Translations for „making“ in the English » Slovenian Dictionary

mak·ing [ˈmeɪkɪŋ] N

1. making no pl (production):

making

izdelava f

her problems with that child are of her own making

za težave s tem otrokom je sama kriva

the book was several years in the making

knjigo so pisali nekaj let

2. making:

(success) it was the making of her

po njeni zaslugi

to be an engineer in the making (development)

biti bodoči inženir

3. making (qualities/ingredients):

makings pl

sestavine f pl

she has the makings of a great violinist

ima vse, kar je potrebno, da postane odlična violinistka

de·ˈci·sion-mak·ing N no pl

decision-making

odločanje n

ˈepoch-mak·ing ADJ

epoch-making

prelomen

epoch-making

zgodovinski

ˈloss-mak·ing ADJ

loss-making business

posel, ki prinaša izgubo

ˈlove-mak·ing N no pl

love-making

ljubljenje n

I . ˈmon·ey-mak·ing ADJ

money-making

donosen

money-making

dobičkonosen

II . ˈmon·ey-mak·ing N

money-making

bogatenje n

money-making

služenje n

ˈpoli·cy-mak·ing N no pl

policy-making

oblikovanje n politike

ˈprof·it-mak·ing ADJ

profit-making

dobičkonosen

profit-making

profiten

non-ˈprof·it ADJ esp Am, non-ˈprof·it-mak·ing ADJ

non-profit

neprofiten

non-profit organization

neprofitna organizacija

I . make [meɪk] N

1. make ECON (brand):

make

znamka f

make

tip m

2. make pej:

to be on the make (for sex)

biti na lovu za dekleti

to be on the make (for money)

biti na lovu za zaslužkom

II . make <made, made> [meɪk] VB trans

1. make (produce):

make

delati [perf narediti]

make company, factory

izdelovati [perf izdelati]

make company, factory

proizvajati [perf proizvesti]

make movie

narediti

make peace

sklepati [perf skleniti]

this sweater is made of wool

ta jopič je iz volne

to make coffee/soup

skuhati kavo/juho

to make supper

pripraviti večerjo

to show what one's [really] made of

pokazati, iz kakšnega testa si

to be made for sth

biti rojen za kaj

2. make (become):

I don't think he will ever make a good lawyer

mislim, da ne bo nikoli [postal] dober odvetnik

she'll make a great mother

dobra mati bo

to make fascinating reading

biti zelo zanimivo branje

3. make (cause):

make

povzročati [perf povzročiti]

the wind is making my eyes water

zaradi vetra se mi solzijo oči

the dark colours make the room look smaller

zaradi temnejše barve je soba videti manjša

what made you change your mind?

zaradi česa si si premislil?

to make sb laugh

spraviti koga v smeh

4. make (force):

to make sb do sth

prisiliti koga k čemu

5. make + adj (cause to be):

make

povzročati [perf povzročiti]

to make sth public

objaviti kaj

to make oneself understood

biti razumljen

6. make (transform to):

the recycled paper will be made into cardboard

recikliran papir bo predelan v karton

this experience will make you into a better person

zaradi te izkušnje boš postal boljši človek

we've made the attic into a spare room

podstrešje smo spremenili v sobo za goste

7. make:

make (perform) mistake

narediti

make (perform) mistake progress

uspevati [perf uspeti]

make suggestion

predlagati

make appointment

dogovarjati se [perf dogovoriti se]

to make a call

poklicati

to make a deal

skleniti posel

to make a deal

skleniti kupčijo

to make a decision

odločiti se

to make an effort

potruditi se

to make a good job of sth

dobro narediti kaj

to make a move (in game)

narediti potezo

to make a move body

premakniti se

to make a promise

obljubiti

to make small talk

klepetati

to make small talk speech, presentation

imeti

to make a start

začeti

to make way

narediti prostor

8. make (amount to):

five plus five makes ten

pet plus pet je deset

9. make (earn, get):

he makes £50,000 a year

zasluži 50.000 funtov na leto

to make enemies

nakopati si sovražnike

to make friends

spoprijateljiti se

to make a living

služiti za preživetje

to make a name for oneself

pridobiti si ugled

10. make (appoint):

to make sb president/ambassador

imenovati koga za predsednika/veleposlanika

11. make (consider important):

don't make too much of his grumpiness

ne jemlji njegove nergavosti resno

12. make inf (reach):

could you make a meeting at 8 a.m.?

ti bo uspelo priti na sestanek ob 8h zjutraj?

the fire made the front page

ogenj je prispel na naslovnico časopisa

he made captain/sergeant Am

postal je kapetan/častnik

to make the bus/one's train/one's plane

ujeti avtobus/vlak/letalo

to make the finals/a team

uvrstiti se v finale/v ekipo

to make it

uspeti

13. make (render perfect):

this film has made his career

ta film je bil odločilen za njegovo kariero

that's made my day!

to mi je polepšalo dan!

you've got it made!

dobro se ti godi!

14. make (have sex):

to make love

ljubiti se

III . make <made, made> [meɪk] VB intr

1. make (be about to):

just as we made to leave the phone rang

ravno ko smo nameravali oditi, je zazvonil telefon

2. make (pretend):

he made as if to leave the room

pretvarjal se je, da odhaja iz sobe

to make like ... Am

narediti, kot da ...

to make do without sth

znajti se brez česa

make after VB intr to make after sb

make

pospraviti za kom

make police

zasledovati koga

make away VB intr inf

make

mahniti jo

make

ucvreti jo

make away with VB trans inf

1. make (steal):

to make away with sth

popihati jo s čim

2. make (kill):

to make away with sb

pospraviti koga

to make away with oneself

ubiti se

to make away with oneself

narediti samomor

make for, make towards VB intr

1. make:

(head for) to make for sth

odpraviti se proti čemu

to make for sth (by car or bus)

odpeljati se proti čemu

the kids made for the woods to hide

otroci so se odpravili proti gozdu, da bi se skrili

2. make (be):

constant arguing doesn't make for a good relationship

nenehno prepiranje ne pripomore k dobrim odnosom

Kant makes for hard reading

brati Kanta je zahtevno

make of VB trans

1. make (understand):

I can't make anything of this book

te knjige popolnoma nič ne razumem

can you make anything of this message?

znaš razbrati to sporočilo?

I don't know what to make of it

ne vem, kaj bi si mislil o tem

2. make (think):

what do you make of his speech?

kaj meniš o njegovem govoru?

I don't know what to make of her

ne vem, kaj naj si mislim o njej

make off VB intr inf

1. make (leave):

make

mahniti jo

2. make (steal):

to make off with sth

pobrisati jo s čim

to make off with sth

ucvreti jo s čim

I . make out VB intr inf

1. make (manage):

make person

držati se

make person

imeti se

make person

biti

make business

razvijati se [perf razviti se]

2. make (have sex):

make

mečkati se

to make out with sb esp Am

mečkati se s kom

II . make out VB trans

1. make (write out):

make

pisati [perf napisati]

make cheque

izstavljati [perf izstaviti]

make cheque

pisati [perf napisati]

make schedule

sestavljati [perf sestaviti]

make will

pisati [perf napisati]

2. make:

make (see) writing, numbers

razvozlati

make (see) writing, numbers

razbrati

make (see) writing, numbers distant object

razločevati [perf razločiti]

make (hear)

ugotavljati [perf ugotoviti]

(understand) she's so strange — I can't make her out at all

ona je tako čudna - sploh ne morem razvozlati njenega obnašanja

3. make inf (claim):

the British weather is not as bad as it is made out [to be]

britansko vreme ni tako slabo, kot ga prikazujejo

she made out that she was sleeping

pretvarjala se je, da spi

make over VB trans

1. make LAW (transfer ownership):

to make over ⇄ a house/a business/land to sb

prepisati hišo/posel/zemljo na koga

2. make (redo):

make

prenavljati [perf prenoviti]

make manuscript

predelovati [perf predelati]

I . make up VB trans

1. make (invent):

she made the whole thing up

vso stvar si je izmislila

stop making up the rules as you go along!

ne izmišljuj si pravil sproti!

2. make (prepare):

make

pripravljati [perf pripraviti]

make medicine

razvrščati [perf razvrstiti]

to make up a bed

postlati posteljo

to make up a bed

pripraviti posteljo

to make up the fire Brit Aus

netiti ogenj

to make up the fire Brit Aus

podpihovati ogenj

3. make (put on make-up):

to make oneself up

naličiti se

to make oneself up

našminkati se

4. make (produce):

to make up ⇄ curtains/a dress

narediti zavese/obleko

5. make (compensate):

if you can save half the money, we'll make up the difference

če boste privarčevali polovico denarja, vam poravnamo razliko

to make up a deficit

izravnati primankljaj

to make up time

zapolniti čas

6. make (comprise):

the book is made up of a number of different articles

knjiga je sestavljena iz vrste različnih člankov

7. make (decide):

to make up one's mind

odločiti se

8. make (reconcile):

to make it up with sb

pobotati se s kom

to make it up to sb

odkupiti se komu

to make it up to sb

nadomestiti komu kaj

II . make up VB intr

make

odkupiti se

kiss and make up

pobotati se

make up for VB trans to make up for sth

make

odkupiti se za kaj

make ECON

nadomestiti kaj

to make up for lost time

nadoknaditi zamujeno

Usage examples with making

loss-making business

posel, ki prinaša izgubo

(success) it was the making of her

po njeni zaslugi

the wind is making my eyes water

zaradi vetra se mi solzijo oči

to be an engineer in the making (development)

biti bodoči inženir

the book was several years in the making

knjigo so pisali nekaj let

stop making up the rules as you go along!

ne izmišljuj si pravil sproti!

her problems with that child are of her own making

za težave s tem otrokom je sama kriva

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

For billions, it has been death on an installment plan decades in the making.

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However, beginning in the 1960s, some manufacturers began making more expensive, compact high fidelity speakers.

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The windmill has continued to work through all of its life, making it unique.

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Any new source of supply might also reduce speculators buying in the hope of making a quick profit.

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Some technologies can have exponential scaling if used in isolation, making the effect of combinations be of counter-intuitive magnitude.

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After making a minor adjustment to the device, he opened a stopcock leading into one of the cylinders and the witnesses heard a hiss as of escaping air.

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This method of locomotion is extremely slow, but is also almost noiseless and very hard to detect, making it the mode of choice for many species when stalking prey.

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Managers could simply total the variable costs for a product and use this as a rough guide for decision-making processes.

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It was said to have no better in making carriages, coaches and sleighs.

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Using his alcoholic actor friend's drinking prowess he makes the young man go drunk and totally expose himself, making guests laugh at him openly.

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