfund

make it a shorter journey by doing something — die Reise abkürzen, indem man etwas tut

7)

make somebody do something — (cause) jemanden dazu bringen, etwas zu tun; (compel) jemanden zwingen, etwas zu tun

make somebody repeat the sentence — jemanden den Satz wiederholen lassen

be made to do something — etwas tun müssen; (be compelled) gezwungen werden, etwas zu tun

make oneself do something — sich überwinden, etwas zu tun

what makes you think that? — wie kommst du darauf?

8) (form, be counted as)

this makes the tenth time you've failed — das ist nun [schon] das zehnte Mal, dass du versagt hast

will you make one of the party? — wirst du dabei od. (ugs.) mit von der Partie sein?

9) (serve for) abgeben

this story makes good reading — diese Geschichte ist guter Lesestoff

10) (become by development or training)

the site would make a good playground — der Platz würde einen guten Spielplatz abgeben

he will make a good officer — aus ihm wird noch ein guter Offizier

11) (gain, acquire, procure) machen [Vermögen, Profit, Verlust]; machen (ugs.) [Geld]; verdienen [Lebensunterhalt]; sich (Dat.) erwerben [Ruf]; (obtain as result) kommen zu od. auf, herausbekommen [Ergebnis, Endsumme]

how much did you make? — wieviel hast du verdient?

that makes one pound exactly — das macht genau ein Pfund

12) machen [Geste, Bewegung, Verbeugung]; machen [Reise, Besuch, Ausnahme, Fehler, Angebot, Entdeckung, Witz, Bemerkung]; begehen [Irrtum]; vornehmen [Änderung, Stornierung]; vorbringen [Beschwerde]; tätigen, machen [Einkäufe]; geben [Versprechen, Kommentar]; halten [Rede]; ziehen [Vergleich]; durchführen, machen [Experiment, Analyse, Inspektion]; (wage) führen [Krieg]; (accomplish) schaffen [Strecke pro Zeiteinheit]

13)

make much of something — etwas betonen

make little of something — (play something down) etwas herunterspielen

they could make little of his letter — (understand) sie konnten mit seinem Brief nicht viel anfangen

I don't know what to make of him/it — ich werde aus ihm/daraus nicht schlau od. klug

what do you make of him? — was hältst du von ihm?; wie schätzt du ihn ein?

14) (arrive at) erreichen [Bestimmungsort]; (coll.): (catch) [noch] kriegen (ugs.) [Zug usw.]

make it — (succeed in arriving) es schaffen

15)

something makes or breaks or mars somebody — etwas entscheidet über jmds. Glück oder Verderben (Akk.)

make somebody's day — jemandem einen glücklichen Tag bescheren

16) (consider to be)

What do you make the time? - I make it five past eight — Wie spät hast du es od. ist es bei dir? - Auf meiner Uhr ist es fünf nach acht

17)

make 'do — vorlieb nehmen

make 'do with/without something — mit/ohne etwas auskommen
2. intransitive verb,
made

1) (proceed)

make toward something/somebody — auf etwas/jemanden zusteuern

2) (act as if with intention)

make to do something — Anstalten machen, etwas zu tun

make as if or as though to do something — so tun, als wolle man etwas tun
3. noun
1) (kind of structure) Ausführung, die; (of clothes) Machart, die

2) (type of manufacture) Fabrikat, das; (brand) Marke, die

make of car — Automarke, die

3)

on the make — (coll.): (intent on gain) hinter dem Geld her (abwertend)

Phrasal Verbs:

- make for

- make off

- make off with

- make out

- make over

- make up

- make up for

- make up to

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n.

Fabrikat -e n.

Herstellung f.

Marke -n f. v.

(§ p.,p.p.: made)

= knüpfen v.

machen v.

vornehmen v.

English-german dictionary > make
11 make

meik 1. past tense, past participle - made; verb
1) (to create, form or produce: God made the Earth; She makes all her own clothes; He made it out of paper; to make a muddle/mess of the job; to make lunch/coffee; We made an arrangement/agreement/deal/bargain.) lage, skape, forme

2) (to compel, force or cause (a person or thing to do something): They made her do it; He made me laugh.) tvinge, få til å

3) (to cause to be: I made it clear; You've made me very unhappy.) gjøre

4) (to gain or earn: He makes $100 a week; to make a profit.) tjene, innbringe

5) ((of numbers etc) to add up to; to amount to: 2 and 2 make(s) 4.) være, utgjøre

6) (to become, turn into, or be: He'll make an excellent teacher.) bli

7) (to estimate as: I make the total 483.) anslå

8) (to appoint, or choose, as: He was made manager.) gjøre til, utnevne

9) (used with many nouns to give a similar meaning to that of the verb from which the noun is formed: He made several attempts (= attempted several times); They made a left turn (= turned left); He made (= offered) a suggestion/proposal; Have you any comments to make?) gjøre, komme med
2. noun
(a (usually manufacturer's) brand: What make is your new car?) merke, fabrikat, modell

- maker
- making
- make-believe
- make-over
- makeshift
- make-up
- have the makings of
- in the making
- make a/one's bed
- make believe
- make do
- make for
- make it
- make it up
- make something of something
- make of something
- make something of
- make of
- make out
- make over
- make up
- make up for
- make up one's mind
- make up to

bygge
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gjøre
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lage
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merke
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nå
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produsere
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rekke
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skape
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utgjøre

I
subst. \/meɪk\/

1) merke, fabrikat

2) arbeid, tilvirkning, form, støpning (om person), stil, type

on the make ( om sosial mobilitet) på vei oppover på sjekkeren

put the make on (amer.) forsøke å sjekke opp
II
verb ( made - made) \/meɪk\/

1) lage, tilberede, fremstille, produsere, skape, danne

• God made woman

Gud skapte kvinnen

2) ( om klær e.l.) sy, strikke

3) ( om noe skriftlig) skrive

4) ( om seng) re (opp)

5) ( med adjektiv) gjøre, få til å bli

• it makes me happy

det gjør meg glad

6) gjøre til, utnevne til, utpeke til

• they made him their king

de utnevnte ham til konge

7) tvinge til, få til, la

• he makes me work hard

han tvinger meg til å arbeide hardt

• the author made the heroine die

forfatteren lot heltinnen dø

8) tjene, tjene inn, innbringe

• make a fortune

tjene en formue

9) bli, være, danne, utgjøre

• this makes the tenth time

dette er tiende gang

• three times three make(s) nine

tre ganger tre er ni

10) ( om beregning eller tolkning) anslå til, tolke som, forstå som

• what do we make of this?

hvordan skal vi forstå dette?

• I make it ten o'clock

jeg tror klokken er ti

11) fastsette til, bestemme til, sette til, beramme til

• we make the price 10 dollars

vi setter prisen til ti dollar

12) ( om distanse) tilbakelegge, kjøre, gå

• we can make 80 km in an hour

vi kan tilbakelegge 80 km på en time

13) nå (i tide), rekke, komme frem til

• Granny made the bus

bestemor rakk bussen

14) (amer., hverdagslig) bli, avansere til

• Jones made sergeant in six months

Jones avanserte til sersjant på seks måneder

15) ( om tidevann) komme inn, sette inn, tilta

• the tide is making now

tidevannet kommer inn nå

16) ( slang) forføre

• he's been trying to make Janice for the last three years

han har prøvd å forføre Janice i tre år nå

be as... as they make them være så...som man kan få blitt

• he is as honest as they make them

han er ærligheten selv

• she is as sweet as they make them

hun er så søt som hun kan få blitt

be made of money ( hverdagslig) være laget av penger

be made up of bestå av

have (got) it made ( hverdagslig) være sikret suksess

be made up ( nordengelsk) være kjempefornøyd

make after ( gammeldags) sette etter, følge etter

make against være en ulempe for, tale imot

• that makes against your chances

det minsker sjansene dine

make as if eller make as though late som om, gjøre mine til å...

• he made as if he didn't hear us

han lot som om han ikke hørte oss

• he made as if to go

han gjorde mine til å gå

make a speech holde en tale

make at løpe mot

• she made at the door

hun løp mot døren

angripe, slå etter, hytte til

• he made at me with his stick

han hyttet til meg med kjeppen sin

make away stikke, dra

make away with stikke av med, forsvinne med

• the cashier made away with all the money

kassereren stakk av med alle pengene

gjøre ende på, kvitte seg med, rydde av veien, ta livet av

make believe late som

• they made believe that they were on a desert island

de lot som om de var på en øde øy

make do klare seg, greie seg

• you'll have to make do without a car

du får klare deg uten bil

make do and mend klare seg med det man har

make down clothes ( hverdagslig) sy om klær

make for søke seg til, dra til, styre mot, begi seg til, gå til, skynde seg til, løpe mot

• in the summer people make for the coast

om sommeren drar folk ut til kysten

overfalle, angripe, gå løs på

• the dog made for me

hunden angrep meg

fremme, bidra til, støtte, lede til

• this makes for his advantage

dette taler til hans fordel

make good innfri, virkeliggjøre, gjøre alvor av, gjennomføre

• make good one's promise

holde\/innfri et løfte

• make good one's escape

komme seg unna\/unnslippe

(amer.) godtgjøre, erstatte, dekke, gjøre opp for (seg), betale for seg

• make good a loss

dekke et tap

( hverdagslig) lykkes, gjøre det bra, ha hellet med seg, gjøre suksess, gjøre det stort

• he went to Canada, where he soon made good

han dro til Canada, hvor han raskt gjorde suksess

make into ( om forandring) gjøre (om) til, forvandle til, omarbeide til

• the room was made into a study

rommet ble gjort om til kontor

make it lykkes, klare seg

make it up (with) forsones (med), bli venner igjen (med), gjøre opp (med)

make it with somebody ( slang) ligge med noen

make light of bagatellisere, ta lett på, slå bort

make like (amer.) late som

• they make like they don't know me

de later som om de ikke kjenner meg

make off stikke av, rømme

• the tourists made off without paying

turistene stakk av uten å betale

make or break være eller ikke være, briste eller bære

• it is make or break this time

det må briste eller bære denne gangen

make out skrive ut, utstede

• make out a cheque

skrive ut en sjekk

tyde, oppfatte, skjelne, se

• I can't make out her handwriting

jeg klarer ikke å tyde håndskriften hennes

forstå, fatte, begripe, forstå seg på, bli klok på

• I can't make him out

jeg blir ikke klok på ham

påstå, hevde, fremstille som, gi seg ut for

• he made out that I was there

han hevdet at jeg var der

klare seg, lykkes, trives

• she made out very well

hun klarte seg svært bra

make peace slutte fred

make sail ( sjøfart) sette seil

make short of long kort sagt

make someone's day gi noen en fin dag, gi noen en minneverdig dag gjøre noen glad, glede noen

make the most of få mest mulig ut av, utnytte så godt som mulig, dra størst mulig nytte av, gjøre (et) stort nummer (ut) av

make time finne tid, ta seg tid

make time with (amer.) flørte med

make to gjøre tegn til å...

• he made to go

han gjorde tegn til å gå

make towards gå til, føre til, lede til, styre mot, begi seg til, skynde seg til, løpe mot

• this road makes towards Paris

denne veien fører til Paris

make up utgjøre, danne, skape sette sammen, lage (i stand), sette opp, opprette, skrive

• make up a list

sette opp en liste

finne på, dikte opp, lyve opp

• it was all made up

det var bare funnet på

lage (i stand), tilberede, gjøre ferdig, sette sammen, røre sammen

• she made up the dessert from old pieces of cake

hun laget desserten av gamle kakebiter

pakke inn

• make it up into a parcel

pakk det inn som en pakke

sminke, maskere (teater)

• he was made up as a girl

han var sminket som en jente

gjøre opp, avslutte

• make up the account

fylle ut, komplettere, dekke

• he had to make up the deficit

han måtte dekke underskuddet selv

(amer., universitet) gå om igjen, kontinuere, ta (om) igjen ( typografi) brekke om gjøre opp, bli venner igjen

• make up a quarrel

make up (for) erstatte, godtgjøre, ta igjen, oppveie

• make up for the loss

erstatte tapet

make up one's mind bestemme seg

make up to somebody smiske for noen

make with ( slang) komme med, ta frem

English-Norwegian dictionary > make
12 make

I [meɪk]
nome

1) (brand) marca f.

what make is your car? — che (modello di) macchina hai?

2) (type of manufacture) produzione f., fabbricazione f.

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to be on the make — colloq. (for profit) badare al proprio interesse; (for sex) essere a caccia
II 1. [meɪk]
verbo transitivo (pass., p.pass. made)

1) (create) fare [dress, cake, stain, hole, will, pact, film, sketch, noise]

to make a rule — stabilire una regola

wine is made from grapes — il vino si fa con l'uva

to make sb. sth. — fare qcs. a qcn.

to be made for sb. — essere fatto per qcn.

to make the time for sth. — trovare il tempo per qcs.

what is it made (out) of? — di che cosa è fatto?

it's made (out) of gold — è (fatto) d'oro

let's see what he's made of — vediamo di che pasta è fatto

to be as clever as they make them — essere il più furbo possibile

God made man — Dio creò l'uomo

to make the bed — fare il letto

2) (cause to be or become)

to make sb. happy — fare felice qcn.

to make sb. jealous — fare ingelosire qcn.

to make sb. popular — rendere qcn. popolare

to make sb. hungry — fare venire fame a qcn.

to make oneself available — rendersi disponibile

to make oneself understood — farsi capire

to make sth. better, worse — migliorare, peggiorare qcs.

to make passing exams easier to make it easier to pass exams facilitare il superamento degli esami; to make it possible to do — rendere possibile fare

3) (cause to do)

to make sb. cry, smile — fare piangere, sorridere qcn.

it makes me look fat — mi fa (sembrare) grasso

to make sth. happen — fare in modo che succeda qcs.

to make the story end happily — fare finire bene una storia

to make sth. work — fare funzionare qcs.

it makes her voice sound funny — le fa la voce strana

4) (force)

to make sb. do — obbligare qcn. a fare

they made me (do it) — me l'hanno fatto fare

to be made to do — essere costretto a fare

to make sb. talk — fare parlare qcn

5) (turn into)

to make sb. a star — fare di qcn. una star

we made him treasurer — l'abbiamo fatto o nominato tesoriere

to make a monster of sb. — fare di qcn. un mostro

it'll make a man of you — scherz. questo farà di te un uomo

he'll never make a teacher — non sarà mai un buon insegnante

to make sth. sth. to make sth. of sth. fare qcs. di qcs.; to make a habit of sth. fare di qcs. un'abitudine; to make too much of it farne una questione di stato; that will make a good shelter — potrà essere un buon riparo

6) (amount to)

three and three make six — tre più tre fa sei

how much does that make? — quanto fa?

that makes ten pounds altogether — in tutto fa dieci sterline

7) (earn) guadagnare, prendere [ salary]

to make Ј 300 a week — prendere 300 sterline alla settimana

to make a living — guadagnarsi da vivere

to make a profit — trarre profitti

to make a loss — subire delle perdite

8) (reach) arrivare a, raggiungere [place, ranking, level]; fare [speed, distance]

to make the six o'clock train — riuscire a prendere il treno delle sei

to make the charts — entrare in classifica

to make the front page of — essere sulla prima pagina di [ newspaper]

9) (estimate, say)

what time do you make it? — che ora sarà?

I make it five o'clock — saranno più o meno le 5

what do you make the distance (to be)? — quanto credi che sia distante?

I make it about 3 km — secondo me sono più o meno tre km

let's make it five dollars — facciamo cinque dollari

can we make it a bit later? — possiamo fare un po' più tardi?

what do you make of it? — che ne dici?

I can't make anything of it — non ci capisco niente

10) (cause success of) garantire il successo di [holiday, day]

a good wine can make a dinner — un buon vino può fare il successo di una cena

it really makes the room — [feature, colour] è proprio ciò che rende la stanza perfetta

it really made my day — mi ha davvero reso felice

to make or break sb., sth. — fare la fortuna o essere la rovina di qcn., qcs

11) el. chiudere [ circuit]

12) gioc. mischiare [ cards]

to make a trick — (win) vincere una mano
2.
verbo intransitivo (pass., p.pass. made)

to make as if to do — fare (l')atto di fare

she made as if to kiss him — fece per baciarlo

- make after

- make do

- make for

- make good

- make into

- make off

- make out

- make over

- make towards

- make up

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to make it — colloq. (in career, life) farcela; (be on time) farcela (ad arrivare) in tempo

I'm afraid I can't make it — (to party, meeting) ho paura che non ce la farò (a venire)

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[meik] 1. past tense, past participle - made; verb
1) (to create, form or produce: God made the Earth; She makes all her own clothes; He made it out of paper; to make a muddle/mess of the job; to make lunch/coffee; We made an arrangement/agreement/deal/bargain.) fare, creare

2) (to compel, force or cause (a person or thing to do something): They made her do it; He made me laugh.) fare

3) (to cause to be: I made it clear; You've made me very unhappy.) rendere

4) (to gain or earn: He makes $100 a week; to make a profit.) guadagnare

5) ((of numbers etc) to add up to; to amount to: 2 and 2 make(s) 4.) fare

6) (to become, turn into, or be: He'll make an excellent teacher.) diventare, essere

7) (to estimate as: I make the total 483.) valutare

8) (to appoint, or choose, as: He was made manager.) nominare

9) (used with many nouns to give a similar meaning to that of the verb from which the noun is formed: He made several attempts (= attempted several times); They made a left turn (= turned left); He made (= offered) a suggestion/proposal; Have you any comments to make?) fare
2. noun
(a (usually manufacturer's) brand: What make is your new car?) marca

- maker
- making
- make-believe
- make-over
- makeshift
- make-up
- have the makings of
- in the making
- make a/one's bed
- make believe
- make do
- make for
- make it
- make it up
- make something of something
- make of something
- make something of
- make of
- make out
- make over
- make up
- make up for
- make up one's mind
- make up to
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make /meɪk/
n.

1 [u] fabbricazione; produzione; fattura; confezione

2 marca; tipo; ( d'abito) forma, taglio: spare parts for all makes of car, pezzi di ricambio per auto di tutte le marche

3 [u] costituzione fisica (o morale); carattere; temperamento: a man of this make, un uomo di siffatto temperamento

4 (elettr.) chiusura d'un circuito: at make, nel momento in cui si chiude il circuito (o avviene il contatto)

5 ( slang USA) donna: She's an easy make, è una che ci sta

6 ( slang USA) informazioni su un criminale

● (elettr.) make contact, contatto in chiusura; contatto normalmente aperto □ (econ.) make-work activities, attività creatrici di (posti di) lavoro □ ( slang) to be on the make, essere intento a far quattrini (o a far carriera); essere in cerca di sesso □ ( slang USA) to put the make on sb., tentare un approccio con q.; provarci con q.
♦ (to) make /meɪk/
(pass. e p. p. made)

A v. t.

1 fare; creare; costruire; comporre; formare; confezionare; fabbricare; produrre; causare; rendere; nominare: to make tea [bread, wine], fare il tè [il pane, il vino]; DIALOGO → - At the museum- I'll make some sandwiches, faccio dei panini; What time do you make it?, che ora fai?; to make roads [bridges], costruire strade [ponti]; What is it made of?, di che cosa è fatto?; di che cosa è?; Two and two make four, due più due fa quattro; to make a noise, far rumore; to make a mistake, fare un errore (o uno sbaglio); They made him president, lo hanno fatto (o nominato) presidente

2 (causativo) fare; costringere; obbligare; indurre: Don't make me laugh!, non farmi ridere!; He made her cry, la fece piangere; This photograph makes you look older, questa fotografia ti fa (apparire) più vecchio; They made her resign ( o She was made to resign), la costrinsero a dimettersi

3 valutare; supporre; ritenere; credere: I make the distance about ten miles, suppongo che la distanza sia di circa dieci miglia

4 (spec. naut.) arrivare a, raggiungere; toccare: We made land at sunrise, abbiamo toccato terra (o siamo approdati a terra) all'alba

5 diventare; dimostrarsi; essere per (q.): I think he will make a good teacher, credo che diventerà un buon insegnante

6 avere, sentire, farsi ( un dubbio, uno scrupolo, ecc.)

7 fare la fortuna di: Fleet Street can make or break a politician, i giornali inglesi possono fare la fortuna o provocare la rovina di un uomo politico

8 guadagnare: to make money, fare soldi, guadagnare soldi; She makes €50,000 a year, guadagna €50 000 all'anno

9 fare (fig.); completare; rendere perfetto: It's the furniture that really makes a house, è il mobilio che fa una casa

10 farcela ad arrivare a: We made the airport in ten minutes, in dieci minuti siamo riusciti ad arrivare all'aeroporto

11 ( slang USA) capire

12 ( slang USA) identificare; riconoscere

13 (volg.) farsi ( una donna; volg.); avere rapporti sessuali con (q.)

B v. i.

(lett. o arc.) fare per; stare per; fare la mossa di: to make as if, far mostra di; fingere di; He made as if he were going to strike me, fece come per colpirmi

● to make an appointment with sb., prendere un appuntamento con q. □ to make approaches to sb., cercare di avvicinare q. □ to make st. available to sb., mettere qc. a disposizione di q. □ to make believe, fare finta, fingere □ to make the best of st., sfruttare al meglio qc. □ to make the best of a bad job (o of a bad bargain), fare buon viso a cattiva sorte □ to make bold, diventare audace; osare: I make bold to say that…, oso (o mi permetto di) dire che… □ to make or break = to make or mar ► sotto □ a make or break case, un caso di o la va o la spacca □ a make or break plan, un piano disperato; un progetto audacissimo □ to make a call, fare una (breve) visita; (telef.) fare una telefonata; (naut.) fare scalo □ to make the cards (o the pack), fare le carte; mescolare e dare le carte □ to make certain, assicurarsi; accertarsi: Make certain that the door is locked, assicurati che la porta sia chiusa a chiave! □ (elettr.) to make a circuit, chiudere un circuito □ to make it clear that…, mettere in chiaro (o chiarire) che… □ (elettr.) to make a contact, stabilire (o chiudere) un contatto □ to make a decision, prendere una decisione; decidere □ to make st. do (o to make do with st.), far bastare qc.; arrangiarsi con qc. □ to make do and mend, tirare avanti con quello che si ha ( con un abito vecchio, ecc.) □ (naut.) to make fast, ormeggiarsi; dar volta a ( un cavo) □ to make st. fast, assicurare (o legare) qc. □ to make a fool of oneself, rendersi ridicolo; fare una figuraccia □ to make friends with sb., fare amicizia con q. □ to make fun of sb., prendere in giro q. □ to make good, aver successo, fare fortuna; ( anche) tornare sulla retta via □ to make st. good, risarcire ( una perdita); recuperare ( il tempo perduto); mantenere ( una promessa); mettere in atto ( una minaccia); dimostrare la validità di ( un argomento, ecc.): to make good a promise, tener fede a una promessa □ to make good time, andare in fretta; (autom., aeron., naut.) viaggiare bene (o in orario) □ to make a habit of st., prendere l'abitudine di fare qc. □ to make headway, (naut.) fare abbrivio in avanti; (fig.) far progressi □ (fam.) to make it, farcela; riuscire; fare in tempo, arrivare in tempo; avere successo, sfondare (fig.): DIALOGO → - Parent-teacher meeting- Can you make it?, ce la fai?; Unfortunately I can't make it to Florence, purtroppo non ce la faccio a venire a Firenze □ (fam.) to make it big, avere un grande successo; sfondare davvero (fig.) □ (fam.) to make sb. 's day, fare di un giorno una data memorabile per q. □ to make it difficult for sb., rendere la vita difficile a q. □ (fam.) to make it (o things) hot for sb., rendere la vita difficile a q. □ (fam. USA) to make like st. (o sb.), imitare qc. (o q.); fare finta di essere qc. (o q.) □ to make little of, tenere in scarsa considerazione; trarre scarso vantaggio da □ to make sb. lose his balance, sbilanciare q. □ to make love ► love □ (arc.) to make merry, far festa; far baldoria □ (fig. fam.) to make mincemeat of sb., fare a pezzi (o distruggere) q. □ to make the most of st., trarre il massimo vantaggio da qc.; sfruttare al massimo qc.: He makes the most of the little he has, sfrutta al massimo quel poco che possiede; DIALOGO → - At the museum- We'll just have to make the most of it now we're here, dobbiamo godercelo il più possibile dal momento che siamo qui □ to make much of, tenere in gran conto; trarre grande vantaggio da □ to make no bones about doing st., non esitare (fam.: non fare una piega) a fare qc. □ to make no difference, non fare differenza, essere indifferente □ to make oneself (seguito da aggettivo, causativo) farsi; rendersi: to make oneself understood, farsi capire; Make yourself useful, renditi utile! □ to make oneself, fare per sé; farsi ( anche) mettersi; considerarsi: to make oneself a cup of tea, farsi una tazza di tè; Make yourself at home!, mettiti comodo!; fa come se fossi a casa tua! □ to make ready, preparare; approntare; prepararsi □ to make room (o place) for sb., far posto a q. □ (naut.) to make sail, far vela, salpare; ( anche) aumentare la velatura □ (comm.) to make a sale, fare una vendita □ to make sense, avere senso: These words don't make sense, queste parole non hanno senso; to make sense of st., capire q., cavare un significato da q.; Can you make sense of this article?, ci capisci qualcosa in questo articolo? □ to make sure, accertarsi, assicurarsi; fare in modo (di) □ (a bridge) to make a trick, fare una presa □ to make one's way, dirigersi, andare: to make one's way home, prendere la strada di casa □ to make way for sb., far largo a q. □ to make one's way in the world, farsi strada nel mondo; fare carriera □ ( boxe) to make the weight, fare il peso □ (prov.) Make hay while the sun shines, batti il ferro finché è caldo!
NOTA D'USO: - to make-
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I [meɪk]
nome

1) (brand) marca f.

what make is your car? — che (modello di) macchina hai?

2) (type of manufacture) produzione f., fabbricazione f.

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to be on the make — colloq. (for profit) badare al proprio interesse; (for sex) essere a caccia
II 1. [meɪk]
verbo transitivo (pass., p.pass. made)

1) (create) fare [dress, cake, stain, hole, will, pact, film, sketch, noise]

to make a rule — stabilire una regola

wine is made from grapes — il vino si fa con l'uva

to make sb. sth. — fare qcs. a qcn.

to be made for sb. — essere fatto per qcn.

to make the time for sth. — trovare il tempo per qcs.

what is it made (out) of? — di che cosa è fatto?

it's made (out) of gold — è (fatto) d'oro

let's see what he's made of — vediamo di che pasta è fatto

to be as clever as they make them — essere il più furbo possibile

God made man — Dio creò l'uomo

to make the bed — fare il letto

2) (cause to be or become)

to make sb. happy — fare felice qcn.

to make sb. jealous — fare ingelosire qcn.

to make sb. popular — rendere qcn. popolare

to make sb. hungry — fare venire fame a qcn.

to make oneself available — rendersi disponibile

to make oneself understood — farsi capire

to make sth. better, worse — migliorare, peggiorare qcs.

to make passing exams easier to make it easier to pass exams facilitare il superamento degli esami; to make it possible to do — rendere possibile fare

3) (cause to do)

to make sb. cry, smile — fare piangere, sorridere qcn.

it makes me look fat — mi fa (sembrare) grasso

to make sth. happen — fare in modo che succeda qcs.

to make the story end happily — fare finire bene una storia

to make sth. work — fare funzionare qcs.

it makes her voice sound funny — le fa la voce strana

4) (force)

to make sb. do — obbligare qcn. a fare

they made me (do it) — me l'hanno fatto fare

to be made to do — essere costretto a fare

to make sb. talk — fare parlare qcn

5) (turn into)

to make sb. a star — fare di qcn. una star

we made him treasurer — l'abbiamo fatto o nominato tesoriere

to make a monster of sb. — fare di qcn. un mostro

it'll make a man of you — scherz. questo farà di te un uomo

he'll never make a teacher — non sarà mai un buon insegnante

to make sth. sth. to make sth. of sth. fare qcs. di qcs.; to make a habit of sth. fare di qcs. un'abitudine; to make too much of it farne una questione di stato; that will make a good shelter — potrà essere un buon riparo

6) (amount to)

three and three make six — tre più tre fa sei

how much does that make? — quanto fa?

that makes ten pounds altogether — in tutto fa dieci sterline

7) (earn) guadagnare, prendere [ salary]

to make Ј 300 a week — prendere 300 sterline alla settimana

to make a living — guadagnarsi da vivere

to make a profit — trarre profitti

to make a loss — subire delle perdite

8) (reach) arrivare a, raggiungere [place, ranking, level]; fare [speed, distance]

to make the six o'clock train — riuscire a prendere il treno delle sei

to make the charts — entrare in classifica

to make the front page of — essere sulla prima pagina di [ newspaper]

9) (estimate, say)

what time do you make it? — che ora sarà?

I make it five o'clock — saranno più o meno le 5

what do you make the distance (to be)? — quanto credi che sia distante?

I make it about 3 km — secondo me sono più o meno tre km

let's make it five dollars — facciamo cinque dollari

can we make it a bit later? — possiamo fare un po' più tardi?

what do you make of it? — che ne dici?

I can't make anything of it — non ci capisco niente

10) (cause success of) garantire il successo di [holiday, day]

a good wine can make a dinner — un buon vino può fare il successo di una cena

it really makes the room — [feature, colour] è proprio ciò che rende la stanza perfetta

it really made my day — mi ha davvero reso felice

to make or break sb., sth. — fare la fortuna o essere la rovina di qcn., qcs

11) el. chiudere [ circuit]

12) gioc. mischiare [ cards]

to make a trick — (win) vincere una mano
2.
verbo intransitivo (pass., p.pass. made)

to make as if to do — fare (l')atto di fare

she made as if to kiss him — fece per baciarlo

- make after

- make do

- make for

- make good

- make into

- make off

- make out

- make over

- make towards

- make up

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to make it — colloq. (in career, life) farcela; (be on time) farcela (ad arrivare) in tempo

I'm afraid I can't make it — (to party, meeting) ho paura che non ce la farò (a venire)

English-Italian dictionary > make
13 Anlage

f

1. nur Sg.; (Anlegen) eines Parks etc.: laying out; einer Kartei etc.: design; (Bau) construction

2. nur Sg.; (Art der Anlage) arrangement, layout

3. (Entwurf) design; eines Romans etc.: structure

4. (Gelände) (Fabrik) plant; (Garten) gardens Pl., grounds Pl., lawn and flowerbeds Pl.; (Grünanlage) park; (Sportanlage) sports complex; (im Freien) sports ( oder playing) field(s); (Freizeitanlage) recreation area ( oder park); militärische Anlage military installations Pl.; öffentliche Anlage public gardens Pl.

5. (Vor-, Einrichtung) installation; (Alarmanlage, EDV-Anlage etc.) system; umg. (Stereoanlage) stereo, hi-fi; sanitäre Anlagen sanitary facilities förm., bathroom fixtures (and fittings)

6. Anlage (zu ) (Fähigkeit) talent, aptitude, gift (for); (Veranlagung) (natural) tendency (to + Inf.), bent (for); auch MED. (pre)disposition (to[wards]); ( genetische) Anlage (genetic) (pre)disposition; die Anlage zum Musiker etc. haben auch have the makings of a musician etc.

7. WIRTS. (das Anlegen) investment; (das Angelegte) invested capital; feste Anlage fixed investment

8. Pl.; WIRTS. (Betriebsvermögen) assets Pl.; feste / flüssige Anlagen fixed / floating assets

9. (Beilage) enclosure; in der ( oder als) Anlage senden wir Ihnen enclosed please find, enclosed you will find, we enclose

10. BIO. eines Organs: rudimentary form, primordium fachspr.; (Keim) germ; in der Anlage vorhanden rudimentary, rudimental

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die Anlage

(Anordnung) layout; arrangement;

(Brief) enclosure;

(Geräte) installation;

(Investition) investment

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Ạn|la|ge
f

1) (= Fabrikanlage) plant

2) (= Grünanlage, Parkanlage) (public) park; (um ein Gebäude herum) grounds pl

3) (= Einrichtung) (MIL, ELEC) installation(s pl); (= sanitäre Anlagen) bathroom or sanitary (form) installations pl; (= Sportanlage etc) facilities pl

4) (inf = Stereoanlage) (stereo) system or equipment; (= EDV-Anlage) system

5) (= Plan, Grundidee) conception; (eines Dramas etc) structure

6) usu pl (= Veranlagung) aptitude, gift, talent (zu for); (= Neigung) predisposition, tendency (zu to)

7) (= das Anlegen) (von Park) laying out; (von Stausee etc) construction, building

die Anlage einer Kartei veranlassen — to start a file

die Stadt hat die Anlage von weiteren Grünflächen beschlossen — the town has decided to provide more parks

8) (= Kapitalanlage) investment

9) (= Beilage zu einem Schreiben) enclosure; (von E-Mail) attachment

als Anlage or in der Anlage erhalten Sie... — please find enclosed...

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die

1) (a piece of equipment that has been installed: The cooker, fridge and other electrical installations are all in working order.) installation

2) (something put in along with a letter: I received your enclosure with gratitude.) enclosure

3) (a sum of money invested.) investment

4) (industrial machinery: engineering plant.) plant

5) (a factory.) plant

6) (a tendency in a person's character: I'm sure there's a strain of madness in her.) strain

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An·la·ge

<-, -n>

f

1. (Produktionsgebäude) plant

2. BAU (das Errichten) building, construction

3. HORT (Park, Grünfläche) park, green area; (das Anlegen) lay out

4. SPORT facilities pl, [sport's] complex; MIL (Einrichtung) installation

5. TECH, TELEK, MUS (Stereo) stereo equipment, sound [or music] system; (Telefon) telephone system [or network

6. TECH (technische Vorrichtung) plant no pl

sanitäre \Anlagen (geh) sanitary facilities

7. FIN (Kapital) investment

8. ÖKON (Beilage zu einem Schreiben) enclosure

als [o in der] \Anlage enclosed

9. meist pl (Veranlagung) disposition, natural abilities pl

dieser Knabe hat gute \Anlagen, aus dem kann mal was werden! this guy is a natural, he could be big one day!

die \Anlage zu etw dat haben to have the disposition [or temperament] for sth

10. kein pl LIT, THEAT (Grundidee) conception

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die

1) o. Pl. (das Anlegen) (einer Kartei) establishment; (eines Parks, Gartens usw.) laying out; construction; (eines Parkplatzes, Stausees) construction

2) (GrünAnlage) park; (um ein Schloss, einen Palast usw. herum) grounds pl.

öffentliche/städtische Anlagen — public/municipal parks and gardens

3) (Angelegtes, Komplex) complex

4) (Einrichtung) facilities pl.

sanitäre/militärische Anlagen — sanitary facilities/military installations

die elektrische Anlage — the electrical equipment

5) (Werk) plant

6) (MusikAnlage, LautsprecherAnlage usw.) equipment; system

7) (GeldAnlage) investment

8) (Konzeption) conception; (Struktur) structure

9) (Veranlagung) aptitude, gift, talent (zu for); (Neigung) tendency, predisposition (zu to)

10) (Beilage zu einem Brief) enclosure

als Anlage sende ich Ihnen/erhalten Sie ein ärztliches Attest — please find enclosed or I enclose a medical certificate

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Anlage f

1. nur sg; (Anlegen) eines Parks etc: laying out; einer Kartei etc: design; (Bau) construction

2. nur sg; (Art der Anlage) arrangement, layout

3. (Entwurf) design; eines Romans etc: structure

4. (Gelände) (Fabrik) plant; (Garten) gardens pl, grounds pl, lawn and flowerbeds pl; (Grünanlage) park; (Sportanlage) sports complex; (im Freien) sports ( oder playing) field(s); (Freizeitanlage) recreation area ( oder park);

militärische Anlage military installations pl;

öffentliche Anlage public gardens pl

5. (Vor-, Einrichtung) installation; (Alarmanlage, EDV-Anlage etc) system; umg (Stereoanlage) stereo, hi-fi;

sanitäre Anlagen sanitary facilities form, bathroom fixtures (and fittings)

6.

Anlage (zu) (Fähigkeit) talent, aptitude, gift (for); (Veranlagung) (natural) tendency (to +inf), bent (for); auch MED (pre)disposition (to[wards]);

(genetische) Anlage (genetic) (pre)disposition;

die Anlage zum Musiker etc

haben auch have the makings of a musician etc

7. WIRTSCH (das Anlegen) investment; (das Angelegte) invested capital;

feste Anlage fixed investment

8. pl; WIRTSCH (Betriebsvermögen) assets pl;

feste/flüssige Anlagen fixed/floating assets

9. (Beilage) enclosure;

in der ( oder

als)

Anlage senden wir Ihnen enclosed please find, enclosed you will find, we enclose

10. BIOL eines Organs: rudimentary form, primordium fachspr; (Keim) germ;

in der Anlage vorhanden rudimentary, rudimental

Anlage… im subst WIRTSCH investment …:

Anlagekredit investment credit;

Anlagegesellschaft investment company

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die

1) o. Pl. (das Anlegen) (einer Kartei) establishment; (eines Parks, Gartens usw.) laying out; construction; (eines Parkplatzes, Stausees) construction

2) (GrünAnlage) park; (um ein Schloss, einen Palast usw. herum) grounds pl.

öffentliche/städtische Anlagen — public/municipal parks and gardens

3) (Angelegtes, Komplex) complex

4) (Einrichtung) facilities pl.

sanitäre/militärische Anlagen — sanitary facilities/military installations

die elektrische Anlage — the electrical equipment

5) (Werk) plant

6) (MusikAnlage, LautsprecherAnlage usw.) equipment; system

7) (GeldAnlage) investment

8) (Konzeption) conception; (Struktur) structure

9) (Veranlagung) aptitude, gift, talent (zu for); (Neigung) tendency, predisposition (zu to)

10) (Beilage zu einem Brief) enclosure

als Anlage sende ich Ihnen/erhalten Sie ein ärztliches Attest — please find enclosed or I enclose a medical certificate

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-n (im Brief) f.

enclosure (in a letter) n. -n (zu) f.

natural tendency (of) n. -n f.

appendix (document) n.

arrangement n.

conception n.

construction n.

investment (money) n.

plant (factory) n.

processor n.

talent n.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Anlage
14 making

noun (the process of producing or forming something: glassmaking; ( also adjective) the road-making industry.) framstilling, laging

subst. \/ˈmeɪkɪŋ\/

fremstilling, fabrikasjon, laging, skaping, dannelse, tilblivelse

have the makings of ha gode forutsetninger til, egne seg godt til

it is in the making det holder på å ta form, det er i formingen

makings inntekter (amer.) materiale

• the makings of a house

(amer.) tobakk og papir (for å rulle sigaretter)

of one's own making selvforskyldt

the making of someone det som gjør folk av noen, det som hjelper noen til suksess

• the war was the making of him

krigen gjorde folk av ham

English-Norwegian dictionary > making
15 make

[meik] 1. past tense, past participle - made; verb
1) (to create, form or produce: God made the Earth; She makes all her own clothes; He made it out of paper; to make a muddle/mess of the job; to make lunch/coffee; We made an arrangement/agreement/deal/bargain.) fazer

2) (to compel, force or cause (a person or thing to do something): They made her do it; He made me laugh.) obrigar

3) (to cause to be: I made it clear; You've made me very unhappy.) tornar

4) (to gain or earn: He makes $100 a week; to make a profit.) ganhar

5) ((of numbers etc) to add up to; to amount to: 2 and 2 make(s) 4.) perfazer

6) (to become, turn into, or be: He'll make an excellent teacher.) ser

7) (to estimate as: I make the total 483.) calcular

8) (to appoint, or choose, as: He was made manager.) ser nomeado

9) (used with many nouns to give a similar meaning to that of the verb from which the noun is formed: He made several attempts (= attempted several times); They made a left turn (= turned left); He made (= offered) a suggestion/proposal; Have you any comments to make?) fazer
2. noun
(a (usually manufacturer's) brand: What make is your new car?) marca

- maker
- making
- make-believe
- make-over
- makeshift
- make-up
- have the makings of
- in the making
- make a/one's bed
- make believe
- make do
- make for
- make it
- make it up
- make something of something
- make of something
- make something of
- make of
- make out
- make over
- make up
- make up for
- make up one's mind
- make up to
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[meik] n 1 feitura. 2 feitio. 3 marca, modelo. 4 fabrico, manufatura. • vt+vi (ps, pp made) 1 fazer, fabricar. 2 construir. 3 criar. 4 elaborar. 5 compor. 6 efetuar. 7 causar, motivar. 8 executar, representar. 9 resultar. 10 dispor. 11 preparar. 12 determinar, promulgar. 13 promover. 14 constituir. 15 ganhar, lograr. 16 forçar, induzir, compelir. 17 dirigir-se. 18 marcar pontos (jogos). 19 surtir efeito. 20 deduzir. 21 julgar. 22 percorrer. 23 servir. 24 atingir. 25 receber, ganhar. 26 refrear. to make a book bancar apostas (nas corridas). to make a call dar um telefonema. to make account of estimar, considerar. to make acquaintance travar relações. to make a draft fazer um saque. to make against ser desfavorável a. to make an apology dar uma desculpa. to make application fazer um pedido de (emprego). to make as if fingir. to make away with a) desfazer-se de. b) matar. c) esbanjar. d) fugir com. to make bid fazer um lance (leilão). to make bold ousar, tomar a liberdade de. to make ends meet fazer o dinheiro cobrir as despesas. to make free tomar a liberdade de. to make free with tratar com familiaridade. to make fun of ridicularizar. to make good a) confirmar, sustentar. b) cumprir. to make hay of espalhar confusão. to make headway avançar, progredir. to make it vencer um obstáculo, ter sucesso. to make love namorar, fazer amor. to make no doubt estar certo de. to make off a) fugir, partir de repente. b) roubar. to make out a) compreender. b) decifrar. c) fingir. d) distinguir. e) emitir. f) completar, preencher (formulários, guias, etc.). to make over a) transferir. b) renovar. to make place/ room abrir espaço. to make sail fazer-se à vela, içar o velame. to make something on top of someone’s head coll Braz fazer nas coxas. to make sure certificar-se. to make up a) compor. b) combinar. c) reunir, juntar. d) acabar, completar. e) suprir. f) compensar. g) ajustar. h) consertar. i) pintar-se, enfeitar-se. j) elaborar, criar. l) paginar. m) reconciliar-se. n) inventar. to make up for compensar. to make up one’s mind decidir-se, tomar uma resolução. to make up to recompensar. to make war guerrear. to make water coll urinar. to make way a) abrir caminho. b) progredir.

English-Portuguese dictionary > make
16 make

[meik] 1. past tense, past participle - made; verb
1) (to create, form or produce: God made the Earth; She makes all her own clothes; He made it out of paper; to make a muddle/mess of the job; to make lunch/coffee; We made an arrangement/agreement/deal/bargain.) narediti

2) (to compel, force or cause (a person or thing to do something): They made her do it; He made me laugh.) pripraviti koga do česa

3) (to cause to be: I made it clear; You've made me very unhappy.) narediti

4) (to gain or earn: He makes $100 a week; to make a profit.) zaslužiti

5) ((of numbers etc) to add up to; to amount to: 2 and 2 make(s) 4.) znašati

6) (to become, turn into, or be: He'll make an excellent teacher.) postati

7) (to estimate as: I make the total 483.) oceniti

8) (to appoint, or choose, as: He was made manager.) imenovati

9) (used with many nouns to give a similar meaning to that of the verb from which the noun is formed: He made several attempts (= attempted several times); They made a left turn (= turned left); He made (= offered) a suggestion/proposal; Have you any comments to make?)
2. noun
(a (usually manufacturer's) brand: What make is your new car?) znamka

- maker
- making
- make-believe
- make-over
- makeshift
- make-up
- have the makings of
- in the making
- make a/one's bed
- make believe
- make do
- make for
- make it
- make it up
- make something of something
- make of something
- make something of
- make of
- make out
- make over
- make up
- make up for
- make up one's mind
- make up to
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I [méik]
noun

delo, izdelovanje; economy izdelek, fabrikat, proizvod, (tovarniška) znamka; kroj, fasona; technical vrsta, oblika, tip, proizvodnja; postava, stas; zgradba (zgodbe); electrical spoj, kontakt; napoved aduta (bridge), mešanje kart

our own make — naš izdelek

of best English make — najboljše angl. kvalitete

is this your own make — si to sam naredil?

electrical to be at make — biti spojen

slang to be on the make — biti na lovu za denarjem, za dobičkom; vzpenjati se (družbeno)

British English nautical make and mend — prost čas za mornarje
II [méik]
1.

transitive verb

delati, napraviti; izdelati, izdelovati (from, of, out, of iz); predelati, predelovati, tvoriti, oblikovati (to, into v); pripraviti (kavo, čaj); uvesti (pravila, zakone), sestaviti, spisati (pesem); zbrati (glasove); ustvariti; figuratively napraviti kaj iz koga (to make a doctor of s.o.); povzročiti, prinašati (zadovoljstvo); pokazati se, postaviti, biti ( she ŋs him a good wife); znesti, znašati; imenovati za ( he was made a general); (z nedoločnikom brez "to" v aktivu, s "to" v pasivu) pripraviti koga do česa (they made him talk, he was made to talk); meniti, misliti, predstavljati si ( what do you make of it); colloquially imeti koga za kaj ( I make him an honest man); zaslužiti, ustvariti dobiček; doseči (hitrost), premeriti (pot); slang zapeljati, posiliti; prispeti (ladja v pristanišče), doseči; nautical zagledati (kopno); British English jesti; imeti (govor); mešati karte; electrical spojiti American slang identificirati koga;

2.

intransitive verb

nameniti se, poskusiti, napotiti se, peljati (pot) razprostirati se, teči (reka) (to); nastopiti (plima), naraščati (voda); figuratively povzročiti, pripeljati do

to make advances — truditi se koga pridobiti

to make no account of — ne ozirati se na kaj

to make allowance for — upoštevati, biti uvideven

to make amends for — odškodovati, oddolžiti se za kaj

to make angry — zjeziti

to make an appointment — dogovoriti se za sestanek

to make as if ( —ali as though) — pretvarjati se, hliniti

as you make your bed so you must lie upon it — kakor boš postlal, tako bož ležal

to make a bag — imeti dober lov

to make the bed — postlati

to make believe — pretvarjati se, hliniti

to make a bid for — truditi se za, potegovati se za kaj

to make bold — drzniti si, upati si

to make no bones about — povedati odkrito brez strahu, požvižgati se na kaj

to make one's bread — vzdrževati se sam

slang to make book — ilegalno sklepati stave na konjskih dirkah

this book makes good reading — ta knjiga se dobro bere

to make or break s.o. — pripeljati koga do uspeha ali poloma

to make a clean breast of — priznati, olajšati si srce

to make bricks without straw — delati nekaj neizvedljivega

to make the best of — izkoristiti kar najbolje, napraviti kar se le da, sprijazniti se s čim

to make cards — mešati karte

to make certain — prepričati se

to make clear — objasniti, razložiti

to make the door upon s.o. — zapreti komu vrata

to make a difference to — biti važno, spremeniti stvar

to make s.th. do — ali to make do with a.th. — zadovoljiti se s čim

to make no doubt — ne dvomiti

to make both ends meet — shajati s svojimi sredstvi, prilagoditi izdatke dohodkom

to make eyes at — spogledovati se, zaljubljeno koga gledati

to make an effort — potruditi se

to make excuses — opravičevati se, izgovarjati se, izvijati se

to make an example of — eksemplarično kaznovati

to make an exhibition of o.s. — spozabiti se

to make faces at — pačiti se komu

to make a face — nakremžiti se

to make a figure — zgledati smešen

to make a fire — zakuriti

you are made for this job — si kot ustvarjen za to delo

to make one's fortune — obogateti

to make a fool of o.s. — biti za norca

to make a fool of s.o. — imeti koga za norca

to make free with — brez zadrege uporabljati, razpolagati s čim

to make friends with — sprijateljiti se s kom

to make fun ( —ali game) of — zasmehovati koga, zafrkavati

to make a go of — uspeti v čem

to make good — uspeti

to make s.th. good — povrniti, kriti, nadoknaditi

to make a hash of — pokvariti, zavozlati (zgodbo)

to make a habit of it — priti v navado

to make haste — pohiteti

to make hay — pospraviti seno

to make hay of — napraviti zmešnjavo

to make hay while the sun shines — kovati železo dokler je vroče

to make head(way) — napredovati

to make headway against — premagati (težave)

not to make head or tail of — ne razumeti

American to make a hit — postati popularen

to make o.s. at home — biti kakor doma

American to make it — uspeti

nautical to make it so — izvršiti nalog

to make it hot for s.o. — naščuvati javnost proti komu, preganjati koga

to make things humorously gladko izpeljati (da teče kot po maslu)

American to make a killing — nenadoma zaslužiti ali priti do denarja

to make known — sporočiti, objaviti

to make land — zagledati kopno, pripluti v pristanišče

to make light ( —ali little) of — podcenjevati, nalahko jemati

slang to make like — posnemati

to make a living — preživljati se

to make one's own life — živeti svoje življenje, hoditi svojo pot

to make love to — ljubimkati, spolno občevati s kom

to make one's mark — napraviti karijero, izkazati se

to make one's mark on — vtisniti svoj pečat

to make or mar — pripeljati do uspeha ali poloma

to make a match — dobro se omožiti (oženiti)

to make a good meal — dobro jesti

to make merry — hrupno proslavljati, bučno se veseliti

to make minoemeat of — izpodbiti, popolnoma premagati

to make a monkey out of — osmešiti koga

to make money — dobro zaslužiti, obogateti

to make the most of — čim bolj izrabiti

to make a mountain out of a molehill — napraviti iz muhe slona

to make mouths at — pačiti se komu

to make s.o.'s mouth water — vzbuditi zavist ali željo

to make move — lotiti se česa, odpraviti se, kreniti

to make much of — ceniti, pripisovati važnost čemu, imeti od česa veliko koristi

to make a name for o.s. — napraviti si ime

to make a night of it — prekrokati vso noč

to make a noise in the world — postati slaven, zasloveti

to make nothing of — ne razumeti, biti zmeden

to make of — tolmačiti, razlagati si

to make one of — priključiti se

to make the pace — voditi, diktirati tempo

to make passes at — objemati, ljubkovati, dvoriti

to make peace — skleniti mir

to make one's pile — obogateti, spraviti denar na kup

to make a play for — poskužati pridobiti

to make a plunge — lotiti se brez pomisleka, visoko staviti

nautical to make port — pripluti v pristanišče

to make a point of — vztrajati pri čem, predvsem se potruditi

to make a price — nastaviti ceno

to make a practice of — imeti navado, navaditi se

to make a racket — biti zelo hrupen, razgrajati

to make ready — pripraviti

to make the rounds — obhoditi (stražar)

to make sail — odpluti, odjadrati

to make o.s. scarce — izginiti

to make a scene — napraviti komu neprijetno sceno

to make no secret of — ne prikrivati, odkrito pokazati ali povedati

to make shift with — pomagati si, nekako urediti

to make s.o. sit up — koga zelo presenetiti

to make a good (poor) showing — dobro (slabo) se izkazati

to make it snappy — podvizati se

to make s.o. sore — razjeziti koga

to make a splash — napraviti senzacijo

to make a speech — imeti govor

to make great strides — hitro napredovati

to make a stab at — poskusiti kaj narediti

nautical to make sternway — ritensko pluti, zaostajati, nazadovati

to make a stand — zaustaviti se, postaviti se v bran (vojska)

to make sure — prepričati se

to make a clean sweep of — dobro pomesti, vse odstraniti

to make tick — pripraviti do dela

to make good time — hitro napredovati

this makes the 10th time — to je že desetič

to make a good thing of — obrniti v svojo korist

to make a touch — sposoditi si, poskušati si sposoditi

to make hacks for — odpraviti se kam, napotiti se

American to make the team — biti sprejet v moštvo

to make a train — ujeti vlak

to make a trial of — poskusiti, preizkusiti kaj

to make o.s. understood — jasno se izraziti

to make use of — uporabiti kaj

to make way — utreti si pot, napredovati

to make one's way in the world — uspeti v življenju

to make one's way — out oditi

to make way for — umakniti se komu

to make s.o. out of his wits — spraviti koga ob pamet

to make war upon — vojskovati se s kom

nautical to make heavy weather — prebijati se po razburkanem morju

to make short work of — hitro kaj končati

to make water — scati

English-Slovenian dictionary > make
17 make

[meik] 1. past tense, past participle - made; verb
1) (to create, form or produce: God made the Earth; She makes all her own clothes; He made it out of paper; to make a muddle/mess of the job; to make lunch/coffee; We made an arrangement/agreement/deal/bargain.) gera, búa til

2) (to compel, force or cause (a person or thing to do something): They made her do it; He made me laugh.) láta gera, fá til að gera

3) (to cause to be: I made it clear; You've made me very unhappy.) vekja tilteknar tilfinningar hjá e-m, valda, orsaka

4) (to gain or earn: He makes $100 a week; to make a profit.) þéna

5) ((of numbers etc) to add up to; to amount to: 2 and 2 make(s) 4.) gera, vera

6) (to become, turn into, or be: He'll make an excellent teacher.) verða, vera efni í

7) (to estimate as: I make the total 483.) áætla

8) (to appoint, or choose, as: He was made manager.) gera að

9) (used with many nouns to give a similar meaning to that of the verb from which the noun is formed: He made several attempts (= attempted several times); They made a left turn (= turned left); He made (= offered) a suggestion/proposal; Have you any comments to make?) gera (...)
2. noun
(a (usually manufacturer's) brand: What make is your new car?) gerð

- maker
- making
- make-believe
- make-over
- makeshift
- make-up
- have the makings of
- in the making
- make a/one's bed
- make believe
- make do
- make for
- make it
- make it up
- make something of something
- make of something
- make something of
- make of
- make out
- make over
- make up
- make up for
- make up one's mind
- make up to

English-Icelandic dictionary > make
18 make

gyártmány, áramkör zárása, készítmény, kivitel to make: megteremt, csinál, gyárt, késztet, tesz vmivé, jut
* * *
[meik] 1. past tense, past participle - made; verb
1) (to create, form or produce: God made the Earth; She makes all her own clothes; He made it out of paper; to make a muddle/mess of the job; to make lunch/coffee; We made an arrangement/agreement/deal/bargain.) készít, csinál

2) (to compel, force or cause (a person or thing to do something): They made her do it; He made me laugh.) késztet

3) (to cause to be: I made it clear; You've made me very unhappy.) tesz vkit, vmit vmivé

4) (to gain or earn: He makes $100 a week; to make a profit.) keres (pénzt)

5) ((of numbers etc) to add up to; to amount to: 2 and 2 make(s) 4.) kitesz (valamennyit)

6) (to become, turn into, or be: He'll make an excellent teacher.) válik belőle

7) (to estimate as: I make the total 483.) becsül

8) (to appoint, or choose, as: He was made manager.) kinevez

9) (used with many nouns to give a similar meaning to that of the verb from which the noun is formed: He made several attempts (= attempted several times); They made a left turn (= turned left); He made (= offered) a suggestion/proposal; Have you any comments to make?) (általában:) tesz
2. noun
(a (usually manufacturer's) brand: What make is your new car?) gyártmány

- maker
- making
- make-believe
- make-over
- makeshift
- make-up
- have the makings of
- in the making
- make a/one's bed
- make believe
- make do
- make for
- make it
- make it up
- make something of something
- make of something
- make something of
- make of
- make out
- make over
- make up
- make up for
- make up one's mind
- make up to

English-Hungarian dictionary > make
19 make

n. yapı, yapılış şekli, biçim; verim, kazanç
————————
v. yapmak, etmek, yaptırmak, sağlamak; elde etmek; varmak; ilişki kurmak

* * *
yap
* * *
[meik] 1. past tense, past participle - made; verb
1) (to create, form or produce: God made the Earth; She makes all her own clothes; He made it out of paper; to make a muddle/mess of the job; to make lunch/coffee; We made an arrangement/agreement/deal/bargain.) yapmak

2) (to compel, force or cause (a person or thing to do something): They made her do it; He made me laugh.) yaptırmak, mecbur etmek

3) (to cause to be: I made it clear; You've made me very unhappy.) neden/sebep olmak

4) (to gain or earn: He makes $100 a week; to make a profit.) kazanmak, kâr etmek

5) ((of numbers etc) to add up to; to amount to: 2 and 2 make(s) 4.)... etmek,...-e eşit olmak

6) (to become, turn into, or be: He'll make an excellent teacher.) olmak

7) (to estimate as: I make the total 483.) tahmin etmek

8) (to appoint, or choose, as: He was made manager.) atamak, tayin etmek

9) (used with many nouns to give a similar meaning to that of the verb from which the noun is formed: He made several attempts (= attempted several times); They made a left turn (= turned left); He made (= offered) a suggestion/proposal; Have you any comments to make?) yapmak, bulunmak
2. noun
(a (usually manufacturer's) brand: What make is your new car?) marka

- maker
- making
- make-believe
- make-over
- makeshift
- make-up
- have the makings of
- in the making
- make a/one's bed
- make believe
- make do
- make for
- make it
- make it up
- make something of something
- make of something
- make something of
- make of
- make out
- make over
- make up
- make up for
- make up one's mind
- make up to

English-Turkish dictionary > make
20 make

• ommella

• pakottaa

• panna

• saada aikaan

• saada

• toimeenpanna

• työ

• tuote

• tunnusmerkki

• tuottaa

• automerkki

• ehtiä

• erehtyä

• solmia

• ansaita rahaa

• ansaita

• valmiste

• valmistaa

• punoa

• produsoida

• rakentaa

finance, business, economy

• tavaramerkki

• tehdä

• tienata

• keittää

• leipoa

• hankkia

• merkki

• muodostaa

• sepittää

• suorittaa

• suoriutua

• laji

• laittaa

• laatia

• piirtää

• pitää

* * *
meik 1. past tense, past participle - made; verb
1) (to create, form or produce: God made the Earth; She makes all her own clothes; He made it out of paper; to make a muddle/mess of the job; to make lunch/coffee; We made an arrangement/agreement/deal/bargain.) tehdä

2) (to compel, force or cause (a person or thing to do something): They made her do it; He made me laugh.) saada tekemään

3) (to cause to be: I made it clear; You've made me very unhappy.) tehdä joksikin

4) (to gain or earn: He makes $100 a week; to make a profit.) tienata

5) ((of numbers etc) to add up to; to amount to: 2 and 2 make(s) 4.) olla yhteensä

6) (to become, turn into, or be: He'll make an excellent teacher.) tulla joksikin

7) (to estimate as: I make the total 483.) arvioida

8) (to appoint, or choose, as: He was made manager.) nimittää, valita

9) (used with many nouns to give a similar meaning to that of the verb from which the noun is formed: He made several attempts (= attempted several times); They made a left turn (= turned left); He made (= offered) a suggestion/proposal; Have you any comments to make?) tehdä
2. noun
(a (usually manufacturer's) brand: What make is your new car?) merkki

- maker
- making
- make-believe
- make-over
- makeshift
- make-up
- have the makings of
- in the making
- make a/one's bed
- make believe
- make do
- make for
- make it
- make it up
- make something of something
- make of something
- make something of
- make of
- make out
- make over
- make up
- make up for
- make up one's mind
- make up to

English-Finnish dictionary > make

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have (all) the makings of (something) — to seem likely to develop into something. I think we have the makings of a good team this year. This story has all the makings of a first class scandal … New idioms dictionary
have the makings of — {v. phr.} To possess the basic ingredients; have the basic qualities to do something. * /Tom is still young but he seems to have the makings of an excellent pianist./ … Dictionary of American idioms
have the makings of — {v. phr.} To possess the basic ingredients; have the basic qualities to do something. * /Tom is still young but he seems to have the makings of an excellent pianist./ … Dictionary of American idioms
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have the makings of — have (all) the makings of ► to have the qualities necessary to do or achieve something difficult : »We think she has all the makings of a very good CEO. Main Entry: ↑making … Financial and business terms
have all the makings of — have (all) the makings of ► to have the qualities necessary to do or achieve something difficult : »We think she has all the makings of a very good CEO. Main Entry: ↑making … Financial and business terms
have the markings of — have (all) the markings of chiefly US : to have the qualities or features of (something) They have all the markings of a championship team. a movie that has all the markings of [=has all the makings of] a big hit • • • Main Entry: ↑marking … Useful english dictionary
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have all the markings of — have (all) the markings of chiefly US : to have the qualities or features of (something) They have all the markings of a championship team. a movie that has all the markings of [=has all the makings of] a big hit • • • Main Entry: ↑marking … Useful english dictionary
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