MAKE FOR - Translation from English into German

in the PONS Dictionary

make for, make towards VB intr

1. make for (head for):

to make for [or towards] sth

auf etw acc zugehen

to make for [or towards] sth (by car or bus)

auf etw acc zufahren

the kids made for the woods to hide

die Kinder rannten auf den Wald zu, um sich zu verstecken

esp Brit we made towards the motorway

wir fuhren Richtung Autobahn

to make for [or towards] the door/car

auf die Tür/das Auto zugehen

2. make for (be):

to make for sth

etw sein

to make for sth (result in)

etw ergeben

constant arguing doesn't make for a good relationship

ständiges Streiten ist einer guten Beziehung nicht gerade förderlich

Kant makes for hard reading

Kant ist schwer zu lesen

make up for VB trans (compensate)

to make up for sth

für etw acc entschädigen

to make up for sth ECON

etw wiedergutmachen [o. ausgleichen]

no amount of money can make up for a child's death

kein Geld der Welt kann den Tod eines Kindes aufwiegen

can I buy you lunch to make up for being late?

kann ich dich zum Mittagessen einladen als Entschädigung dafür, dass ich so spät war?

what she lacks in experience she makes up for with willingness to learn

was ihr an Erfahrung fehlt, macht sie durch Lernbereitschaft wieder gut

to make up for lost time

verlorene Zeit wieder aufholen

Present

I	make for
you	make for
he/she/it	makes for
we	make for
you	make for
they	make for

Past

I	made for
you	made for
he/she/it	made for
we	made for
you	made for
they	made for

Present Perfect

I	have	made for
you	have	made for
he/she/it	has	made for
we	have	made for
you	have	made for
they	have	made for

Past Perfect

I	had	made for
you	had	made for
he/she/it	had	made for
we	had	made for
you	had	made for
they	had	made for