How would you say "make for..." in Spanish

Question

How would you say "make for..."

as in make for the trees

make for the car!

llegar...

llega hasta los arboles (?)

thank you!!!!

Answer 1

Hello Dewclaw and Welcome to the SpanishDict forum

I was looking in my Oxford Spanish Dictionary and I found this for make for:

(head towards) dirigirse hacia/a

por ejemplo:

1 He made for the door but she stopped him

= Se dirigió hacia la puerta pero ella lo detuvo

2 She made straight for the bar

= Se fue derecho al bar

3 They were making for home

= Iban camino a casa

So your examples would be something like:

1 ''Make for the trees!'' (command form/imperative for telling a friend)

= ''¡Dirígete hacia los arboles, pero con prisa!''

2 Make for the car! (command form/imperative for telling a friend)

= ''¡Dirígete hacia el coche, pero rápido!''

I hope this helps

Soo.. I was made for you. means -->¿"Yo iba contigo" o "Fui hecha para tí" ? - fjfuentesh, Jun 9, 2011

Not necessarily, since the meaning is different here: to ''make for'' means to head towards or go towards an object/place/person - FELIZ77, Jun 9, 2011

To be made for means to be created for and carries an entirely different meaning even in the English so the translation could not possibly be inferred from the previous translation :) - FELIZ77, Jun 9, 2011

thanks for this! Hey I'm not new here... (?):( - dewclaw, Jun 9, 2011

He just called you dewdew, you gonna stand for that dewclaw? ;) - jeezzle, Jun 9, 2011

Lol'jeezle I amended that I obviously wasnt looking carefully or did not have my glasses on lol - FELIZ77, Jun 9, 2011

Dewclaw, I am sorry for getting your name wrong :) I like to welcome people here all the time - Yes, even regulars I know that you are not new but it doesn;t stop me being friendly does it ? lol :) - FELIZ77, Jun 9, 2011

Nah I was just teasing, thats a funny one though, dewdew. Heh. Makes me laugh like a little kid. ;) - jeezzle, Jun 9, 2011

i didn't even notice you got my name wrong. dewdew is like cariñoso haha - dewclaw, Jun 9, 2011

Answer 2

Make for = run

No?

yes :) - dewclaw, Jun 9, 2011

Answer 3

I agree with Feliz, however, "dirigirse" doesn´t necessarily have the nuance of being quick where most of the time "head towards/make for" does. So using one of your examples, I would say "''¡Dirígete hacia los arboles, pero rápido!'' or ".............. con prisa!"

Thank You Julian I will remember that for next time lol :) - FELIZ77, Jun 9, 2011

Answer 4

A few come to mind, with the concept of "salir corriendo" mainly:

• "le entro ganas de salir corriendo''
• "lo hizo querer salir corriendo de ese lugar''
• "darse a la fuga"

Maybe someone can come up with an equivalent for "head for the hills!"

Answer 5

Hecho para el carro?

..mmm creo que no... pero no sé... de verdad - dewclaw, Jun 9, 2011

Answer 6

The only thing I can think of is "vamos al carro."