hare's nest

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)

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

that made me sad — eso me entristeció or me apenó

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

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

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

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

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?

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

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

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

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

"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

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

• 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

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

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

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

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

• to make land — (Naut) llegar a tierra

• to make port — (Naut) tomar puerto

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

• 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

this one makes 20 — con este son or hacen 20

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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)

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

that made me sad — eso me entristeció or me apenó

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

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

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

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

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?

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

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

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

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

ptasi móżdżek (przen) — birdbrain

in human form — in menschlicher Gestalt; in Menschengestalt

in the form of — in Form von od. + Gen.

in book form — in Buchform; als Buch

take form — Gestalt annehmen od. gewinnen

peak form — Bestform, die

out of form — außer Form; nicht in Form

in [good] form — (lit. or fig.) [gut] in Form

she was in great form at the party — (fig.) bei der Party war sie groß in Form

on/off form — (lit. or fig.) in/nicht in Form

on/judging by [past/present] form — (fig.) nach der Papierform

true to form — (fig.) wie üblich od. zu erwarten

be formed from something — aus etwas entstehen

form of government — Regierungsform f

form of address — Anrede f

forms of worship — Formen pl der Gottesverehrung

in the form of — in Form von or +gen; (with reference to people) in Gestalt von or +gen

to take form (lit, fig) — Form or Gestalt annehmen

he did it for form's sake — er tat es der Form halber

it's bad form — so etwas tut man einfach nicht

what's the form? (inf) — was ist üblich?

to be in fine or good form — gut in Form sein, in guter Form or Verfassung sein

to study (the) form (Horse-racing) — die Form prüfen

past form — Papierform f

on past form — auf dem Papier

= criminal record) to have form — vorbestraft sein

or line (US) — eine Schlange bilden

to form into a square to form into battle order — sich im Karree aufstellen sich zur Schlachtordnung formieren

in the form of — in Form von od. + Gen.

take form — Gestalt annehmen od. gewinnen

peak form — Bestform, die

in [good] form — (lit. or fig.) [gut] in Form

she was in great form at the party — (fig.) bei der Party war sie groß in Form

on/off form — (lit. or fig.) in/nicht in Form

on/judging by [past/present] form — (fig.) nach der Papierform

true to form — (fig.) wie üblich od. zu erwarten