make in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for make in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.make [Brit meɪk, Am meɪk] N

1. make (brand):

make

marca f

what make is your car?

che (modello di) macchina hai?

what make of computer is it?

di che marca è il computer?

2. make (type of manufacture):

make

produzione f

make

fabbricazione f

a suit of good make

un abito di buona fattura

3. make:

make

temperamento m

make

carattere m

a man of this make

un uomo di tale fatta

II.make <pt/pp made> [Brit meɪk, Am meɪk] VB trans

1. make (create):

make dress, cake, coffee, stain, hole, will, pact, film, sketch, noise

fare

to make a rule

stabilire una regola

to make the law

fare le leggi

to make the law

emanare le leggi form

wine is made from grapes

il vino si fa con l'uva

to make the bed

fare il letto

to make sth for sb, to make sb sth

fare qc per qn, fare qc a qn

to be made for sb

essere fatto per qn

to be made for each other

essere fatti l'uno per l'altro

to make room for sth

fare spazio per qc

to make the time for sth

trovare il tempo per qc

what is it made (out) of?

di che cosa è fatto?

it's made (out) of gold

è (fatto) d'oro

let's see what he's made of

vediamo di che pasta è fatto

show them what you're made of!

fagli vedere di che stoffa sei fatto!

to be as clever as they make them

essere il più furbo possibile

God made man

Dio creò l'uomo

2. make (cause to be or become, render):

to make sb happy

fare felice qn

to make sb jealous

fare ingelosire qn

to make sb popular

rendere qn popolare

to make sb hungry, thirsty

fare venire fame, sete a qn

to make oneself available

rendersi disponibile

to make oneself ill

fare una malattia (about, over di)

to make oneself heard, understood

farsi sentire, farsi capire

to make sth bigger

ingrandire qc

to make sth better

migliorare qc

to make sth worse

peggiorare qc

to make sb's cold better

alleviare il raffreddore di qn

to make exams easier

rendere più facili gli esami

to make passing exams easier, to make it easier to pass exams

facilitare il superamento degli esami

to make it easy, possible to do

rendere facile, possibile fare

that made it easy for me to leave

ciò ha reso più facile la mia partenza

3. make (cause to do):

to make sb cry, jump, think

fare piangere, sussultare, riflettere qn

I made her smile

l'ho fatta sorridere

to make sb do sth

far fare qc a qn

I made her forget her problems, lose patience

le ho fatto dimenticare i suoi problemi, perdere la pazienza

it makes me look fat

mi fa (sembrare) grasso

it makes me look old

mi invecchia

it makes me look ill

mi dà un'aria malata

to make sth happen

fare in modo che succeda qc

to make the story end happily

fare finire bene una storia

to make sth work

fare funzionare qc

to make sth grow, burn

fare crescere, fare bruciare qc

it makes your face look rounder

ti fa (sembrare) la faccia più tonda

it makes her voice sound funny

le fa la voce strana

4. make (force, compel):

to make sb do

obbligare qn a fare

they made me (do it)

mi hanno obbligato (a farlo) or me l'hanno fatto fare

to be made to do

essere costretto a fare

he must be made to cooperate

lo si deve fare collaborare

to make sb wait, talk

fare aspettare, fare parlare qn

5. make (turn into):

to make sb sth, to make sth of sb

fare di qn qc, fare diventare qn qc

to make sb a star

fare di qn una star

we made him treasurer

l'abbiamo fatto, nominato tesoriere

to be made president for life

essere nominato presidente a vita

to make sb one's assistant

nominare qn proprio assistente

to make a soldier, a monster of sb

fare di qn un soldato, un mostro

it'll make a man of you hum

questo farà di te un uomo

he'll never make a teacher

non sarà mai un buon insegnante

he'll make a very good politician

diventerà un ottimo politico

to make sb a good husband

essere un buon marito per qn

to make sth sth, to make sth of sth

fare qc di qc

to make a habit, a success, an issue of sth

fare di qc un'abitudine, un successo, una questione

do you want to make something of it? (threatening)

vuoi botte? inf

to make too much of sth

farne una questione di stato

that will make a good shelter

potrà essere un buon riparo

that will make a good tablecloth

se ne può fare una bella tovaglia

6. make (add up to, amount to):

make

fare

three and three make six

tre più tre fa sei

how much does that make?

quanto fa?

that makes ten pounds altogether

in tutto fa dieci sterline

that makes five times he's called

con questa sono cinque volte che chiama

7. make (earn):

make salary, amount

guadagnare, prendere

to make £300 a week

prendere 300 sterline alla settimana

he makes more in a week than I make in a month

guadagna più lui in una settimana che io in un mese

how much or what do you think she makes?

quanto pensi che guadagni?

to make a living

guadagnarsi la vita or da vivere

to make a profit

trarre profitti or utili

to make a loss

subire delle perdite

8. make (reach, achieve):

make place, position, ranking, level

arrivare a, raggiungere

make speed, distance

fare

to make the camp before dark

arrivare al campo prima che faccia buio

to make the six o'clock train

riuscire a prendere il treno delle sei

to make the first team

entrare in prima squadra

to make the charts

entrare in classifica

to make the front page of newspaper

essere sulla prima pagina di

to make six spades (in bridge)

fare sei picche

to make 295 (in cricket)

fare 295

9. make (estimate, say):

I make it about 30 kilometres

secondo me sono più or meno trenta chilometri

I make the profit £50

il guadagno dovrebbe essere di 50 sterline

what time do you make it?

che ora sarà?

I make it five o'clock

saranno più or meno le 5

what do you make the distance (to be)?

quanto credi che sia distante?

let's make it six o'clock, five dollars

facciamo alle sei, facciamo cinque dollari

can we make it a bit later?

possiamo fare un po' più tardi?

what do you make of it?

che ne dici?

what does she make of him?

che cosa ne pensa di lui?

I don't know what to make of it

non so che dire, che pensare

I can't make anything of it

non ci capisco niente

10. make (cause success of):

make holiday, day

garantire il successo di

a good wine can make a dinner

un buon vino può fare il successo di una cena

it really makes the room feature, colour:

è proprio ciò che rende la stanza perfetta

that interview made her career as a journalist

quell'intervista l'ha lanciata come giornalista

it really made my day

mi ha davvero reso felice

“go ahead, make my day!” iron

“dai, fammi un po' vedere!”

to make or break sb, sth

fare la fortuna or essere la rovina di qn, qc

11. make (have sex with) inf:

make woman

farsi

12. make (eat) form:

make meal

consumare

13. make ELEC:

make circuit

chiudere

14. make GAMES (shuffle):

make cards

mischiare

15. make GAMES (win):

to make a trick

vincere una mano

III.make <pt/pp made> [Brit meɪk, Am meɪk] VB intr

1. make (act):

to make as if to do

fare (l')atto di, per fare

she made as if to kiss him

fece per baciarlo

he made like he was injured

fece finta di essere ferito

2. make (shuffle cards):

make

mischiare

IV.make [Brit meɪk, Am meɪk]

to be on the make inf (for profit)

badare al proprio interesse

to be on the make (for sex)

essere a caccia

to make it (in career, life) inf

farcela

to make it (to party, meeting)

farcela ad arrivare

to make it (be on time for train etc.)

arrivare or farcela in tempo

to make it (have sex)

farlo (with con)

I'm afraid I can't make it

ho paura che non ce la farò

if they don't make it by 10 pm

se non ce la fanno entro le 10 (di sera)

make over VB [meɪk -] (make over [sth], make [sth] over)

1. make over (transform):

make over building, appearance

trasformare (into in)

2. make over (transfer):

make over property

cedere (to a)

I.make-believe VB trans [Brit ˈmeɪkbɪliːv, Am ˈmeɪkbəˌliv]

to make-believe that …

fare finta che … or di …

to make believe (that) one is a pirate

giocare a fare il pirata

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

make-believe

finzione f

it's pure make-believe

è pura fantasia

it's only make-believe

è solo finzione

the land of make-believe

il mondo delle favole

III.make-believe ADJ [Brit ˈmeɪkbɪliːv, Am ˈmeɪkbəˌliv] before n

make-believe world, house, friend:

make-believe

immaginario

I.make for VB [meɪk -] (make for [sth])

1. make for (head for):

make for door, town, home

andare verso

make for the fridge! hum

andiamo a svuotare il frigo!

2. make for (help create):

make for easy life, happy marriage

assicurare

II.make for VB [meɪk -] (make for [sb])

1. make for (attack):

make for

gettarsi su, lanciarsi contro

2. make for (approach):

make for

dirigersi verso

make towards VB [meɪk -] (make towards [sth, sb])

make towards

dirigersi verso

make-up [Brit ˈmeɪkʌp, Am ˈmeɪkˌəp] N

1. make-up (cosmetics):

make-up

trucco m

make-up

make-up m

to wear make-up

essere truccato

to put on one's make-up

truccarsi

2. make-up (character):

make-up

carattere m

to be part of sb's make-up

fare parte del carattere di qn

to be in sb's make-up

essere tipico del carattere di qn

3. make-up (composition):

make-up (of whole, committee)

composizione f

4. make-up TV, THEAT, CINE:

to work in make-up

lavorare al trucco

5. make-up Am:

SCHOOL, UNIV make-up, also make-up exam

esame m di recupero

6. make-up TYPO:

make-up

impaginazione f

I.make out VB [meɪk -] (make out)

1. make out (manage):

make out

cavarsela

how are you making out?

come te la cavi?

2. make out Am (grope) inf:

to make out with sb

farsela con qn or farsi qn

3. make out (claim):

make out

dichiarare (that che)

he's not as stupid as he makes out

non è così stupido come vuole fare credere di essere

II.make out VB [meɪk -] (make out [sth], make [sth] out)

1. make out (see, distinguish):

make out shape

distinguere

make out writing

decifrare

2. make out (claim):

to make sth out to be

far credere che qc sia

3. make out (understand, work out):

make out puzzle

risolvere

make out mystery

risolvere, fare luce su

make out character

capire

to make out if or whether

capire se

I can't make him out

non riesco a capirlo

4. make out (write out):

make out cheque, will, list

fare

to make out a cheque Brit or check Am to sb

fare un assegno a qn

it is made out to X

è intestato a X

who shall I make the cheque out to?

a chi devo intestare l'assegno?

5. make out (expound):

to make out a case for sth

sostenere le ragioni di qc

III.make out VB [meɪk -] (make oneself out to be)

make out rich, brilliant

fare credere di essere

make out stupid, incompetent

fare finta di essere

make after VB [meɪk -] (make after [sb])

make after

inseguire

I.make up VB [meɪk -] (make up)

1. make up (after quarrel):

make up

riconciliarsi (with con)

2. make up:

to make up for (compensate for) lost time, lost sleep, missed meal, delay

recuperare

to make up for financial loss, deficit

compensare

to make up for personal loss, bereavement

colmare

Phrases:

to make up to inf boss, person

ingraziarsi

II.make up VB [meɪk -] (make up [sth], make [sth] up)

1. make up (invent):

make up excuse, story

inventare

you're making it up!

ti stai inventando tutto!

to make sth up as one goes along

inventarsi qc man mano

2. make up (prepare):

make up parcel, bundle, garment, road surface, bed, prescription

fare

make up type

comporre, impaginare

she had the fabric made up into a jacket

con la stoffa si è fatta fare una giacca

3. make up (constitute):

make up whole, personality, society

fare, costituire

to be made up of

essere composto di, da

to make up 10% of

costituire il 10% di

4. make up (compensate for):

make up loss, time

recuperare

make up deficit, shortfall

compensare

to make the total up to £1, 000

arrotondare la somma totale a 1.000 sterline

5. make up (put make-up on):

make up person, face, eyes

truccare

6. make up (stoke up):

make up fire

alimentare

Phrases:

to make it up (make friends)

riconciliarsi (with con)

I'll make it up to you somehow (when at fault)

troverò il modo di farmi perdonare

I'll make it up to you somehow (when not at fault)

in qualche modo ti ricompenserò

make off VB [meɪk -]

make off

scappare

to make off across the fields, towards the town

fuggire attraverso i campi, verso la città

to make off with sth, sb

svignarsela con qc, qn

make in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for make in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.make <made, made> [meɪk] VB trans

1. make (produce):

make coffee, soup, dinner

fare

make coffee, soup, dinner

preparare

make product

fare

make product

produrre

make clothes

fare

make clothes

confezionare

make record

incidere

make film

girare

to make sth out of sth

fare qc con qc

to make time

trovare il tempo

2. make (cause):

make trouble

fare

to make noise/a scene

fare rumore/una scenata

to make oneself look ridiculous

rendersi ridicolo

to make a wonderful combination

formare un insieme fantastico

3. make (cause to be):

to make sb sad

rendere triste qu

to make sb happy

fare felice qu

to make oneself heard

farsi sentire

to make oneself understood

farsi capire

to make sth easy

rendere facile qc

to make something of oneself

arrivare a essere qualcuno

4. make (perform, carry out):

to make a call

fare una chiamata

to make a decision

prendere una decisione

to make a reservation

fare una prenotazione

5. make (force):

make

obligar

to make sb do sth

far fare qc a qu

6. make (amount to, total):

make

fare

two plus two makes four

due più due fa quattro

7. make (earn, get):

to make friends

fare amicizia

to make money

fare [o guadagnare] soldi

to make a profit

ricavare un profitto

to make a loss

subire una perdita

to make a living

guadagnarsi da vivere

8. make inf (get to, reach):

to make it to somewhere

arrivare da qualche parte

to make it

farcela

to make it

riuscirci

9. make (make perfect):

that made my day!

questo mi ha fatto felice!

Phrases:

to make or break sth

determinare il successo o l'insuccesso di qc

to make do (with sth)

cavarsela (con qc)

II.make [meɪk] VB intr

make (amount to, total):

today's earthquake makes five since the beginning of the year

con quello di oggi siamo al quinto terremoto di quest'anno

Phrases:

to make as if to do sth

fare come per fare qc

III.make [meɪk] N

1. make (brand):

make

marca f

2. make (identification):

to get a make on sb

scoprire l'identità di qu

Phrases:

to be on the make sl for money, power

essere un arrivista

to be on the make (sexually)

cercare di cuccare

make for VB trans insep

1. make for (head for):

make for

dirigersi verso

2. make for (lead to):

to make for sth

contribuire a qc

I.make-believe [ˈmeɪk·bɪ·ˌli:v] N (pretense)

make-believe

finta f

make-believe

finzione f

a world of make-believe

un mondo immaginario

II.make-believe [ˈmeɪk·bɪ·ˌli:v] ADJ

make-believe

immaginario, -a

make-believe weapon

per finta

a make-believe world

un mondo immaginario

I.make up VB trans

1. make up (invent):

make up

inventare

2. make up (prepare):

make up

preparare

3. make up (compensate):

to make up for sth

compensare qc

4. make up (constitute):

make up

costituire

5. make up (decide):

to make up one's mind

decidersi

6. make up SCHOOL:

to make up an exam (take again)

ripetere un esame

to make up an exam (take at a later time)

rimandare un esame

II.make up VB intr

make up

riconciliarsi

make over VB trans

1. make over LAW (transfer):

make over ownership

trasferire

2. make over (alter, convert):

to make sth over into sth

trasformare qc in qc

make-up [ˈmeɪk·ʌp] N

1. make-up (cosmetics):

make-up

trucco m

to put on make-up

truccarsi

to wear make-up

essere truccato

2. make-up (structure):

make-up

composizione f

3. make-up (character):

make-up

natura f

I.make out VB intr

1. make out (succeed, cope):

make out person

cavarsela

2. make out sl (kiss passionately):

to make out with sb

pomiciare con qu

II.make out VB trans

1. make out (discern):

make out writing, numbers

decifrare

make out sth in the distance

scorgere

2. make out (pretend):

he made himself out to be rich

si fece passare per ricco

3. make out (write out):

to make out a check for $100

emettere un assegno per 100 dollari

make of VB trans

what do you make of this book?

cosa ne pensi di questo libro?

make-or-break ADJ

this is a make-or-break situation

qui o la va o la spacca

make off with VB trans

to make off with sth

scappare con qc

make Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to make no pretense to objectivity/innocence

non pretendere di essere obiettivo/innocente

please make certain that he has answered

per favore, si assicuri che abbia risposto

to make a real spectacle of oneself

dare spettacolo di sè

to make a turn to the right

svoltare a destra

it doesn't make any sense to me

non ha senso per me

to make a plea for help/mercy

implorare aiuto/clemenza

to make a cut in a film

tagliare una scena di un film

it'd make your hair stand on end

cose da far rizzare i -i fig

to make a sign with one's hand

fare segno con la mano

to make a sign with one's head

fare segno con la testa

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

They will double-park and make it more dangerous.

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You've got a wall that's trapezoid and so instead of straightening the wall up what they did was make the door and window trapezoid.

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He watches a crafts documentary on carpentry and decides to make a love seat.

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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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Teachers were often absent from class and moonlighting to make up for poor pay.

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A purple-tinted concealer can make sallow complexions look brighter.

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Nonwoven textiles are manufactured by the bonding of fibres to make fabric.

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Make a slip-knot in yarn and put it on the crochet hook or right-hand needle.

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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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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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