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mak·ing [ˈmeɪkɪŋ] N

1. making no pl (production):

making
Herstellung f <-, ->
to be in the making

2. making no pl (development):

(success) it was the making of her
to be an engineer in the making

3. making (qualities/ingredients):

4. making inf (earnings):

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making N

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making N

the making of ...

ˈbomb-mak·ing ADJ inv

bomb-making

ˈcringe-mak·ing ADJ Brit inf

cringe-making
cringe-making (ugly)

de·ˈci·sion-mak·ing N no pl

decision-making

ˈepoch-mak·ing ADJ

epoch-making discovery:

epoch-making
epochal form
epoch-making
epoch-making

ˈfilm-mak·ing N no pl

film-making
Filmproduktion f <-, -en>

ˈloss-mak·ing ADJ inv

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

ˈlove-mak·ing N no pl

1. love-making (sexual intercourse):

love-making
love-making
Liebesakt m <-(e)s, -e> form
to be good at love-making
to be good at love-making
he's very good at love-making

2. love-making dated (wooing):

love-making
Liebeswerben nt liter dated

ˈmap-mak·ing N no pl

map-making
map-making

ˈmer·ry-mak·ing N no pl liter

merry-making

ˈmis·chief-mak·ing N no pl

mischief-making

I. ˈmon·ey-mak·ing ADJ

money-making
money-making

II. ˈmon·ey-mak·ing N

money-making
Gelderwerb m <-(e)s> kein pl