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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

it's nothing to write home about — ça n'a rien d'extraordinaire

to be a bit too close to home — être blessant

to be home and dry — être sauvé

make a film — einen Film drehen

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

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

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

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

make somebody captain — jemanden zum Kapitän machen

make a star of somebody — aus jemandem einen Star machen

make oneself understood — sich verständlich machen

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

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?

this story makes good reading — diese Geschichte ist guter Lesestoff

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

that makes one pound exactly — das macht genau ein Pfund

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?

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

make somebody's day — jemandem einen glücklichen Tag bescheren

make 'do — vorlieb nehmen

make 'do with/without something — mit/ohne etwas auskommen

make toward something/somebody — auf etwas/jemanden zusteuern

make to do something — Anstalten machen, etwas zu tun

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