make out in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for make out in the English»French Dictionary

I.make out VB [Brit meɪk -, Am meɪk -] (make out)

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

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

Translations for make out in the English»French Dictionary

I.make [Brit meɪk, Am meɪk] N (brand)

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

1. make (create):

faire B à partir de A

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

3. make (cause to do):

5. make (turn into):

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

2. make (move) → make after

See also make towards, make for, make after

I.hand [Brit hand, Am hænd] N

1. hand ANAT:

hands off inf!
pas touche! inf
hands off inf!

7. hand (possession):

I.out [aʊt] VB trans Out is used after many verbs in English to alter or reinforce the meaning of the verb (hold out, wipe out, filter out etc.). Very often in French, a verb alone will be used to translate these combinations. For translations you should consult the appropriate verb entry (hold, wipe, filter etc.).
When out is used as an adverb meaning outside, it often adds little to the sense of the phrase: they're out in the garden = they're in the garden. In such cases out will not usually be translated: ils sont dans le jardin.
out is used as an adverb to mean absent or not at home. In this case she's out really means she's gone out and the French translation is elle est sortie.
For the phrase out of see III. in the entry below.
For examples of the above and other uses, see the entry below.

See also wipe, hold, filter, come out

I.wipe [Brit wʌɪp, Am waɪp] N

II.wipe [Brit wʌɪp, Am waɪp] VB trans

I.hold <pret, pp held> [Brit həʊld, Am hoʊld] VB trans

II.hold <pret, pp held> [Brit həʊld, Am hoʊld] VB intr

IV.hold [Brit həʊld, Am hoʊld] N

I.filter [Brit ˈfɪltə, Am ˈfɪltər] N

II.filter [Brit ˈfɪltə, Am ˈfɪltər] VB trans

III.filter [Brit ˈfɪltə, Am ˈfɪltər] VB intr

I.keeping [Brit ˈkiːpɪŋ, Am ˈkipɪŋ] N (custody)

make out in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for make out in the English»French Dictionary

Translations for make out in the English»French Dictionary

out → out of

See also out of, inside, in, in

American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
I can't make out the license plate number.
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The commentary box could not make out anything on the opposite side of the field from where they were.
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While vital to the prosecution, the videotape of the incident is unclear and it is difficult to make out any of the individuals involved.
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In the dim, starlit courtyard, they make out the figures of a man and a woman lying in two separate charpoy cots, sleeping.
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My favourite sound was also the hardest to make out: it was the hollow plash as the rain fell into puddles and the shallows and deeper waters of the lagoon.
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She is fascinated by what you can make out of seaweed or the scrapings on a dinner plate.
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After he leaves, the couple make out and accidentally knock down the mug.
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We were barely able to make out subjects that were reasonably well lit by streetlamps or other ambient sources.
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One can still make out the building of the chancellery that was located immediately past the entrance of the castle.
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Now and then, we can vaguely make out a traffic sign or a small place name.
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