make believe in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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I.believe [Brit bɪˈliːv, Am bəˈliv] VB trans

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1. believe (accept as true):

believe evidence, statement, fact, person
croire
believe (you) me!
croyez-moi!
believe it or not
croyez-le ou pas
would you believe it?
le croiriez-vous?
I'll believe it when I see it
je le croirai quand je le verrai
it has to be seen to be believed
il faut le voir pour le croire
I can't believe (that) he did that
je n'arrive pas à croire qu'il ait fait cela
I can believe that of her!
ça ne m'étonne pas d'elle!
don't you believe it!
n'en croyez rien!
I don't believe you!
ce n'est pas vrai!
I can well believe it
je suis prêt à le croire
I don't believe a word of it!
je n'en crois pas un mot!
if he's to be believed
à l'en croire
I'll believe you, thousands wouldn't
je te crois, mais je dois bien être le seul
I can't believe my luck!
je n'arrive pas à le croire!
she could hardly or scarcely believe her eyes
elle en croyait à peine ses yeux

2. believe (think, be of the opinion):

believe
croire, estimer
I believe (that) she is right, I believe her to be right
je crois or j'estime qu'elle a raison
Mr Smith, I believe?
M. Smith, je crois?
it is believed that …
on croit or estime que …
he is believed to be dead
on le croit mort
she is believed to be a spy
on pense que c'est une espionne
to believe sth to be true/false
croire or estimer que qc est vrai/faux
he believes himself to be really clever
il se croit vraiment intelligent
to have reason to believe that …
avoir des raisons de croire que …
I have every reason to believe that …
j'ai toutes les raisons de croire que …
to let sb believe (that)
laisser croire à qn que
to lead sb to believe (that)
faire croire à qn que
to give sb to believe (that)
donner à qn des raisons de croire que
I believe so
je crois que oui
I believe not
je crois que non

II.believe [Brit bɪˈliːv, Am bəˈliv] VB intr

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III.believe [Brit bɪˈliːv, Am bəˈliv]

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I.make [Brit meɪk, Am meɪk] N (brand)

II.make <pret, pp made> [Brit meɪk, Am meɪk] VB trans

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1. make (create):

make dress, cake, coffee, stain, hole, will, pact, film, sketch, noise
faire
to make the bed
faire le lit
to make a rule
établir une règle
to make the law
faire les lois
to make the law
édicter les lois form
to make sth from
faire qc avec
wine is made from grapes
le vin est fait avec du raisin
to make sth for sb, to make sb sth
faire qc 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 qc
to make sth out of
faire qc 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! inf
to make A into B
faire B à partir de A
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. make (cause to be or become, render):

make friends, enemies
se faire
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 qc
to make sth better
améliorer qc
to make sth worse problem, situation
aggraver qc
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. make (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 qc 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 qc fasse
to make sth happen
faire que qc se produise
to make the story end happily
faire en sorte que l'histoire se termine bien
to make sth work person: machine etc
réussir à faire marcher qc
to make sth grow/burn person:
réussir à faire pousser/brûler qc
to make sth grow/burn chemical, product:
faire pousser/brûler qc
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

5. make (turn into):

to make sb sth, to make sth of sb
faire de qn qc
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 qc qc
to make a habit/a success/ an issue of sth
faire de qc 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 qc inf
that will make a good shelter/a good tablecloth
cela fera un bon abri/une bonne nappe

III.make <pret, pp made> [Brit meɪk, Am meɪk] VB intr

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2. make (move) → make after

IV.make [Brit meɪk, Am meɪk]

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See also make towards, make for, make after

I.make towards VB [Brit meɪk -, Am meɪk -] (make towards [sth/sb])

I.make for VB [Brit meɪk -, Am meɪk -] (make for [sth])

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II.make for VB [Brit meɪk -, Am meɪk -] (make for [sb])

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I.make after VB [Brit meɪk -, Am meɪk -] (make after [sb])

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make believe in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for make believe in the English»French Dictionary

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Translations for make believe in the English»French Dictionary

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I.make <made, made> [meɪk] VB trans

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Video games are complicated and visually arresting forms of make-believe that allow the viewers to jump into the stage and participate in the action.
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From the lookout towers, young guests could enjoy firing popguns at make-believe targets.
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It is an attic of make-believe, a moment when dreams and nightmares come together.
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These three universes are deftly intertwined so that the stories or myths told by the grandmother naturally become the setting for make-believe play, punctuated by routine farm events.
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The rule requires a mark to market, rather than to some theoretical price calculated by a computer a system often criticized as mark to make-believe.
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The vanity of the make-believe world of cinema, the loss of self and the love and the ensuing hurt all teach you enduring life lessons and touch you deeply...
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I like to think of acting as make-believe in earnest.
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Some of the make-believe appears believable when you stay in-world over a period of time.
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The make-believe marriage finally ends up in love with each other.
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Having been part of two families that broke up in real life, it's nice to be in a loving family even if it's only make-believe.
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