Translations for „makings“ in the English » Slovenian Dictionary

mak·ing [ˈmeɪkɪŋ] N

1. making no pl (production):

making

izdelava f

her problems with that child are of her own making

za težave s tem otrokom je sama kriva

the book was several years in the making

knjigo so pisali nekaj let

2. making:

(success) it was the making of her

po njeni zaslugi

to be an engineer in the making (development)

biti bodoči inženir

3. making (qualities/ingredients):

makings pl

sestavine f pl

she has the makings of a great violinist

ima vse, kar je potrebno, da postane odlična violinistka

de·ˈci·sion-mak·ing N no pl

decision-making

odločanje n

ˈepoch-mak·ing ADJ

epoch-making

prelomen

epoch-making

zgodovinski

ˈloss-mak·ing ADJ

loss-making business

posel, ki prinaša izgubo

ˈlove-mak·ing N no pl

love-making

ljubljenje n

I . ˈmon·ey-mak·ing ADJ

money-making

donosen

money-making

dobičkonosen

II . ˈmon·ey-mak·ing N

money-making

bogatenje n

money-making

služenje n

ˈpoli·cy-mak·ing N no pl

policy-making

oblikovanje n politike

ˈprof·it-mak·ing ADJ

profit-making

dobičkonosen

profit-making

profiten

non-ˈprof·it ADJ esp Am, non-ˈprof·it-mak·ing ADJ

non-profit

neprofiten

non-profit organization

neprofitna organizacija

Usage examples with makings

she has the makings of a great violinist

ima vse, kar je potrebno, da postane odlična violinistka

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Those are the makings of a team that will be a tough out in the playoffs.

www.sportal.co.nz

Throw in the erosion of tenure protections and a variety of recession-induced budget cuts, and you've got the makings of a crisis.

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It has all the makings of a modern classic.

www.telegraph.co.uk

The movie didn't become a huge success, but his candor made people re-think the purposes of film-makings.

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One glaring fact -- it had all the makings of a humdinger, especially in the opening half.

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The basal area is shining dark leaden-fuscous and the makings are silvery-metallic with somewhat coppery reflections.

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In most establishments the management tries to prevent holidaymakers making off with the makings of lunch purloined from the breakfast buffet.

www.independent.co.uk

There are only so many app-based games that have the makings of a modern classic.

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