making in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for making in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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making [Am ˈmeɪkɪŋ, Brit ˈmeɪkɪŋ] N U

1. making (production, creation):

a book about the making of the TV series
un libro que trata de cómo se hizo la serie de televisión
the encyclopedia has been nine years in the making
ha llevado nueve años compilar la enciclopedia
the encyclopedia has been nine years in the making
la enciclopedia ha tardado nueve años en compilarse
the opportunity to see a star in the making
la oportunidad de ver a una estrella en ciernes
a revolution in the making
una revolución en gestación
this is history in the making
esto va a pasar a la historia
her problems are of her own making
ella se crea sus propios problemas
the solution must be of your own making
la solución tiene que salir de usted (mismo)
they are involved in problems not of their making
están metidos en problemas de los que no son responsables
to be the making of sb/sth her years in New York were the making of her
los años que pasó en Nueva York fueron decisivos (en su vida)
the merger proved to be the making of Acmeco
el éxito de Acmeco se debió a la fusión

-making [Am ˈmeɪkɪŋ, Brit ˈmeɪkɪŋ] SUFFIX

sick-making [Am ˈsɪk ˌmeɪkɪŋ, Brit] ADJ inf

cringe-making [ˈkrɪndʒˌmeɪkɪŋ] ADJ

cringe-making → cringeworthy

See also cringeworthy

cringeworthy [Am ˈkrɪn(d)ʒˌwərði, Brit ˈkrɪndʒwəːði] ADJ inf

epoch-making [Am ˈɛpəkˌmeɪkɪŋ, Brit ˈiːpɒkˌmeɪkɪŋ] ADJ attr

money-making [Am ˈməniˌmeɪkɪŋ, Brit ˈmʌnɪˌmeɪkɪŋ] ADJ

profit-making [ˈprɑːfətˌmeɪkɪŋ, ˈprɒfɪtˌmeɪkɪŋ] ADJ

decision-making [Am dəˈsɪʒənˌmeɪkɪŋ, Brit dəˈsɪʒ(ə)nˌmeɪkɪŋ] N U

making in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for making in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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decision-making [dɪˈsɪʒənˌmeɪkɪŋ] N no pl

love-making [ˈlʌvˌmeɪkɪŋ] N no pl

epoch-making [ˈi:pɒkˌmeɪkɪŋ, Am ˈepək-] ADJ

non-profit, non-profit-making [ˌnɒnˈprɒfɪtˌmeɪkɪŋ, Am ˌnɑ:nˈprɑ:fɪt-] ADJ Am

making Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

it's not worthwhile making such an effort
no merece la pena esforzarse tanto
it was an epoch-making discovery
fue un descubrimiento que hizo época
to be the making of sb
ser decisivo para alguien
decision-making process
proceso m decisorio
profit-making movie
película f rentable
I'm not making any progress in French
no adelanto nada en francés
don't bother making lots of photocopies
no te preocupes por hacer muchas fotocopias
corn (specially processed for tortilla-making)
nixtamal
to keep making the same mistake
reincidir siempre en el mismo error
my son isn't making progress in his studies
mi hijo no aprovecha en los estudios
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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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It was said to have no better in making carriages, coaches and sleighs.
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The women are proficient in pottery and the making of abacha varieties - food items deriving from cooked cassava tubers shredded to sizes and types.
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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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A making-of and karaoke version of the video were also made.
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These viruses are about one micrometer in diameter making them one of the largest viruses discovered so far.
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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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The freezing squeezes the heat out of the droplets, making the thundercloud draftier.
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Other recognized bakeries started making the bread and added new ingredients.
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Deferral on these loans puts the honor of the family and the security of the woman at risk, thus making shame and humiliation collateral for micro credit institutions.
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