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mak·ing [ˈmeɪkɪŋ] N

1. making no pl (production):

making: Herstellung f <-, ->

the making of the cake will take a good hour: den Kuchen zu machen dauert eine gute Stunde

her problems with that child are of her own making: ihre Probleme mit diesem Kind hat sie selbst verschuldet

to be in the making: im Entstehen sein

the book was several years in the making: es dauerte mehrere Jahre, das Buch zu schreiben

2. making no pl (development):

five years in the army will be the making of him!: fünf Jahre in der Armee werden ihn zum Mann machen

he was obviously a chef in the making: es war klar, dass er später ein Koch werden würde

(success) it was the making of her: das hat sie zu dem gemacht, was sie [heute] ist

to be an engineer in the making: ein angehender Ingenieur/eine angehende Ingenieurin sein

3. making (qualities/ingredients):

makings pl: Anlagen pl

she has the makings of a great violinist: sie hat das Zeug zu einer großartigen Geigerin

the plan has all the makings of a disaster: in diesem Plan ist das Scheitern schon vorprogrammiert

4. making inf (earnings):

makings pl: Gewinne pl

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making N

this was history in the making: hier wurde Geschichte geschrieben

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making N

the making of ...: Film über die Entstehungsgeschichte eines Films

the making of 'Indiana Jones': das Making-of von 'Indiana Jones'

ˈfilm-mak·ing N no pl

film-making: Filmproduktion f <-, -en>

ˈepoch-mak·ing ADJ

epoch-making discovery:

epoch-making: epochal form

epoch-making: Epoche machend

epoch-making: revolutionär

ˈmap-mak·ing N no pl

map-making: [Land]kartenanfertigung f

map-making: Kartographie f <->

ˈloss-mak·ing ADJ inv

loss-making business: Verlustbetrieb m <-(e)s, -e>

loss-making business: defizitärer Betrieb form

to be loss-making: mit Verlust arbeiten

ˈlove-mak·ing N no pl

1. love-making (sexual intercourse):

love-making: [körperliche] Liebe m

love-making: Liebesakt m <-(e)s, -e> form

to be good at love-making: in der Liebeskunst erfahren sein form

to be good at love-making: gut im Bett sein inf

he's very good at love-making: er ist ein sehr guter Liebhaber

2. love-making dated (wooing):

love-making: Liebeswerben nt liter dated

ˈcringe-mak·ing ADJ Brit inf

cringe-making: peinlich

cringe-making (ugly): schauderhaft

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money-making N

this is just money-making pej: das ist nur Geldmacherei pej

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market making N FINMKT

market making (freiwilliges Stellen von Brief- und Geldkursen durch Market Maker): Market Making nt

loss-making ADJ INV-FIN

loss-making: defizitär

decision-making N CTRL

decision-making: Entscheidungsfindung f

non-profit-making organisation N INV-FIN

non-profit-making organisation: gemeinnützige Organisation f

decision-making channel N CTRL

decision-making channel: Entscheidungsweg m

decision-making structure N CTRL

decision-making structure: Entscheidungsstruktur f

decision-making process N CTRL

decision-making process: Entscheidungsprozess m

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Entscheidungsstruktur: decision-making structure

Willensbildungsprozess: decision-making (process)

Market Making (freiwilliges Stellen von Brief- und Geldkursen durch Market Maker): market making

decision-making

decision-making: Beschlussfassung

decision-making: Entscheidungsfindung

decision-making process N

decision-making process: Entscheidungsprozess

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trip making

trip making: Verkehrsbeteiligung

trip making: Wegehäufigkeit

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Verkehrsbeteiligung: trip making

Wegehäufigkeit QUESTIONNAIRES: trip making

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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

fig nobody was making a move [to go]: niemand machte Anstalten zu gehen

to be an engineer in the making: ein angehender Ingenieur/eine angehende Ingenieurin sein

how are you making out with John?: wie kommst du mit John zurecht?

du treibst mich noch dazu, das zu tun: you'll end up making me do that

wir haben Mittel, um ihn zum Reden zu bringen: we have ways of making him talk

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

And in applying the mass-production yardstick to both the mechanics and creative side of film-making, the latter became molded into a pattern.

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Pick is recognised for his distinctive fusion of live-action and animation, and the fluid, painterly style of his film-making.

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He changed universities 3 years later to study the art of film-making.

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The massive dreamscape vibrant with flamboyant locales, picturesque avenues, make-believe sets and outstanding film-making infrastructure make it as filmmakers paradise.

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In the early days of film-making, death and injuries were almost an occupational hazard.

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Examples from the Internet (not verified by PONS Editors)

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This exhibition illuminates historical roots, epoch-making election campaigns, recurrent patterns in political public relations, and defining figures such as Lenin, Che Guevara, Arnold Schwarzenegger, and Yulia Tymoshenko.

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Die Ausstellung beleuchtet geschichtliche Wurzeln, Epoche machende Wahlkämpfe, wiederkehrende Muster der politischen Öffentlichkeitsarbeit und ikonografisch prägende Figuren wie Lenin, Che Guevara, Arnold Schwarzenegger oder Julia Timoschenko.

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www.museum-gestaltung.ch

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The most enigmatic facets from the world of the desk will be available to marvel at and study here: from real pieces of furniture through to epoch-making computers, from tin toys to board games, film clips to photo art.

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Dabei sind von realen Möbelstücken bis zum Epoche machenden Computer, vom Blechspielzeug bis zum Brettspiel, von Filmausschnitten bis zu Fotokunst die schillerndsten Facetten aus der Welt der Schreibtische zu bestaunen und zu studieren.

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