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1) Общая лексика: даже так (при этих условиях) вы можете выгадать, даже так ( при этих условиях) вы можете выигратьУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > at that you can make good profit
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profit [pʀɔfi]masculine nouna. ( = gain) profitb. ( = avantage) benefit• tirer profit de [+ leçon, affaire] to benefit fromc. (locutions)► à profit• mettre à profit [+ idée, invention] to turn to account ; [+ temps libre] to make the most of► au profit de for ; ( = pour aider) in aid of* * *pʀɔfinom masculin1) ( avantage) benefit, advantagetirer profit de — to make the most of, to take advantage of
faire du profit — (colloq) [nourriture] to go a long way; [objet, appareil] to be good value
ce manteau m'a fait du profit — (colloq) I've had a lot of wear out of this coat
abandonner le charbon au profit du nucléaire — to drop coal in favour [BrE] of nuclear energy
mettre à profit — to make the most of [temps libre, stage]; to turn [something] to good account [situation]; to make good use of [idée, résultat]
2) ( gains) profit••il n'y a pas de petits profits — Proverbe look after the pennies and the pounds will look after themselves Proverbe GB, a dollar is a dollar US
* * *pʀɔfi nm1) (= avantage)mettre à profit [occasion] — to take advantage of, [connaissance, capacité] to turn to good account
2) COMMERCE, FINANCE profitLa société a fait des profits importants. — The company made significant profits.
profits et pertes COMMERCE — profit and loss
* * *profit nm1 ( avantage) benefit, advantage; faire qch avec profit to benefit from doing sth; vous consulterez ce guide avec profit you'll find this guide very useful; il a appliqué avec profit les nouvelles méthodes he's made good use of the new methods; tirer profit de to make the most of, to take advantage of; il a tiré profit de mes conseils he put my advice to good use; il n'a pas su tirer profit de ce qui lui est arrivé il y a deux ans he didn't learn from what happened to him two years ago; faire son profit de qch to use sth to one's advantage, to make use of sth; faire du profit○ [nourriture] to go a long way; [objet, appareil] to be good value; ce manteau m'a fait du profit○ I've had a lot of wear out of this coat; être d'un grand profit à qn to be of great benefit ou value to sb, to benefit sb greatly; ce stage linguistique leur a été d'un grand profit that language course has been of great benefit ou value to them, they got a lot out of that language course; pour le plus grand profit de to the great benefit of; trouver (son) profit à faire to find it to one's advantage to do; s'il le fait c'est qu'il y trouve son profit he's doing it because he gets something out of it; organiser un concert au profit des handicapés/de la recherche sur le cancer to organize a concert in aid of the handicapped/of cancer research; accusé d'espionnage au profit d'un pays étranger accused of spying for a foreign country; la réforme s'est faite au profit des grands propriétaires the reform benefited land owners; abandonner le charbon au profit du nucléaire to drop coal in favourGB of nuclear energy; le candidat de la majorité a perdu des voix au profit des écologistes the ruling party's candidate lost votes to the ecologists; tourner au profit de qn to work in sb's favourGB; mettre à profit to make the most of, to take advantage of [temps libre, stage]; to turn [sth] to good account ou to one's advantage [situation]; to make good use of [idée, découverte, résultat];2 Écon ( gains) profit; dégager des profits, faire des profits to make a profit; réaliser 10 millions de profit to make a profit of 10 million; profits illicites/illimités illicit/unlimited profits; profits pétroliers oil revenues; être une source de profit pour to be a source of wealth for.il n'y a pas de petits profits Prov look after the pennies and the pounds will look after themselves Prov GB, a penny saved is a penny earned Prov GB, a dollar is a dollar US.[prɔfi] nom masculinmettre quelque chose à profit to take advantage of ou to make the most of somethingil y a trouvé son profit, sinon il ne l'aurait pas fait he got something out of it otherwise he wouldn't have done itfaire ou réaliser des profits to make profits ou a profitle profit réalisé sur la vente de la propriété the return on ou the revenue from the sale of the propertyprofit brut/net gross/net profit————————au profit de locution prépositionnelleà son/mon seul profit for his/my sole benefit -
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1. noun1) (money which is gained in business etc, eg from selling something for more than one paid for it: I made a profit of $8,000 on my house; He sold it at a huge profit.) lucro, beneficio, ganancia2) (advantage; benefit: A great deal of profit can be had from travelling abroad.) provecho
2. verb((with from or by) to gain profit(s) from: The business profited from its exports; He profited by his opponent's mistakes.) ganar, sacar provecho; beneficiarse de- profitably
profit n beneficios / gananciastr['prɒfɪt]1 SMALLCOMMERCE/SMALL ganancia, beneficio2 formal use (advantage) provecho\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto make a profit sacar beneficios, tener gananciasto profit from something sacar provecho de algo, beneficiarse de algoto sell something at a profit vender algo con gananciaprofit and loss account cuenta de ganancias y pérdidasprofit ['prɑfət] vi: sacar provecho (de), beneficiarse (de)profit n1) advantage: provecho m, partido m, beneficio m2) gain: beneficio m, utilidad f, ganancia fto make a profit: sacar beneficiosadj.• ganancial adj.n.• ancheta s.f.• aprovechamiento s.m.• beneficio s.m.• comodidad s.f.• ganancia s.f.• granjería s.f.• logro s.m.• lucro s.m.• pro s.m.• provecho s.m.• usufructo s.m.• utilidad s.f.• ventaja s.f.v.• ganar v.• lucrarse v.• sacar provecho v.• servir a v.
I 'prɑːfət, 'prɒfɪtcount & mass nouna) (Busn, Econ) ganancias fpl, beneficios mpl, utilidades fpl (AmL)we made a profit of $2,000 — obtuvimos beneficios or (AmL tb) utilidades de $2.000
profit and loss account — cuenta f de pérdidas y ganancias; (before n)
profit margin — margen m de ganancias or de beneficios or (AmL tb) de utilidades
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['prɒfɪt]to profit FROM something — sacar* provecho de algo, beneficiarse de algo
1. Na 32% rise in profits — un aumento del 32% en las ganancias or los beneficios
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at a profit, to operate at a profit — ser rentable•
to make a profit — obtener ganancias or beneficiosthey made a profit of two million — obtuvieron unas ganancias or unos beneficios de dos millones
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to make a profit on or out of sth — obtener beneficios de algo•
to show a profit — registrar beneficios or gananciasinterim 3., trading 2.•
to turn a profit — obtener ganancias or beneficios2) (fig) utilidad f, beneficio mI could see no profit in antagonizing them — no veía qué utilidad or beneficio tenía el enfadarles
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to turn sth to (one's) profit — sacar provecho or beneficio de algo2. VI1) (financially) obtener ganancia, obtener beneficio2) (fig)•
to profit by or from sth — aprovecharse de algowe do not want to profit from someone else's misfortunes — no queremos aprovecharnos de las desgracias de otros
3.VT†4.CPDprofit and loss account N — cuenta f de pérdidas y ganancias
profit centre, profit center (US) N — centro m de beneficios
profit margin N — margen m de beneficios
profit motive N — afán m de lucro
profits tax N — (Brit) impuesto m de beneficios
profit warning N — advertencia f de beneficios
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I ['prɑːfət, 'prɒfɪt]count & mass nouna) (Busn, Econ) ganancias fpl, beneficios mpl, utilidades fpl (AmL)we made a profit of $2,000 — obtuvimos beneficios or (AmL tb) utilidades de $2.000
profit and loss account — cuenta f de pérdidas y ganancias; (before n)
profit margin — margen m de ganancias or de beneficios or (AmL tb) de utilidades
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'profit 1. noun1) (money which is gained in business etc, eg from selling something for more than one paid for it: I made a profit of $8,000 on my house; He sold it at a huge profit.) fortjeneste, gevinst, profitt2) (advantage; benefit: A great deal of profit can be had from travelling abroad.) utbytte, gagn2. verb((with from or by) to gain profit(s) from: The business profited from its exports; He profited by his opponent's mistakes.) tjene på, profittere på, ha fordel av- profitablyavanse--------gevinst--------profitt--------vinningIsubst. \/ˈprɒfɪt\/1) fortjeneste, avanse, overskudd, profitt2) gevinst, vinning, utbytte3) nytte, fordel, gagn, utbytteat a great profit med stor fortjeneste, med stort overskuddcrime for profit vinningsforbrytelsecut one's profit nøye seg med lavere fortjenestederive\/gain profit from dra\/ha nytte av, dra\/ha\/høste fordel av, ha utbytte avdo something for profit gjøre noe for fortjenestens\/pengenes skyld gjøre noe for egen vinnings skyldmake a profit gjøre en fortjeneste på• she made a clear profit of £1000make a profit on\/by tjene på, gjøre fortjeneste påmake large profits gi stor fortjeneste gi stort overskudd (be)run at a profit gå med overskuddyield a good profit gi stor fortjenesteIIverb \/ˈprɒfɪt\/1) være til gagn eller nytte (for), gagne, tjene2) hjelpeprofit by\/from dra\/ha nytte av, dra\/ha\/høste fordel av, ha utbytte av, ha glede av, nyte godt av, benytte seg av, utnytte profittere eller tjene påwhat shall it profit a man if... ( bibelsk) hva gagner det et menneske om... -
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A n ( brand) marque f ; what make is your car? de quelle marque est ta voiture? ; what make of computer is it? quelle est la marque de cet ordinateur?1 ( create) faire [dress, cake, coffee, stain, hole, will, pact, film, sketch, noise] ; to make the bed faire le lit ; to make a rule établir une règle ; to make the law faire or édicter fml les lois ; to make sth from faire qch avec ; wine is made from grapes le vin se fait avec du raisin ; to make sth for sb, to make sb sth faire qch pour qn ; to be made for sb être fait pour qn ; to be made for each other être fait l'un pour l'autre ; to make room/the time for sth trouver de la place/du temps pour qch ; to make sth out of faire qch en ; what is it made (out) of? en quoi est-ce fait? ; it's made (out) of gold c'est en or ; to see what sb is made of voir de quoi est fait qn ; let's see what he's made of voyons de quoi il est fait ; show them what you're made of! montre-leur de quel bois tu te chauffes ○ ! ; to be as clever as they make them être malin comme pas un ○ ; to make A into B faire B à partir de A ; to make fruit into jam faire de la confiture à partir des fruits ; to make a house into apartments transformer une maison en appartements ; made in France/by Macron fabriqué en France/par Macron ; God made man Dieu a créé l'homme ;2 (cause to be or become, render) se faire [friends, enemies] ; to make sb happy/jealous/popular rendre qn heureux/jaloux/populaire ; to make sb hungry/thirsty donner faim/soif à qn ; to make oneself available/ill se rendre disponible/malade ; to make oneself heard/understood se faire entendre/comprendre ; to make sth bigger agrandir qch ; to make sth better améliorer qch ; to make sth worse aggraver qch [problem, situation] ; to make sb's cold better soulager le rhume de qn ; to make exams easier, to make passing exams easier, to make it easier to pass exams faciliter les examens ; to make it easy/possible to do [person] faire en sorte qu'il soit facile/possible de faire ; that made it easy for me to leave cela a facilité mon départ ;3 ( cause to do) to make sb cry/jump/think faire pleurer/sursauter/réfléchir qn ; I made her smile je l'ai fait sourire ; to make sb do sth faire faire qch à qn ; I made her forget her problems/lose patience je lui ai fait oublier ses problèmes/perdre patience ; it makes me look fat/old ça me grossit/vieillit ; it makes me look ill ça me donne l'air malade ; to make sth do faire que qch fasse ; to make sth happen faire que qch se produise ; to make the story end happily faire en sorte que l'histoire se termine bien ; to make sth work [person] réussir à faire marcher qch [machine etc] ; to make sth grow/burn [person] réussir à faire pousser/brûler qch ; [chemical, product] faire pousser/brûler qch ; it makes your face look rounder ça fait paraître ton visage plus rond ; it makes her voice sound funny cela lui donne une drôle de voix ;4 (force, compel) to make sb do obliger qn à faire ; they made me (do it) ils m'ont obligé, ils m'ont forcé, ils m'y ont forcé ; to be made to do être obligé or forcé de faire ; he must be made to cooperate il faut qu'il coopère ; to make sb wait/talk faire attendre/parler qn ;5 ( turn into) to make sb sth, to make sth of sb faire de qn qch ; it's been made into a film on en a fait or tiré un film ; to make sb a star faire de qn une vedette ; we made him treasurer on l'a fait trésorier ; we made Tom treasurer on a choisi Tom comme trésorier ; to be made president for life être fait président à vie ; to make sb one's assistant faire de qn son adjoint ; to make a soldier/a monster of sb faire de qn un soldat/un monstre ; it'll make a man of you hum ça fera de toi un homme ; he'll never make a teacher il ne fera jamais un bon professeur ; she'll make a good politician elle fera une fine politicienne ; to make sb a good husband être un bon mari pour qn ; to make sth sth, to make sth of sth faire de qch qch ; to make a habit/a success/ an issue of sth faire de qch une habitude/une réussite/une affaire ; do you want to make something of it? ( threatening) tu veux vraiment qu'on en discute? ; to make too much of sth faire tout un plat de qch ○ ; that will make a good shelter/a good tablecloth cela fera un bon abri/une bonne nappe ;6 (add up to, amount to) faire ; three and three make six trois et trois font six ; how much does that make? ça fait combien? ; that makes ten altogether ça fait dix en tout ; that makes five times he's called ça fait cinq fois qu'il appelle ;7 ( earn) gagner [salary, amount] ; to make £300 a week gagner 300 livres sterling par semaine ; he makes more in a week than I make in a month il gagne plus en une semaine que je ne gagne en un mois ; how much ou what do you think she makes? combien crois-tu qu'elle gagne? ; to make a living gagner sa vie ; to make a profit réaliser des bénéfices ; to make a loss subir des pertes ;8 (reach, achieve) arriver jusqu'à [place, position] ; atteindre [ranking, level] ; faire [speed, distance] ; to make the camp before dark arriver au or atteindre le camp avant la nuit ; to make the six o'clock train attraper le train de six heures ; we'll never make it nous n'y arriverons jamais ; to make the first team entrer dans la première équipe ; to make the charts entrer au hit-parade ; to make the front page of faire la une ○ de [newspaper] ; to make six spades ( in bridge) faire six piques ; to make 295 ( in cricket) faire or marquer 295 ;9 (estimate, say) I make it about 30 kilometres je dirais 30 kilomètres environ ; I make the profit £50 les bénéfices doivent s'élever à 50 livres sterling ; I make it five o'clock il est cinq heures à ma montre ; what time do you make it? quelle heure as-tu? ; what do you make the distance (to be)? quelle est la distance à ton avis? ; let's make it six o'clock/five dollars disons six heures/cinq dollars ; can we make it a bit later? peut-on dire un peu plus tard? ; what do you make of it? qu'en dis-tu? ; what does she make of him? qu'est-ce qu'elle pense or dit de lui? ; I don't know what to make of it je ne sais quoi en penser ; I can't make anything of it je n'y comprends rien ;10 ( cause success of) assurer la réussite de [holiday, day] ; a good wine can make a meal un bon vin peut assurer la réussite d'un repas ; it really makes the room [feature, colour] ça rend bien ; that interview made her career as a journalist cette interview lui a permis de faire carrière dans le journalisme ; it really made my day ça m'a rendu heureux pour la journée ; ‘go ahead, make my day!’ iron ‘allez, vas-y!’ ; to make or break sb/sth décider de l'avenir de qn/qch ;11 ○ ( have sex with) se faire ◑ [woman] ;13 Elec fermer [circuit] ;1 ( act) to make as if to do faire comme si on allait faire ; she made as if to kiss him elle a fait comme si elle allait l'embrasser ; he made like ○ he was injured il a fait semblant d'être blessé ;3 ( shuffle cards) battre.to be on the make ○ ( for profit) avoir les dents longues ; ( for sex) être en chasse ○ ; to make it ○ (in career, life) y arriver ; (to party, meeting) réussir à venir ; ( be on time for train etc) y être ; ( have sex) s'envoyer en l'air ○ (with avec) ; I'm afraid I can't make it malheureusement je ne peux pas y aller ; if they don't make it by 10pm s'ils n'arrivent pas avant 10h.■ make after:▶ make after [sb] poursuivre.■ make at:▶ make at [sb] attaquer (with avec).■ make away with = make off.■ make do:▶ make do faire avec ; to make do with se contenter de qch ;▶ make [sth] do se contenter de.■ make for:▶ make for [sth]1 ( head for) se diriger vers [door, town, home] ;2 ( help create) permettre, assurer [easy life, happy marriage] ;▶ make for [sb]1 ( attack) se jeter sur ;2 ( approach) se diriger vers.■ make good:▶ make good réussir ; a poor boy made good un garçon pauvre qui a réussi ;▶ make good [sth]1 ( make up for) réparer [damage, omission, loss] ; rattraper [lost time] ; combler [deficit, shortfall] ;2 ( keep) tenir [promise].■ make off filer ○ ; to make off across the fields/towards the town s'enfuir à travers les champs/vers la ville ; to make off with sth/sb se tirer ○ avec qch/qn.■ make out:▶ make out1 ( manage) s'en tirer ○ ; how are you making out? comment ça marche ○ ? ;2 US ( grope) se peloter ○ ;3 ( claim) affirmer (that que) ; he's not as stupid as he makes out il n'est pas aussi bête qu'il (le) prétend ;▶ make out [sth], make [sth] out1 (see, distinguish) distinguer [shape, writing] ;2 ( claim) to make sth out to be prétendre que qch est ;3 (understand, work out) comprendre [puzzle, mystery, character] ; to make out if or whether comprendre si ; I can't make him out je n'arrive pas à le comprendre ;4 ( write out) faire, rédiger [cheque, will, list] ; to make out a cheque GB ou check US to sb faire un chèque à qn, signer un chèque à l'ordre de qn ; it is made out to X il est à l'ordre de X ; who shall I make the cheque out to? à quel ordre dois-je faire le chèque? ;5 ( expound) to make out a case for sth argumenter en faveur de qch ;▶ make oneself out to be prétendre être [rich, brilliant] ; faire semblant d'être [stupid, incompetent].■ make over:▶ make over [sth], make [sth] over1 ( transform) transformer [building, appearance] (into en) ;2 ( transfer) céder [property] (to à).■ make towards:▶ make towards [sth/sb] se diriger vers.■ make up:▶ make up1 ( put make-up on) to make oneself up se maquiller ;2 ( after quarrel) se réconcilier (with avec) ;3 to make up for ( compensate for) rattraper [lost time, lost sleep, missed meal, delay] ; combler [financial loss, deficit] ; compenser [personal loss, bereavement] ;4 to make up to ○ faire de la lèche à ○ [boss, person] ;▶ make up [sth], make [sth] up1 ( invent) inventer [excuse, story] ; you're making it up! tu inventes! ; to make sth up as one goes along inventer qch au fur et à mesure ;2 ( prepare) faire [parcel, bundle, garment, road surface, bed] ; préparer [prescription] ; composer [type] ; she had the fabric made up into a jacket elle s'est fait faire une veste avec le tissu ;3 ( constitute) faire [whole, personality, society] ; to be made up of être fait or composé de ; to make up 10% of constituer 10% de ;4 ( compensate for) rattraper [loss, time] ; combler [deficit, shortfall] ; to make the total up to £1,000 compléter la somme pour faire 1 000 livres au total ;5 ( put make-up on) maquiller [person, face, eyes] ;6 ( stoke up) alimenter, s'occuper de [fire] ;7 to make it up ( make friends) se réconcilier (with avec) ; I'll make it up to you somehow ( when at fault) j'essaierai de me faire pardonner ; ( when not at fault) je vais trouver quelque chose pour compenser.■ make with ○:▶ make it with [sb] se faire ◑. -
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profit ['prɒfɪt]1 noun(a) (financial gain) profit m, bénéfice m;∎ to make a profit out of sth faire un bénéfice sur qch;∎ we made a £200 profit on the sale nous avons réalisé un bénéfice de 200 livres sur cette vente;∎ to be in profit être bénéficiaire;∎ to move into profit (business) devenir rentable;∎ to make or to turn out a profit réaliser ou faire un bénéfice ou des bénéfices;∎ £100 clear profit 100 livres de bénéfice net;∎ to show a profit rapporter (un bénéfice ou des bénéfices);∎ the fair didn't show much of a profit la foire n'a pas beaucoup rapporté (de bénéfices);∎ profits were down/up this year les bénéfices ont diminué/augmenté cette année;∎ to sell sth at a profit vendre qch à profit, faire un bénéfice sur la vente de qch;∎ he only writes for profit il n'écrit que pour l'argent;∎ I don't do it for profit je ne le fais pas dans un but lucratif;∎ Commerce profit and loss pertes fpl et profits mpl;∎ Finance profit and loss account, profit and loss form, profit and loss statement compte m de résultat;∎ profit before tax bénéfices mpl avant impôts∎ to turn sth to one's profit, to gain profit from sth tirer profit ou avantage de qch;∎ to do sth for profit faire qch dans un but intéressé;∎ what profit is there in it for her? quel avantage cela présente-t-il pour elle?, qu'est-ce que cela peut lui rapporter?∎ it won't profit you to tell lies cela ne vous servira à rien de mentirprofiter, tirer un profit ou avantage;∎ to profit from or by sth tirer profit ou avantage de qch, profiter de qch;∎ to profit from others' misfortunes tirer profit du malheur des autres;∎ you could well profit by being more careful vous avez tout intérêt à faire plus attention►► Accountancy profit balance solde m bénéficiaire;Accountancy profit centre centre m de profit;Finance profit equation équation f de bénéfice;Finance profit indicator indice m de profit;Finance profit margin marge f bénéficiaire;Finance profit motive motivation f par le profit;Finance profit optimization optimisation f du ou des profits;Finance profit outlook perspectives fpl de profit;Finance profit rate taux m de profit ou de bénéfice;Finance profit squeeze compression f des bénéfices, étranglement m des marges;Finance profit tax impôt m sur les bénéfices;Finance profit warning = annonce d'une baisse prochaine des bénéfices d'une entreprise -
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tr['prɒfɪtmeɪkɪŋ]1 (business) rentable; (charity) con fines lucrativos'prɑːfətˌmeɪkɪŋadjective ( profitable) rentable, lucrativo; ( which aims to make a profit) con fines lucrativos or de lucro['prɒfɪtˌmeɪkɪŋ]ADJ (=profitable) rentable; (=aiming to make profit) [organization] con fines lucrativos; non-profit-making* * *['prɑːfətˌmeɪkɪŋ]adjective ( profitable) rentable, lucrativo; ( which aims to make a profit) con fines lucrativos or de lucro -
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make [meɪk]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━3. noun4. compounds━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► vb: pret, ptp made━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━a. ( = produce) faire ; [+ machines] fabriquer• how much does that make (altogether)? combien ça fait (en tout) ?► made + preposition• this car wasn't made to carry eight people cette voiture n'est pas faite pour transporter huit personnes• he makes $400 a week il gagne 400 dollars par semaine• the company made $1.4 million last year la société a réalisé un bénéfice net de 1,4 millions de dollars l'année dernière• the deal made him £500 cette affaire lui a rapporté 500 livresc. [+ destination] arriver à ; [+ train, plane] avoir• will we make Paris before lunch? est-ce que nous arriverons à Paris avant le déjeuner ?d. ( = reckon) what time do you make it? quelle heure as-tu ?e. ( = ensure success of) the beautiful pictures make the book ce livre doit beaucoup à ses magnifiques imagesf. ( = be, constitute) faire• what made you believe that...? qu'est-ce qui vous a fait croire que... ?• I don't know what makes him do it je ne sais pas ce qui le pousse à faire ça► to make sb sth ( = choose as)• what did you make of the film? que penses-tu de ce film ?• what do you make of him? qu'est-ce que tu penses de lui ?► to make sb + adjective• to make o.s. useful se rendre utile• to make sb happy/unhappy rendre qn heureux/malheureux━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► Look up other combinations, eg make sb thirsty, make o.s. ridiculous, at the adjective.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━• let's make believe we're on a desert island imaginons que nous sommes sur une île déserte► to make do ( = manage) se débrouiller• you'll have to make do with me ( = be satisfied) tu vas devoir te contenter de moi► to make it ( = come) venir ; ( = arrive) arriver ; ( = succeed) réussir• can you make it by 3 o'clock? est-ce que tu peux y être pour 3 heures ?► to make it + time, date, amount• I'm coming tomorrow -- okay, can you make it the afternoon? je viendrai demain -- d'accord, mais est-ce que tu peux venir dans l'après-midi ?( = act)• she made as if to protest, then hesitated elle parut sur le point de protester, puis hésita3. nouna. ( = brand) marque f• what make of car do you drive? qu'est-ce que vous avez comme voiture ?b. ► to be on the make (inf) ( = trying to make money) chercher à se remplir les poches (inf) ; ( = trying to get power) avoir une ambition dévorante4. compounds• she lives in a world of make-believe elle vit dans un monde d'illusions adjective• his story is pure make-believe son histoire est pure fantaisie ► make-or-break (inf) adjective décisifa. ( = go to)b. ( = produce) produire ; ( = contribute to) contribuer à• happy parents make for a happy child des parents heureux font des enfants heureux► make off (inf) intransitive verb se tirer (inf)► make outa. ( = manage) (inf) se débrouillerb. (US = have sex) (inf!) s'envoyer en l'air (inf !)• how do you make that out? qu'est-ce qui vous fait penser cela ?b. ( = claim, pretend) prétendre ; ( = portray as) présenter commec. [+ cheque] libeller ; [+ will] fairea. ( = assign) [+ money, land] transférer (to à)a. ( = become friends again) se réconcilierb. ( = apply cosmetics) se maquillera. [+ story, excuse] inventer• you're making it up! tu l'inventes (de toutes pièces) !b. ( = put together) [+ parcel] faire ; [+ dish, medicine] préparer• have you made up the beds? as-tu fait les lits ?c. [+ deficit] compenser ; [+ sum of money, numbers] compléter• they made up the number with five amateurs ils ont complété l'effectif en faisant appel à cinq amateursd. ( = repay) to make sth up to sb revaloir qch à qne. [+ dispute] mettre fin à ; [+ differences] réglerf. ( = apply cosmetics to) maquiller• to make o.s. up se maquillerg. ( = compose) composer ; ( = represent) constituer• they make up 6% of the population ils constituent 6 % de la population► make up for inseparable transitive verb compenser• he tried to make up for all the trouble he'd caused il essaya de se faire pardonner les ennuis qu'il avait causés• he made up for all the mistakes he'd made il s'est rattrapé pour toutes les erreurs qu'il avait commises* * *[meɪk] 1. 2.transitive verb (prét, pp made)1) ( create) faire [cake, film, noise]to make something for somebody —
to make room/the time for something — trouver de la place/du temps pour quelque chose
made in France/by Macron — fabriqué en France/par Macron
2) (cause to be or become, render) se faire [friends, enemies]to make something bigger/better/worse — agrandir/améliorer/aggraver quelque chose
to make passing exams easier —
to make it possible to do — [person] faire en sorte qu'il soit possible de faire
3) ( cause to do)to make something work — [person] réussir à faire marcher quelque chose [machine]
to make something grow — [person] réussir à faire pousser quelque chose; [chemical, product] faire pousser quelque chose
4) (force, compel)to make somebody do — obliger or forcer quelqu'un à faire
to make somebody wait/talk — faire attendre/parler quelqu'un
5) ( turn into)to make somebody something —
to make something something —
to make a habit/an issue of something — faire de quelque chose une habitude/une affaire
it's been made into a film — on en a fait or tiré un film
6) (add up to, amount to) faire7) ( earn) gagner [salary, amount]8) (reach, achieve) arriver jusqu'à [place, position]; atteindre [ranking, level]; faire [speed, distance]to make the first team/the charts — entrer dans la première équipe/au hit-parade
to make six spades — ( in bridge) faire six piques
9) (estimate, say)10) ( cause success of) assurer la réussite de [holiday, meal, day]it really makes the room — [feature, colour] ça rend bien
11) Electricity fermer [circuit]to make a trick — ( win) faire une levée
•Phrasal Verbs:- make do- make for- make off- make out- make up••to be on the make — (colloq) ( for profit) avoir les dents longues; ( for sex) être en chasse (colloq)
to make it — (colloq) (in career, life) y arriver; (to party, meeting) réussir à venir; ( be on time for train etc) y être
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profit [ˈprɒfɪt]1. nounprofit m( = gain) to profit from sth tirer profit de qch3. compounds• a non-profit-making organization une organisation à but non lucratif ► profit margin noun marge f bénéficiaire* * *['prɒfɪt] 1.1) Commerce bénéfice m, profit m2.gross/net profit — bénéfice brut/net
transitive verb littér profiter à3.to profit by ou from something — tirer profit de quelque chose
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['profit] 1. noun1) (money which is gained in business etc, eg from selling something for more than one paid for it: I made a profit of $8,000 on my house; He sold it at a huge profit.) dobiček2) (advantage; benefit: A great deal of profit can be had from travelling abroad.) korist2. verb((with from or by) to gain profit(s) from: The business profited from its exports; He profited by his opponent's mistakes.) imeti dobiček- profitably* * *I [prɔfit]nouneconomy dobiček, korist; (često plural) dohodek, skupiček, čisti dohodek; juridically donos (od zemlje); korist, prednostsmall profits quick returns — majhen, a takojšen dobičekto turn s.th. to profit — obrniti kaj sebi v pridII [prɔfit]1.intransitive verbimeti dobiček, narediti dobiček (by, from s čim); biti koristen;2.transitive verbkoristiti komu (čemu), izkoriščati kaj -
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profit [ˊprɒfɪt]1. n1) по́льза, вы́года;to make a profit on извле́чь вы́году из
2) ( часто pl) при́быль, дохо́д; бары́ш, нажи́ва;gross (net) profit валова́я (чи́стая) при́быль
;at a profit с при́былью
3) attr.:profit margin разме́р при́были
;profit motive коры́сть; корыстолюби́вые побужде́ния
2. v1) приноси́ть по́льзу, быть поле́зным;it profits little to advise him бесполе́зно дава́ть ему́ сове́ты
2) по́льзоваться, извлека́ть по́льзу, воспо́льзоваться (by — чем-л.)3) получа́ть при́быль -
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1. noun1) (Commerc.) Gewinn, der; Profit, derat a profit — mit Gewinn [verkaufen]
make a profit from or out of something — mit etwas Geld verdienen
make [a few pence] profit on something — [ein paar Pfennige] an etwas (Dat.) verdienen
profit-and-loss account — Gewinn-und-Verlust-Rechnung, die
2) (advantage) Nutzen, der2. transitive verb3. intransitive verbit did not profit them in the end — es hat ihnen letzten Endes gar nichts gebracht
Phrasal Verbs:- academic.ru/120550/profit_by">profit by* * *['profit] 1. noun1) (money which is gained in business etc, eg from selling something for more than one paid for it: I made a profit of $8,000 on my house; He sold it at a huge profit.) der Gewinn2) (advantage; benefit: A great deal of profit can be had from travelling abroad.) der Gewinn2. verb((with from or by) to gain profit(s) from: The business profited from its exports; He profited by his opponent's mistakes.) profitieren- profitable- profitably* * *prof·it[ˈprɒfɪt, AM ˈprɑ:-]I. ngross/net \profit Brutto-/Reingewinn mpre-tax \profit Gewinn m vor Steuernto make a \profit Gewinn [o Profit] machen [o erzielen]to run at a \profit Gewinn abwerfento sell sth at a \profit etw mit Gewinn verkaufenthere's no \profit to be gained from these endless discussions diese endlosen Diskussionen führen zu nichtsII. vi1. (gain financially) profitieren, Gewinn machen2. (benefit) profitierento \profit enormously erheblich profitieren, großen Nutzen ziehenIII. vt▪ to \profit sb jdm nützlich sein [o nützen], jdm von Nutzen [o Vorteil] sein* * *['prɒfɪt]1. nthere's not much (of a) profit in this business — dieses Geschäft wirft kaum Gewinn or Profit ab
to make a profit ( out of or on sth) — (mit etw) einen Profit or Gewinn machen, (mit etw) ein Geschäft machen
the business is now running at a profit — das Geschäft wirft jetzt Gewinn or Profit ab, das Geschäft rentiert sich jetzt
I'm not doing it for profit — ich tue das nicht, um damit Geld zu verdienen
you might well learn something to your profit — Sie können etwas lernen, was Ihnen von Nutzen or Vorteil ist
2. vt (liter)nutzen, nützen (sb jdm), von Nutzen sein (sb für jdn)what does it profit a man if... — was nützt es dem Menschen, wenn...
3. vi(= gain) profitieren (by, from von), Nutzen or Gewinn ziehen (by, from aus)* * *A s1. (WIRTSCH meist pl) Gewinn m, Profit m:they made a profit of £3,000 on the deal sie machten bei dem Geschäft 3000 Pfund Gewinn;sell at a profit mit Gewinn verkaufen;yield a profit Gewinn abwerfen;profit and loss account Gewinn-u.-Verlust-Rechnung f;profit center (bes Br centre) Profitcenter n (Abteilung einer Firma, die für ihre Kosten und Gewinne selbst veantwortlich ist);profit margin Gewinnspanne f;profit maximation Gewinnmaximierung f;profit sharing Gewinnbeteiligung f;2. meist pla) Ertrag m, Erlös mb) Reinertrag m3. JUR Nutzung f, Früchte pl (aus Land)turn sth to profit aus etwas Nutzen ziehen;one’s profit zu seinem VorteilB v/i2. nutzen, nützen, vorteilhaft sein* * *1. noun1) (Commerc.) Gewinn, der; Profit, derat a profit — mit Gewinn [verkaufen]
make a profit from or out of something — mit etwas Geld verdienen
make [a few pence] profit on something — [ein paar Pfennige] an etwas (Dat.) verdienen
profit-and-loss account — Gewinn-und-Verlust-Rechnung, die
2) (advantage) Nutzen, der2. transitive verb 3. intransitive verbPhrasal Verbs:* * *n.Gewinn -e m.Nutzen - m.Profit m.Überschuss m. v.Nutzen bringen ausdr.profitieren v. -
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1. past tense, past participle - made; verb1) (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, fabricar2) (to compel, force or cause (a person or thing to do something): They made her do it; He made me laugh.) hacer, obligar3) (to cause to be: I made it clear; You've made me very unhappy.) hacer, poner, volver4) (to gain or earn: He makes $100 a week; to make a profit.) ganar, hacer5) ((of numbers etc) to add up to; to amount to: 2 and 2 make(s) 4.) ser, equivaler6) (to become, turn into, or be: He'll make an excellent teacher.) ser, hacer7) (to estimate as: I make the total 483.) calcular8) (to appoint, or choose, as: He was made manager.) nombrar, elegir9) (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 marcawhat make is your watch? ¿de qué marca es tu reloj? / ¿cuál es la marca de tu reloj?make2 vb1. hacerhave you made your bed? ¿te has hecho la cama?2. fabricar / producir3. sertr[meɪk]1 (brand) marca■ what make of car did you buy? ¿de qué marca es el coche que compraste?1 (produce - gen) hacer; (construct) construir; (manufacture) fabricar; (create) crear; (prepare) preparar■ have you made a list? ¿has hecho una lista?■ she made some sandwiches hizo unos bocadillos, preparó unos bocadillos■ 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 calidad2 (carry out, perform) hacer■ may I make a suggestion? ¿puedo hacer una sugerencia?■ we've made arrangements for you to be met at the airport hemos dispuesto que alguien vaya a buscarte al aeropuerto3 (cause to be) hacer, poner, volver4 (force, compel) hacer, obligar; (cause to do) hacer■ 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 cantante6 (earn) ganar, hacer■ she made 1,000 pounds last week ganó 1.000 libras la semana pasada7 (achieve) conseguir, alcanzar; (arrive at, reach) alcanzar, llegar a; (manage to attend) poder (ir)■ we made it! ¡lo conseguimos!9 (calculate, estimate, reckon) calcular■ 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■ 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) consagrar1 (to be about to) hacer como, hacer ademán de, simular\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto 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 aventurasto make a fresh start volver a empezarto make a go of something sacar algo adelanteto make a loss perder dineroto make a name for oneself hacerse un nombreto make a note of something apuntar algoto make a profit ganar dineroto make a will hacer su testamentoto make believe hacer ver, imaginarse■ the children made believe they were on a desert island los niños hacían ver que estaban en una isla desiertato make do (with something) arreglárselas (con algo)to make friends hacer amigosto make fun of burlarse deto make it a rule to do something tener como norma hacer algoto make good triunfarto make something good (pay for, replace) pagar 2 (carry out, fulfil) cumplir con 3 (repair) arreglarto make it (be successful) tener éxito, llegar hasta arribato make like hacer ver, fingirto make nothing of something (achieve easily) hacer algo sin ningún problema 2 (treat as trifling) quitar importancia a algoto make or break somebody/something significar la consagración o la ruina de alguien/algoto make sense tener sentidoto make somebody's day alegrarle el día a alguiento make something clear aclarar algo, dejar algo claroto make something known dar a conocer algoto make sure (of something) asegurarse (de algo)to make the best/most of something sacar partido de algoto make the bed hacer la cama1) create: hacerto make noise: hacer ruido2) fashion, manufacture: hacer, fabricarshe made a dress: hizo un vestido3) devise, form: desarrollar, elaborar, formar4) constitute: hacer, constituirmade of stone: hecho de piedra5) prepare: hacer, preparar6) render: hacer, ponerit makes him nervous: lo pone nerviosoto make someone happy: hacer feliz a alguienit made me sad: me dio pena7) perform: hacerto make a gesture: hacer un gesto8) compel: hacer, forzar, obligar9) earn: ganarto make a living: ganarse la vidamake vi1) head: ir, dirigirsewe made for home: nos fuimos a casa2)to make do : arreglárselas3)to make good repay: pagar4)to make good succeed: tener éxitomake nbrand: marca fn.• fabricación s.f.• hechura s.f.• marca s.f.• modelo s.m.expr.• hacer resaltar expr.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: hechofut/c: har-•)
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1. meɪk1) (past & past p made) transitive verb2) (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
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*4) ( cause to be)I'll make you happy/rich — te haré feliz/rica
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...
they've made him supervisor — lo han nombrado supervisor, lo han ascendido a supervisor
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
6)a) (constitute, be) ser*b) (equal, amount to) ser*five plus five makes ten — cinco y or más cinco son diez
7) ( calculate)what do you make the total? — ¿(a ti) cuánto te da?
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
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)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
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vi1) ( 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 up
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1) ( brand) marca fwhat make is it? — ¿de qué marca es?
2)[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.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)
1. TRANSITIVE VERB1) (=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"made in Spain" — [+ tool, machine] "fabricado en España"; [+ dress] "confeccionado en España"; [+ nougat, chocolate] "elaborado en España"
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they were made for each other — estaban hechos el uno para el otroshow 2., 4)•
it's made of gold — es de oro, está hecho de oro2) (=carry out) [+ journey, effort] hacer; [+ speech] pronunciar; [+ payment] efectuar; [+ error] cometer3) (=earn) ganarhow 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
4) (=reach, achieve) [+ place] llegar awill 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
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we made it just in time — llegamos justo a tiempocan 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?
to make it with sb * — (sexually) hacérselo con algn *
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to make land — (Naut) llegar a tierra•
to make port — (Naut) tomar puerto5) (=say, agree)another beer, please, no, make that two — otra cerveza por favor, no, que sean dos
6) (=cause to succeed)to make or break sth/sb —
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)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!
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he'll make a good footballer — será buen futbolista8) (=equal)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) calcularwhat do you make the total? — ¿cuánto calculas que es el total?
how many do you make it? — ¿cuántos calculas que hay?
what time do you make it, what do you make the time? — ¿qué hora tienes?
10) (Cards) [+ trick] ganar, hacer; (Bridge) [+ contract] cumplirto make sb sth (=cause to be) to make sb/sth ({+ adjective/past participle}28})to make o.s. heard — hacerse oír
the noise made concentration difficult or made it difficult to concentrate — con ese ruido era difícil concentrarse
ill 1., 1), sick 1., 2), unhappy to make sth/sb into sth convertir algo/a algn en algo 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 algowhy make things difficult for yourself? — ¿por qué te complicas la vida?
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?
to make o.s. do sth obligarse a hacer algohe made me apologize to the teacher — me hizo pedir perdón or me obligó a pedir perdón al profesor
to make sth do, make [do] with sth arreglárselas or apañárselas con algo 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 have to make myself (do it) — tengo que obligarme (a hacerlo), tengo que hacer un esfuerzo (por hacerlo)
what do you make of Anna? — ¿qué piensas de Anna?, ¿qué te parece Anna?
what do you make of this? — ¿qué te parece esto?
(=give importance to)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
issue 1., 1)I think you're making rather too much of what I said — creo que le estás dando demasiada importancia a lo que dije
2.INTRANSITIVE VERB (in set expressions)•
to make after sb — perseguir a algn, correr tras algnhe made as if to strike me — hizo como si me fuera a pegar, hizo ademán de pegarme
3.NOUN (=brand) marca fwhat make of car was it? — ¿qué marca de coche era?
- be on the make- make for- make off- make out- make up* * *
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1. [meɪk]1) (past & past p made) transitive verb2) (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
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*4) ( cause to be)I'll make you happy/rich — te haré feliz/rica
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...
they've made him supervisor — lo han nombrado supervisor, lo han ascendido a supervisor
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
6)a) (constitute, be) ser*b) (equal, amount to) ser*five plus five makes ten — cinco y or más cinco son diez
7) ( calculate)what do you make the total? — ¿(a ti) cuánto te da?
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
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)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.
vi1) ( 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 up
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1) ( brand) marca fwhat 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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