make
Pronunciation: /meɪk/
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French translation of make
A. n
B. vtr
- 1 (gen) faire to make the bed = faire le lit to make a noise = faire du bruit to make a rule = établir une règle to make room/the time (for sth) = trouver de la place/du temps (pour qch) to make friends/enemies = se faire des amis/des ennemis to make oneself understood = se faire comprendre it's made (out) of gold = c'est en or made in France = fabriqué en France he was made treasurer = on l'a fait trésorier to make a habit/an issue of sth = faire de qch une habitude/une affaire it's been made into a film = on en a fait or tiré un film three and three make six = trois et trois font six
- 2 (with adjective) to make sb happy/ill = rendre qn heureux/malade to make sb hungry = donner faim à qn to make sth better/bigger/worse = améliorer/agrandir/aggraver qch
- 3 (with infinitive) to make sb cry = faire pleurer qn I made her smile = je l'ai fait sourire to make sb pay the bill = faire payer l'addition à qn to make sb wait = faire attendre qn they made me do it = ils m'ont obligé or forcé it makes her voice sound funny = ça lui donne une drôle de voix
- 4 (earn) gagner [salary] to make a living = gagner sa vie to make a profit = réaliser des bénéfices to make a loss = subir des pertes
- 5 (reach) arriver jusqu'à [place, position]; atteindre [ranking, level] we'll never make it = nous n'y arriverons jamais to make the front page = faire la une
Phrasal verbs
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make do
faire avec to make do with = se contenter de qch -
make for
a (head for) se diriger vers b (help create) permettre, assurer -
make good
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make out
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make up
A. réussir
B. a (see, distinguish) distinguer b (claim) to make sth out to be easy/difficult = prétendre que qch est facile/difficile c (understand) comprendre (if si) I can't make him out = je n'arrive pas à le comprendre d (write out) faire, rédiger to make out a cheque to sb = faire un chèque à qn it is made out to X = il est à l'ordre de X