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make for VB trans insep

1. make for (head for):

ir para

2. make for (help to promote):

to make for sth

Usage examples with make for

to make for home

to make for sth

to make up for sth

compensar a. c.

to make provision for sth

tomar providências para a. c.

to make sth for sb

fazer a. c. para alguém

to make allowances for sb

fazer concessões a alguém

to make plans for sth

ter a intenção de fazer a. c.

to make amends for sth

compensar a. c.

to make arrangements (for sth)

fazer preparativos (para a. c.)

to make life miserable for sb

desgraçar a vida de alguém

to make a dash for it

precipitar-se em direção a a. c.

to make a plea for mercy

suplicar compaixão

to make a break for it

tentar fugir (da prisão, polícia)

to make a name for oneself

to make a request for sth

fazer uma solicitação de a. c.

to make a bid for sth

fazer uma oferta para a. c.

to make a play for sth

fazer uma cena por a. c.

to make a dart for sth

disparar em direção a a. c.

to make no apologies for sth

não dar satisfações por a. c.

to make a sacrifice for sb

fazer um sacrifício por alguém

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

They are also the lowest cost extruder to make for any particular required capacity. en.wikipedia.org

These are the kind of epochal contretemps that, in the chattering class, usually make for deep enmity rather than enduring love. www.gq-magazine.co.uk

Media reports can make it seem as if the two are opposed, which can make for a titillating scandal. ottawacitizen.com

You shall also make for them linen breeches to cover their nakedness; they shall extend from the hips to the thighs. en.wikipedia.org

Pristine white table linen, sparkling glass and gleaming cutlery together with attentive service make for a reassuring beginning. www.theherald.com.au

It's neither sufficiently impressive on its own merits to be a quality film, nor is it deliciously trashy enough to make for a pleasurable viewing. www.avclub.com

Although its fibres are not as long and strong as those in softwood, they make for a stiffer product defined by some stifness tests. en.wikipedia.org

But it does make for vivacity of another kind. en.wikipedia.org

Both incidents are peppered with humour and make for delightful reading; not in the least bit vulgar. en.wikipedia.org

He is raring to go and will make for great television. www.independent.ie

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