to make it up to sb (for sth)

to make up for — (compensate for) recuperare [time, sleep]; compensare [ deficit]; colmare [ personal loss]

to make up to — colloq. ingraziarsi [ boss]; make up [sth.], make [sth.] up

to make up 7% of — costituire il 7% di

to make oneself up — truccarsi

to make it up — (make friends) riconciliarsi ( with con)

to make it up to sb. — (when at fault) farsi perdonare da qcn.; (when not at fault) ricambiare qcn

he made up the whole story — ha inventato tutta la storia

she made the books up into a parcel — ha impacchettato i libri

to make it up with sb — far la pace con qn

I need £5 to make up the sum we require — mi occorrono 5 sterline per raggiungere la somma stabilita

to make it up to sb (for sth) — compensare qn (per qc)

I'll make it up to you somehow, I promise — ti ricompenserò in qualche modo, prometto

women make up thirteen per cent of the police force — il tredici percento del corpo di polizia è formato da donne

they had a quarrel, but soon made up — hanno litigato, ma hanno subito fatto la pace

she spends hours making herself up — passa delle ore a truccarsi

(catch up) to make up on sb — riprendere qn

to make up for — (compensate for) recuperare [time, sleep]; compensare [ deficit]; colmare [ personal loss]

to make up to — colloq. ingraziarsi [ boss]; make up [sth.], make [sth.] up

to make up 7% of — costituire il 7% di

to make oneself up — truccarsi

to make it up — (make friends) riconciliarsi ( with con)

to make it up to sb. — (when at fault) farsi perdonare da qcn.; (when not at fault) ricambiare qcn

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)

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

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 a friend of somebody — sich mit jemandem anfreunden

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

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

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

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

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)

make out a cheque to somebody — einen Scheck auf jemanden ausstellen

make out a cheque to somebody — einen Scheck auf jemanden ausstellen

you make me out to be a liar — du stellst mich als Lügner hin

how are you making out? — come te la cavi?

to make out with sb. — farsi qcn

to make sth. out to be — far credere che qcs. sia

to make out if o whether capire se; I can't make him out — non riesco a capirlo

it is made out to X — è intestato a X

to make a cheque out to sb — intestare un assegno a qn

to make out a case for sth — presentare delle valide ragioni in favore di qc

I can't make out the address on the label — non riesco a decifrare l'indirizzo sull'etichetta

how do you make that out? — che cosa te lo fa pensare?

I can't make her out at all — non riesco proprio a capirla

(claim, imply) to make out (that...) — voler far credere (che...), darla ad intendere (che...)

to make sb out to be stupid — far passare qn per stupido

they're making out it was my fault — vogliono far credere che sia colpa mia

how are you making out? — come te la cavi?

to make out with sb. — farsi qcn

to make sth. out to be — far credere che qcs. sia

to make out if o whether capire se; I can't make him out — non riesco a capirlo

it is made out to X — è intestato a X

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