make for

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make for
verbo transitivo con partícula
1dirigirse hacia (head toward)
2facilitar, contribuir a (contribute to)

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make for [meik]
  • To make for a place -> ir hacia una parte, tomar rumbo hacia un lugar determinado
dirigirse a; aprovecharse, tener utilidad, sacar ventaja o provecho de una cosa.

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make for
verb:intransitive:plus_preposition
1 (go towards) [+place] dirigirse hacia a;or
he made for the door se dirigió hacia la puerta; police think he may be making for Sweden la policía cree que puede estar de camino a Suecia
everyone made for the air-raid shelters I joined the queue of traffic making for the city centre
2 (attack)
to make for sb atacar a algn; abalanzarse sobre algn
3 (contribute to) contribuir a; (lead to) conducir a
it makes for an easy life contribuye a hacer la vida más fácil; it doesn't make for good customer relations no conduce a una buena relación con los clientes
the suspension on this car makes for a really smooth ride the working of the market made for growing inequality it makes for difficulties

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