Translations for „making“ in the English » Portuguese Dictionary

making N no pl

making

preparo m

making

fabricação f

to be in the making

estar em formação

to be the making of sb

consagrar alguém

policy-making N no pl

policy-making

articulação f política

decision-making process N

decision-making process

processo m decisório

I . make <made, made> [meɪk] VB trans

1. make (produce):

make coffee, soup, supper

fazer

make product

produzir

to make sth out of sth

deduzir a. c. de a. c.

to make sth for sb

fazer a. c. para alguém

to make time

arranjar tempo

to make time

apressar-se

made in Brazil

feito no Brasil

2. make (cause):

make

fazer

to make noise/a scene

fazer barulho/cena

3. make (cause to be):

to make sb sad

deixar alguém triste

to make sth easy

tornar a. c. fácil

4. make (perform, carry out):

to make a call

fazer uma ligação

to make a change in sth

fazer uma modificação em a. c.

to make a decision

tomar uma decisão

to make plans

fazer planos

5. make (force):

make

obrigar

to make sb do sth

obrigar alguém a fazer a. c.

6. make (earn, get):

to make friends

fazer amizades

to make money

ganhar dinheiro

to make profits/losses

render lucros/prejuízos

II . make [meɪk] VB intr (amount to, total)

make

chegar a

today's earthquake makes five since the beginning of the year

o terremoto de hoje é o quinto desde o início do ano

III . make [meɪk] N (brand)

make

marca f

make do VB intr

to make do and mend

improvisar (em vez de comprar uma coisa nova)

make for VB trans insep

1. make for (head for):

make for

ir para

2. make for (help to promote):

to make for sth

produzir

make of VB trans

what do you make of this book?

o que você acha desse livro?

I . make out VB intr

1. make out inf (succeed, cope):

make out

sair-se bem

2. make out inf (kiss passionately):

to make out with sb

ficar com alguém

II . make out VB trans

1. make out inf (pretend):

he made himself out to be rich

ele passou por rico

2. make out (discern):

make out

compreender

make out

deduzir

3. make out (write out):

to make out a check

fazer um cheque

I . make up VB trans

1. make up (invent):

make up

inventar

2. make up (compensate):

to make up for sth

compensar a. c.

3. make up (decide):

to make up one's mind

decidir-se

II . make up VB intr

make up

maquiar-se

make-up N no pl

make-up

maquiagem f

to put on make-up

fazer maquiagem

to put on make-up examination

recuperação f

Usage examples with making

to be in the making

estar em formação

to be the making of sb

consagrar alguém

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Managers could simply total the variable costs for a product and use this as a rough guide for decision-making processes.

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However, beginning in the 1960s, some manufacturers began making more expensive, compact high fidelity speakers.

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It was said to have no better in making carriages, coaches and sleighs.

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The women are proficient in pottery and the making of abacha varieties - food items deriving from cooked cassava tubers shredded to sizes and types.

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Deferral on these loans puts the honor of the family and the security of the woman at risk, thus making shame and humiliation collateral for micro credit institutions.

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A making-of and karaoke version of the video were also made.

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After making a minor adjustment to the device, he opened a stopcock leading into one of the cylinders and the witnesses heard a hiss as of escaping air.

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The primary basis for eligibility was later changed to age, making the tournament open only to wrestlers who are 25 years old or younger.

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This method of locomotion is extremely slow, but is also almost noiseless and very hard to detect, making it the mode of choice for many species when stalking prey.

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For billions, it has been death on an installment plan decades in the making.

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