make off in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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I.make <pt & pp made> [Am meɪk, Brit meɪk] VB trans

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1. make (to produce):

make paint/cars
hacer
make paint/cars
fabricar
make dress
hacer
make dress
confeccionar form
make meal/cake/sandwich/coffee
hacer
make meal/cake/sandwich/coffee
preparar
make film
hacer
make film
rodar
make record
grabar
make fire/nest/hole
hacer
make list/will
hacer
to make a noise
hacer ruido
to make the beds
hacer las camas
to make the beds
tender las camas LatAm
to make a note of sth
anotar algo
made with the best ingredients
hecho con los mejores ingredientes
made with the best ingredients
elaborado con los mejores ingredientes form
“made in Spain/Mexico”
“hecho or fabricado en España/México”
“made in Argentina/Peru”
“industria or fabricación argentina/peruana”
it's made a stain on the carpet
ha manchado la alfombra
she's as sharp as they make 'em inf
es lista or viva como ella sola inf
to make sth into sth I'll make this materiual into a skirt
con esta tela me haré una falda
to make sth out of/from/of sth she made the dress out of an old sheet
se hizo el vestido con 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
they make them out of plastic now
ahora los hacen de plástico
the army'll make a man (out) of you
el ejército te hará hombre
don't make an enemy of her
no te la eches encima como enemiga

3. make (to cause sth to be):

I'll make you happy/rich/famous
te haré feliz/rica/famosa
don't make life difficult for yourself
no te compliques la vida
that made me sad
eso me entristeció or me apenó
the work made me thirsty/sleepy
el trabajo me dio sed/sueño
do I make myself clear?
¿me explico?
do I make myself clear?
¿está claro?
what makes me angry is …
lo que me da rabia es …
make yourselves comfortable
pónganse cómodos
make yourself at home
estás en tu casa
they made their decision public
hicieron pública su decisión
I couldn't make myself heard above the noise
no podía conseguir que me oyeran con el ruido
winning the gold made her the darling of the nation
el haber ganado la medalla de oro la convirtió en la niña mimada del país
they've made him supervisor
lo han nombrado supervisor
they've made him supervisor
lo han ascendido a supervisor
he made her his wife
la hizo su esposa
I made their relationship the subject of my book
hice de su relación el tema de mi libro
I shall make it my business to find out
yo me ocuparé or me encargaré de averiguarlo
she made it a rule never to drink more than three glasses of wine
tenía por norma no beber nunca más de tres vasos de vino
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
he is a good, make that great, athlete Am inf
es un buen, o mejor dicho, un excelente atleta

10.1. make inf (to manage to attend, reach):

I'm afraid I can't make Saturday
me temo que el sábado no puedo
I couldn't make it to the party
no pude ir a la fiesta
we just made the 3 o'clock train
llegamos justo a tiempo para el tren de las tres
the deadline's on Friday and we're not going to make it
el plazo vence el viernes y no vamos a poder terminar
we should make London by two o'clock
deberíamos estar en Londres antes de las dos
I just made it home before it started to rain
llegué a casa justo antes de que empezara a llover
she won't make her 60th birthday at this rate
como siga así or si sigue así, no va a llegar a los 60 or a cumplir 60
the story made the front page
la noticia salió en primera plana
he never made more than assistant manager
nunca pasó de subgerente
to make it she made it fairly late in her career
alcanzó el éxito bastante tarde en su carrera
they made it through to the finals
llegaron a la final
you're good enough to make it to the top
tú eres capaz de llegar a donde te propongas

II.make <pt & pp made> [Am meɪk, Brit meɪk] VB intr

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III.make [Am meɪk, Brit meɪk] N

See also mess, mend, mar, make for, fuss, difference

I.mess [Am mɛs, Brit mɛs] N

II.mess [Am mɛs, Brit mɛs] VB intr

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III.mess [Am mɛs, Brit mɛs] VB trans euph

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I.mend [Am mɛnd, Brit mɛnd] VB trans

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II.mend [Am mɛnd, Brit mɛnd] VB intr

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III.mend [Am mɛnd, Brit mɛnd] N

mar <pres part marring; pt, pp marred> [Am mɑr, Brit mɑː] VB trans

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make for VB [Am meɪk -, Brit meɪk -] (v + prep + o)

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I.fuss [Am fəs, Brit fʌs] N U

fuss
alboroto m
fuss
escándalo m
there was a big fuss when the increase was announced
hubo un gran alboroto cuando anunciaron el aumento
all this fuss over a lost dog!
¡tanto alboroto or escándalo por un perro perdido!
what's all the fuss about?
¿a qué viene tanto alboroto or escándalo?
it was a lot of fuss about nothing
fue mucho ruido y pocas nueces
it was a lot of fuss about nothing
fue una tormenta en un vaso de agua
it was done with the minimum of fuss
se hizo con el mínimo de alboroto
to kick up a fuss
armar un lío or un escándalo
to kick up a fuss
montar un número Spain inf
to make a fuss of or Am also over sb
mimar or consentir a alguien
she loves being made a fuss of
le encanta que la mimen or que la consientan
to make or Am also raise a fuss
hacer un escándalo
don't make such a fuss, it's only a spider
no hagas tanto escándalo or tantos aspavientos, es solo una araña

II.fuss [Am fəs, Brit fʌs] VB intr

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difference [Am ˈdɪf(ə)rəns, Brit ˈdɪf(ə)r(ə)ns] N

1.2. difference C or U:

to make a/no difference , it could make a difference in or Brit to the outcome
podría influir en el resultado
it will make no difference to you
a ti no te va a afectar
does it make any difference to you if we go today?
¿te es or te da lo mismo si vamos hoy?
it makes a difference having a computer
las cosas son muy distintas con una computadora
would it make a great deal of difference in or Brit to the cost?
¿supondría una gran diferencia de precio?
would it make a great deal of difference in or Brit to the cost?
¿cambiaría mucho el precio?
what difference does it make? — it makes all the difference in the world
¿qué importa? — importa muchísimo
an extra $100 would make all the difference
con 100 dólares más, las cosas serían totalmente diferentes
it will cost you £5 or as near as makes no difference
te costará unas 5 libras poco más o menos

I.off [Am ɔf, ɑf, Brit ɒf] PREP

II.off [Am ɔf, ɑf, Brit ɒf] ADV off often appears as the second element of certain verb structures in English (break off, pay off, take off, etc). For translations, see the relevant verb entry (break, pay, take, etc).

III.off [Am ɔf, ɑf, Brit ɒf] ADJ

6. off → offside

See also well-off, on, offside, go off, bring on, better-off, badly off

well-off <pred well off> [wɛl ɔf, wɛlˈɒf] ADJ

I.on [Am ɑn, ɔn, Brit ɒn] PREP on often appears as the second element of certain verb structures in English (count on, lay on, sign on, etc). For translations, see the relevant verb entry (count, lay, sign, etc).

II.on [Am ɑn, ɔn, Brit ɒn] ADV

III.on [Am ɑn, ɔn, Brit ɒn] ADJ

I.offside [Am ˌɔfˈsaɪd, Brit ɒfˈsʌɪd] N

II.offside [Am ˌɔfˈsaɪd, Brit ɒfˈsʌɪd] ADJ

III.offside [Am ˌɔfˈsaɪd, Brit ɒfˈsʌɪd] ADV SPORTS

I.go off VB [Am ɡoʊ -, Brit ɡəʊ -] (v + adv)

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II.go off VB [Am ɡoʊ -, Brit ɡəʊ -] (v + prep + o)

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I.bring on VB [Am brɪŋ -, Brit brɪŋ -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

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II.bring on VB [Am brɪŋ -, Brit brɪŋ -] (v + o + prep + o) (cause to befall)

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better-off <pred better off> [Am ˌbɛdərˈɔf, ˌbɛdərˈɑf, Brit ˌbɛtərˈɒf] ADJ

badly off <comp worse off, superl worst off, pred> ADJ

make off in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for make off in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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I.make [meɪk] made, made VB trans

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II.make [meɪk] made, made VB intr

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III.make [meɪk] made, made N

IV.off [ɒf, Am ɑ:f] N no pl Brit

V.off [ɒf, Am ɑ:f] VB trans Am inf

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Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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A lion and a leopard make off with the boys as he leaves each of them in turn on the far bank in order to return for the others.
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When you chase after the thief, their accomplice will quickly grab and make off with any remaining bags.
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It has been said that the rout was so complete that each horseman took up a footman behind him so that they might make off with greater rapidity.
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How much can a top mobile game make off of ad-network sales?
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Later, an eagle tries to make off with one of the babies.
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The robbers make off with children's gifts and cellphones.
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Through various theatrics, the mark is given the opportunity to make off with money without the stranger realizing.
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Together, the thieves make off with $500,000.
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In fact, sneaky players could stowaway on an opposing team's vessel and make off with the treasure if no one's looking.
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In reality, the scammers make off with the money and the mark is left with nothing.
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