make in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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I.make <pt & pp made> [Am meɪk, Brit meɪk] VB trans

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1. make (to produce):

make paint/cars
hacer
make paint/cars
fabricar
make dress
hacer
make dress
confeccionar form
make meal/cake/sandwich/coffee
hacer
make meal/cake/sandwich/coffee
preparar
make film
hacer
make film
rodar
make record
grabar
make fire/nest/hole
hacer
make list/will
hacer
to make a noise
hacer ruido
to make the beds
hacer las camas
to make the beds
tender las camas LatAm
to make a note of sth
anotar algo
made with the best ingredients
hecho con los mejores ingredientes
made with the best ingredients
elaborado con los mejores ingredientes form
“made in Spain/Mexico”
“hecho or fabricado en España/México”
“made in Argentina/Peru”
“industria or fabricación argentina/peruana”
it's made a stain on the carpet
ha manchado la alfombra
she's as sharp as they make 'em inf
es lista or viva como ella sola inf
to make sth into sth I'll make this materiual into a skirt
con esta tela me haré una falda
to make sth out of/from/of sth she made the dress out of an old sheet
se hizo el vestido con una sábana vieja
we made another meal from the leftovers
hicimos otra comida con las sobras
it's made of wood/plastic
es de madera/plástico
they make them out of plastic now
ahora los hacen de plástico
the army'll make a man (out) of you
el ejército te hará hombre
don't make an enemy of her
no te la eches encima como enemiga

3. make (to cause sth to be):

I'll make you happy/rich/famous
te haré feliz/rica/famosa
don't make life difficult for yourself
no te compliques la vida
that made me sad
eso me entristeció or me apenó
the work made me thirsty/sleepy
el trabajo me dio sed/sueño
do I make myself clear?
¿me explico?
do I make myself clear?
¿está claro?
what makes me angry is …
lo que me da rabia es …
make yourselves comfortable
pónganse cómodos
make yourself at home
estás en tu casa
they made their decision public
hicieron pública su decisión
I couldn't make myself heard above the noise
no podía conseguir que me oyeran con el ruido
winning the gold made her the darling of the nation
el haber ganado la medalla de oro la convirtió en la niña mimada del país
they've made him supervisor
lo han nombrado supervisor
they've made him supervisor
lo han ascendido a supervisor
he made her his wife
la hizo su esposa
I made their relationship the subject of my book
hice de su relación el tema de mi libro
I shall make it my business to find out
yo me ocuparé or me encargaré de averiguarlo
she made it a rule never to drink more than three glasses of wine
tenía por norma no beber nunca más de tres vasos de vino
if nine o'clock is too early, make it later
si las nueve es muy temprano, podemos reunirnos (or encontrarnos etc.) más tarde
two large pizzas … , no, make that three
dos pizzas grandes … , no, mire, mejor déme tres
he is a good, make that great, athlete Am inf
es un buen, o mejor dicho, un excelente atleta

10.1. make inf (to manage to attend, reach):

I'm afraid I can't make Saturday
me temo que el sábado no puedo
I couldn't make it to the party
no pude ir a la fiesta
we just made the 3 o'clock train
llegamos justo a tiempo para el tren de las tres
the deadline's on Friday and we're not going to make it
el plazo vence el viernes y no vamos a poder terminar
we should make London by two o'clock
deberíamos estar en Londres antes de las dos
I just made it home before it started to rain
llegué a casa justo antes de que empezara a llover
she won't make her 60th birthday at this rate
como siga así or si sigue así, no va a llegar a los 60 or a cumplir 60
the story made the front page
la noticia salió en primera plana
he never made more than assistant manager
nunca pasó de subgerente
to make it she made it fairly late in her career
alcanzó el éxito bastante tarde en su carrera
they made it through to the finals
llegaron a la final
you're good enough to make it to the top
tú eres capaz de llegar a donde te propongas

II.make <pt & pp made> [Am meɪk, Brit meɪk] VB intr

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III.make [Am meɪk, Brit meɪk] N

See also make for, mess, mend, mar, fuss, difference

make for VB [Am meɪk -, Brit meɪk -] (v + prep + o)

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I.mess [Am mɛs, Brit mɛs] N

II.mess [Am mɛs, Brit mɛs] VB intr

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III.mess [Am mɛs, Brit mɛs] VB trans euph

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I.mend [Am mɛnd, Brit mɛnd] VB trans

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II.mend [Am mɛnd, Brit mɛnd] VB intr

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III.mend [Am mɛnd, Brit mɛnd] N

mar <pres part marring; pt, pp marred> [Am mɑr, Brit mɑː] VB trans

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I.fuss [Am fəs, Brit fʌs] N U

fuss
alboroto m
fuss
escándalo m
there was a big fuss when the increase was announced
hubo un gran alboroto cuando anunciaron el aumento
all this fuss over a lost dog!
¡tanto alboroto or escándalo por un perro perdido!
what's all the fuss about?
¿a qué viene tanto alboroto or escándalo?
it was a lot of fuss about nothing
fue mucho ruido y pocas nueces
it was a lot of fuss about nothing
fue una tormenta en un vaso de agua
it was done with the minimum of fuss
se hizo con el mínimo de alboroto
to kick up a fuss
armar un lío or un escándalo
to kick up a fuss
montar un número Spain inf
to make a fuss of or Am also over sb
mimar or consentir a alguien
she loves being made a fuss of
le encanta que la mimen or que la consientan
to make or Am also raise a fuss
hacer un escándalo
don't make such a fuss, it's only a spider
no hagas tanto escándalo or tantos aspavientos, es solo una araña

II.fuss [Am fəs, Brit fʌs] VB intr

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difference [Am ˈdɪf(ə)rəns, Brit ˈdɪf(ə)r(ə)ns] N

1.2. difference C or U:

to make a/no difference , it could make a difference in or Brit to the outcome
podría influir en el resultado
it will make no difference to you
a ti no te va a afectar
does it make any difference to you if we go today?
¿te es or te da lo mismo si vamos hoy?
it makes a difference having a computer
las cosas son muy distintas con una computadora
would it make a great deal of difference in or Brit to the cost?
¿supondría una gran diferencia de precio?
would it make a great deal of difference in or Brit to the cost?
¿cambiaría mucho el precio?
what difference does it make? — it makes all the difference in the world
¿qué importa? — importa muchísimo
an extra $100 would make all the difference
con 100 dólares más, las cosas serían totalmente diferentes
it will cost you £5 or as near as makes no difference
te costará unas 5 libras poco más o menos

make for VB [Am meɪk -, Brit meɪk -] (v + prep + o)

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make away VB [Am meɪk -, Brit meɪk -] (v + adv)

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make after VB [Am meɪk -, Brit meɪk -] (v + prep + o) (chase)

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I.make over VB [Am meɪk -, Brit meɪk -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o) (transfer ownership of)

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II.make over VB [Am meɪk -, Brit meɪk -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

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III.make over VB [Am meɪk -, Brit meɪk -] (v + o + adv) Am

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I.make-believe [Am ˈmeɪkbəˌliv, Brit ˈmeɪkbɪliːv] N U

II.make-believe [Am ˈmeɪkbəˌliv, Brit ˈmeɪkbɪliːv] ADJ

make with VB [Am meɪk -, Brit meɪk -] Am (v + prep + o) sl, dated

make off VB [Am meɪk -, Brit meɪk -] (v + adv)

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I.make out VB [Am meɪk -, Brit meɪk -] (claim, pretend) (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

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II.make out VB [Am meɪk -, Brit meɪk -] (claim, pretend) (v + adv)

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3. make out (sexually) Am sl → neck

III.make out VB [Am meɪk -, Brit meɪk -] (claim, pretend) (v + adv + o)

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IV.make out VB [Am meɪk -, Brit meɪk -] (claim, pretend) (v + o + adv)

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See also neck

I.neck [Am nɛk, Brit nɛk] N

1. neck ANAT:

neck (of person)
cuello m
neck (of animal)
cuello m
neck (of animal)
pescuezo m
the back of the neck
la nuca
I've got a stiff neck
tengo tortícolis
if you say that again, I'll break your neck inf
si vuelves a decir eso te rompo la crisma inf
to be dead from the neck up inf
no tener dos dedos de frente inf
to be up to one's neck in sth inf, she's up to her neck in work/trouble
está hasta aquí de trabajo/problemas inf
you're in this business up to your neck
estás metido en este asunto hasta el cuello inf
they're up to their necks in debt
deben hasta la camisa inf
to break one's neck (work hard) inf
matarse (trabajando)
to break one's neck (work hard) inf
deslomarse inf
to break one's neck lit (in accident)
desnucarse
to break one's neck lit (in accident)
romperse el cuello
to breathe down sb's neck inf
estarle encima a alguien
you're always breathing down my neck
todo el día me estás encima or te tengo encima
to get it or catch it in the neck inf
llevarse una buena inf
to risk one's neck inf
jugarse or arriesgar el pellejo inf
to stick one's neck out inf
aventurarse
to stick one's neck out inf
arriesgarse
to wring sb's neck inf
retorcerle el pescuezo a alguien inf
to wring sb's neck attr muscle/injury
del cuello

II.neck [Am nɛk, Brit nɛk] VB intr inf

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I.make up VB [Am meɪk -, Brit meɪk -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

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II.make up VB [Am meɪk -, Brit meɪk -] (v + adv + o) (constitute)

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III.make up VB [Am meɪk -, Brit meɪk -] (v + adv) (achieve reconciliation)

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IV.make up VB [Am meɪk -, Brit meɪk -] (v + adv + o)

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V.make up VB [Am meɪk -, Brit meɪk -] (v + adv) (with cosmetics)

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VI.make up VB [Am meɪk -, Brit meɪk -] (v + adv + o, v + o + adv)

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See also make up for

make up for VB [Am meɪk -, Brit meɪk -] (v + adv + prep + o)

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make in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for make in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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I.make [meɪk] made, made VB trans

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II.make [meɪk] made, made VB intr

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III.make [meɪk] made, made N

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I.make-believe [ˈmeɪkbɪˌli:v] N no pl (pretence)

II.make-believe [ˈmeɪkbɪˌli:v] ADJ

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make Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to make an arse out of oneself
quedar como un gilipollas
to make a favourable impression (on sb)
causar una impresión favorable (a alguien)
to make a song and dance about sth
montar un número por algo
I showed you how to make beds
te enseñé a hacer las camas
I still have to make the bed
aún tengo que estirar la cama
to make one's hair stand on end
horripilar a alguien
to make the most of the opportunity
aprovechar la ocasión
what do you make of all this?
¿qué has sacado en limpio de todo este asunto?
to make neither head nor tail of sth
no sacar nada en limpio de algo
it takes two to make a quarrel
dos no riñen si uno no quiere
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This new explanation is used to make falsifiable predictions that are testable by experiment or observation.
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The new reality sets in fast; therefore, the time to "make things better" is as soon as possible after the blow-up.
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The straighter sidecut allows skis to make long, fast, highly stable turns (radius around 30m for giant slalom, even more for most mogul skis).
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He watches a crafts documentary on carpentry and decides to make a love seat.
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Several factors may make a cap inappropriate for a particular woman.
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Teachers were often absent from class and moonlighting to make up for poor pay.
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The skins make a peculiarly strong, soft leather, known as buckskin.
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Shiny, light-reflecting fabrics such as satin's and silks as well as gold lam or sequin-encrusted garments could make the perfect disco statement.
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We very soon came to realise how much easier it was to make war than to reorganise for peace.
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One installment of the sketch takes place entirely on the inside of an arcade, so the car doesn't make an appearance.
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