to make it to the airport

it's made of gold — es ist aus Gold

she made us wait — sie ließ uns warten

what makes you think that? — wie kommen Sie darauf?

it makes the room look smaller — es lässt den Raum kleiner wirken

he never really made it — er hat es nie zu etwas gebracht

she didn't make it through the night — sie hat die Nacht nicht überlebt

he's just made for this job — er ist für diese Arbeit wie geschaffen

it's made of gold — es ist aus Gold

she made us wait — sie ließ uns warten

what makes you think that? — wie kommen Sie darauf?

it makes the room look smaller — es lässt den Raum kleiner wirken

he never really made it — er hat es nie zu etwas gebracht

she didn't make it through the night — sie hat die Nacht nicht überlebt

he's just made for this job — er ist für diese Arbeit wie geschaffen

to make a noise — hacer* ruido

to make a note of something — anotar algo

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

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

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

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

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

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

that makes two of us — ya somos dos

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?

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

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

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

they made a loss/profit — perdieron/ganaron dinero

to make a name for oneself — hacerse* un nombre

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

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

what make is it? — ¿de qué marca es?

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)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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!

two and two make four — dos y dos son cuatro

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

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

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 happy — hacer feliz a algn

to make sb angry — poner furioso a algn

to make o.s. heard — hacerse oír

why make things difficult for yourself? — ¿por qué te complicas la vida?

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 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?

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

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

I'll make do with what I've got — me las arreglaré con lo que tengo

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

I think you're making rather too much of what I said — creo que le estás dando demasiada importancia a lo que dije

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

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

to make a noise — hacer* ruido

to make a note of something — anotar algo

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

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

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

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

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

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

that makes two of us — ya somos dos

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?

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

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

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

they made a loss/profit — perdieron/ganaron dinero

to make a name for oneself — hacerse* un nombre

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

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

what make is it? — ¿de qué marca es?

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)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

to make the six o'clock train — riuscire a prendere il treno delle sei

to make the charts — entrare in classifica

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

a good wine can make a dinner — un buon vino può fare il successo di una cena

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

to make as if to do — fare (l')atto di fare

she made as if to kiss him — fece per baciarlo

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

to make the six o'clock train — riuscire a prendere il treno delle sei

to make the charts — entrare in classifica

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

a good wine can make a dinner — un buon vino può fare il successo di una cena

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

to make as if to do — fare (l')atto di fare

she made as if to kiss him — fece per baciarlo

We ran a make on her. She's got two priors — Мы установили ее личность. У нее два привода

The make didn't come through until after she was released — Ориентировка на нее пришла после того, как ее выпустили

We got a make on his prints — В нашей картотеке есть отпечатки его пальцев, по которым мы установили его личность

His first record didn't make the charts — Его первая пластинка не попала в число хитов

The story made the front page — Этот материал был напечатан на первых страницах газет

His novel has made the best-seller list — Его роман был включен в список бестселлеров

He's tired out already - he'll never make the summit — Он уже устал и вряд ли поднимется на вершину

The disabled cruiser was only just able to make port — Выведенный из строя крейсер едва дошел до порта

He was out to make the top — Он был полон решимости достичь вершин успеха

He made the bus just in time — Он едва успел на автобус

We'll never make the airport in time — Мы не доедем до аэропорта вовремя

Sorry, I couldn't make your party last night — Извините, я вчера не смог к вам прийти

Do you think a table this wide can make the doorway? — Как ты думаешь, такой широкий стол пройдет в дверь?

This injury reduced my chances of making the national team — Из-за этой травмы мои шансы попасть в национальную сборную уменьшились

He'll never make the team — Его никогда не включат в состав сборной

It's improbable that she would ever make the big time — Маловероятно, что она когда-нибудь вырвется на столичную сцену

He's spent years hoping to make the big time — Он все эти годы надеялся добиться признания

I suppose somebody's got to make an army — Я думаю, что кому-то нужно служить в армии

Jones made sergeant in six months — Джоунз дослужился до звания сержанта за шесть месяцев

He made colonel in one year — Через год он стал полковником

You'd make someone a good wife — Ты станешь для кого-то хорошей женой

He'll never make an actor — Из него никогда не получится актера

I think he will make a good teacher — Я думаю, из него выйдет хороший учитель

They made an odd couple — Они выглядели странной парой

It made a very strange sight — Зрелище было довольно нелепым

It'll make good publicity — Это будет хорошей рекламой

The news reporter Steven Greene made news himself recently when he got married at Birmingham Registry Office — Газетчик Стивен Грин сам стал объектом внимания, когда сочетался браком в загсе города Бирмингема

Now sit on the potty and make, dear — Садись на горшок и какай

What do you make the time? — Сколько, по-вашему, сейчас времени?

Things aren't as bad as he makes them — Положение не так уж безнадежно, как он это представляет

I make it nearly five years since I saw him — Я думаю, что я не видел его уже пять лет

How large do you make the audience? — Сколько, по-вашему, здесь зрителей?

I make the distance about seventy miles — Я думаю, что миль семьдесят будет

This film made her — Этот фильм сделал ее знаменитой

That lucky venture made him — Он стал состоятельным человеком после этой удачной аферы

But what really made the evening was the charm of the young hostess — Но то, что придавало вечеру особое настроение, так это очарование молодой хозяйки

This picture really makes the room — Эта картина придает комнате совершенно другой вид

It's the furniture that really makes a house — Уют в доме создает мебель

His performance makes the play — На нем держится вся пьеса

"When shall we meet again, Saturday or Sunday?" "Let's make it Saturday" — "Когда мы встретимся снова, в субботу или воскресенье?" - "Давай в субботу"

I'll make it for five o'clock, okay? — Я договорюсь на пять часов, хорошо?

This sports job can make twice the speed of your buggy — Этот спортивный автомобиль может развить скорость в два раза больше, чем твоя тачка

He made me the minute he saw me — Он меня узнал, как только увидел

I tailed him. He made me and tried to throw me off — Я потел следом за ним. Он засек меня и попытался оторваться

We tried to make him down at the station but came up with nothing — Мы пытались опознать его на станции, но не смогли

I don't make you, kid — Я тебя не понимаю, парень

Half the airlines personnel regard it as a permanent assignment to try to make her — Половина персонала воздушных линий считают своей обязанностью добиться ее расположения

In the next room the girls were talking about their problems of making some of the smooth boys — В соседней комнате девочки обсуждали вопрос, как закадрить некоторых красивых мальчиков

Don't never speak to strange men who you don't know nothing about as they may get you wrong and think you are trying to make them — Никогда не заговаривай с незнакомыми мужчинами, а то они могут неправильно тебя понять и подумают, что ты пытаешься завести с ними знакомство

Did you make her? — Ты ее трахнул?

He's been pretending that he made her when they went camping — Он намекал, что трахнул ее, когда они ходили в поход

Make me, she sighed — "Трахни меня", - сказала она со вздохом

He made the landlady of the house so that meant plenty of food for him and me — Он переспал с хозяйкой дома, и поэтому о еде мы могли не беспокоиться

Man, don't you know how Napoleon managed to make all those broads? He drank Calisay — Ты разве не знаешь, как Наполеону удавалось трахать всех этих баб? Он ведь пил "Калисэ"

She criticized members of the committee for sitting on the fence and failing to make a useful contribution to the debate.

No decision has been taken about the building of the new airport. The authorities are still on the fence.

I had to make a decision on the spot. — Я должен был принять решение тут же.

Journalists on the spot denied there was any shooting from the hotel. — Журналисты, находившиеся на месте событий, отрицали, что из гостиницы стреляли.

Within minutes an airport medical team was on the spot. — Уже через несколько минут бригада медицинских работников аэропорта была на месте.

to walk / run / jump on the spot — шагать, бежать, прыгать на месте

un regalo para ti — a present for you

psicológicamente no estoy preparado para eso — I'm not psychologically ready for that

es demasiado cara para nosotros — it's too dear for us, it's beyond our means

no tengo para el viaje — I haven't got enough money for the trip

léelo para ti — read it to yourself

nació para poeta — he was born to be a poet

ya no estoy para estos trotes — I'm not up to this sort of thing anymore

yo no valgo para esto — I'm no good at this

una taza para café — a coffee cup

laca para el pelo — hairspray

para esto, podíamos habernos quedado en casa — if this is it, we might as well have stayed at home

para que —

lo traje para que lo vieras — I brought it so (that) you could see it

es para que lo leas — it's for you to read

un regalo para que te acuerdes de mí — a present for you to remember me by

para que eso fuera posible tendrías que trabajar mucho — you would have to work hard for that to be possible

¿para qué lo quieres? — why do you want it?, what do you want it for?

¿para qué sirve? — what's it for?

hay un embotellamiento que para qué — there's a huge traffic jam

lo hizo para salvarse — he did it (in order) to save himself

para comprarlo necesitas cinco dólares más — to buy it you need another five dollars

estoy ahorrando para comprarme una moto — I'm saving up to buy a motorbike, I'm saving up for a motorbike

entré despacito para no despertarla — I went in slowly so as not to wake her

no es para comer — it's not for eating, it's not to be eaten

tengo bastante para vivir — I have enough to live on

es muy tarde para salir — it's too late to go out

se casaron para separarse en seguida — they married only to separate soon after

el rey visitará Argentina para volar después a Chile — the king will visit Argentina and then fly on to Chile

con esto tengo para rato — this will take me a while

lo dejamos para mañana — let's leave it till tomorrow

tengo muchos deberes para mañana — I have a lot of homework to do for tomorrow

lo recordaré para siempre — I'll remember it forever

va para un año desde la última vez — it's getting on for a year since the last time

para entonces ya era tarde — it was already too late by then

para las dos estaba lloviendo — by two o'clock it was raining

para atrás — back, backwards

para la derecha — to the right

el autobús para Marbella — the bus for Marbella, the Marbella bus

iba para el metro — I was going towards the underground

ir para casa — to go home, head for home

salir para Panamá — to leave for Panama

no hay niño feo para una madre — all mothers think their baby is beautiful

es mucho para lo que suele dar — this is a lot in comparison with what he usually gives

¿quién es usted para gritarme así? — who are you to shout at me like that?

para profesor habla muy mal — he doesn't speak very clearly for a teacher

para ser un niño lo hace muy bien — he does it very well for a child

para patatas, las de mi pueblo — if it's potatoes you want, look no further than my home town

para ruidosos, los españoles — there's nobody like the Spaniards for being noisy

para con — to, towards

una carta para él — a letter for him

¿para qué revista escribes? — what magazine do you write for?

lee para ti — read to yourself

fue muy amable para con todos — he was very friendly to everyone

¿para qué sirve esto? — what's this (used) for?

no sirve para este trabajo — he's no good at this kind of work

¿para qué lo quieres? — what do you want it for?

¿para qué se lo dijiste? — what did you tell him for?

champú para bebés — baby shampoo

jarabe para la tos — cough mixture

tenían un hambre que para qué decirte/hablar — they were starving

para + inf — to + inf

para serte sincero — to tell you the truth

esta agua no es para beber — this isn't drinking water

está listo para pintar — it's ready to be painted o for painting

para aprobar — (in order) to pass

entró en puntillas para no despertarla — he went in on tiptoe so as not to wake her

para que + subj: lo dice para que yo me preocupe he (only) says it to worry me; pídeselo - ¿para que me diga que no? ask him for it - so he can say no?; cierra para que no nos oigan — close the door so (that) they don't hear us

para su desgracia — unfortunately for him

para mi sorpresa — (much) to my surprise

no hay para todos — there isn't enough for everybody

no es para tanto — it's not that bad

hace demasiado frío para salir — it's too cold to go out

son altos para su edad — they're tall for their age

para lo que come, no está gordo — considering how much he eats, he's not fat

para el caso que me hacen...! — for all the notice they take of me...

estar para algo/+ inf — ( indicando estado)

no estoy para bromas — I'm in no mood for joking

está para tirarla a la basura — it's only fit for throwing out

no está (como) para salir sin abrigo — it's not warm enough to go out without a coat