With the money I'll make working during the summer, I will pay my college tuition.Con el dinero que ganaré trabajando durante el verano, me pagaré la matrícula de la universidad.
Everyone makes mistakes every now and then, but you have to learn from them.Todo el mundo comete errores de vez en cuando, pero tienes que aprender de ellos.
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
I'm going to make a cakevoy a hacer un pastel;I make my bed every morningme hago la cama cada mañana;he made it himselflo hizo él mismo;God made manDios hizo al hombre;don't make a noiseno hagas ruido;"made in Spain"[+tool, machine]"fabricado en España";[+dress]"confeccionado en España";[+nougat, chocolate]"elaborado en España";he's as cunning as they make 'emes de lo más astuto que hay;this car isn't made to carry eight peopleeste coche no está pensado para ocho personas;they don't make songs like that any moreya no componen canciones como las de antes
they were made for each otherestaban hechos el uno para el otro
I'm not made for running
her shoes weren't made for walkingllevaba unos zapatos poco adecuados para caminar
we had the curtains made to measurenos hicieron las cortinas a medida
I'd like to make a phone callquisiera hacer una llamada;he made an agreement to pay off the arrearsse comprometió a pagar los atrasos
it's three weeks since I made the application and I haven't heard anythingto make plans for the futureI haven't made any plans for the weekendhe made a plan to escapeShe realized they had made their plans without consulting heronce Carl made an agreement with her, he would live by itI had a company in my district trying to make an agreement with a British company to make an electrogyroscopethe Seminoles' head chief made an agreement to migrate to the Indian Territory
3(earn)ganar
how much do you make?¿cuánto ganas?;he makes £350 a weekgana 350 libras a la semana;the deal made him £500ganó 500 libras con el negocio;el negocio le reportó 500 libras;the film made millionsla película recaudó millones
how much do you stand to make?the company made 2.5 million last yearthat toy has made the firm more than all its other products put togetherto make a fortunehe could have made a [fortune] as an actorarms dealers are making a fortune out of this warto make a [profit]he made a profit of half a million on the dealthe business makes a profitthe purpose of investing is to make a profitHe makes no profit on your ship until it's workingour objective is to break even rather than make a profit
4(reach, achieve)[+place]llegar a
will we make Paris before lunch?¿llegaremos a París antes de la hora de comer?
we made good time
Lara made a hundred(Cricket)Lara hizo or se anotó 100 carreras;the novel made the bestseller listla novela entró en las listas de libros más vendidos
we made it just in timellegamos justo a tiempo
can you make it by 10?¿puedes llegar a las 10?;sorry, I can't make itlo siento, no puedo or no me va bien;do you think he'll make (it to) university?¿crees que conseguirá ir a la universidad?;he made (it into) the first teamconsiguió entrar en el primer equipo;you've got the talent to make itcon tu talento llegarás muy lejos;to make it with sb (informal)(sexually)hacérselo con algn (informal)
eventually we made [it]
to make land(Náut)llegar a tierra
to make port(Náut)tomar puerto
he's got it madetiene el éxito asegurado
though XTC's current single and video are getting some exposure on radio and television in this country, that doesn't mean the band's got it mademore important than anything else is honesty. Once you can fake that, you've got it madeI reckon the company that makes those toys has got it made
5(say, agree)
let's make it 9 o'clockpongamos las 9;another beer, please, no, make that twootra cerveza por favor, no, que sean dos
6(cause to succeed)
this film made heresta película la consagró;he was made for lifese aseguró un porvenir brillante
to make or break sth/sb
this deal will make or break himcon este negocio o fracasa o se asegura el éxito;sex can make or break a relationshipel sexo es determinante en una relación;el sexo puede afianzar una relación o hacer que fracase
media exposure can make or break a candidatea tenth of a point won or lost in forecasting sales could make or break careersthese reforms will make or break his governmentyour letter made my [day]!
7(constitute)
this log makes a good seateste tronco va muy bien de asiento;he'll make somebody a good husbandva a ser or hará un buen marido para algn;it'll make a (nice) change not to have to cook every daylo de no tener que cocinar cada día estará muy bien;¡qué descanso, no tener que cocinar cada día!
they make a lovely couplehacen muy buena pareja
he'll make a good footballerserá buen futbolista
it makes pleasant readinges una lectura amena
the latest report doesn't make pleasant reading
it still doesn't make a settodavía no completa un juego entero
it made a nice surprisefue una sorpresa agradable
8(equal)
two and two make fourdos y dos son cuatro;this one makes 20con este son or hacen 20;how much does that make (altogether)?¿a cuánto sube (en total)?;8 pints make a gallon8 pintas hacen or son un galón
9(calculate)calcular
what do you make the total?¿cuánto calculas que es el total?;how many do you make it?¿cuántos calculas que hay?;I make the total 17calculo que hay 17 en total
what time do you make itwhat do you make the time?¿qué hora tienes?
to make sb kinghacer rey a algn;he made her his wifela hizo su esposa;they've made Owen secretaryhan nombrado secretario a Owen;he made her a starhizo de ella una estrella
to make sb/sth (+ adjective/past participle)
to make sb happyhacer feliz a algn;to make sb angryponer furioso a algn;to make o.s. heardhacerse oír;the noise made concentration difficult or made it difficult to concentratecon ese ruido era difícil concentrarse;why make things difficult for yourself?¿por qué te complicas la vida?
to make sb ashamedto make sb sleepyto make sb richto make sb nervousto make o.s. comfortableit makes me sick/ashamedI ate so much chocolate it made me illhe'll make himself ill if he carries on working this hardto make sth readyto make sth difficulthe made it difficult for us to go outthe closeness of their relationship made it difficult for her to break awaythe tightness of her trousers made it difficult to walkthe mutilated condition of the bodies made identification difficulteveryone is told to stand up and make believe they're at a party
to make sth/sb into sthconvertir algo/a algn en algo
we made the guest room into a studyconvertimos la habitación de los invitados en estudio;they have made him into a cult figurelo han convertido en un ídolo;the fibres are made into ropecon las fibras se hace cuerda
the milk is made into cheesethe hide is made into handbagsdon't try and make yourself into something you aren'tto make a friend of sblook up other combinations, eg to make sb thirsty, to make o.s. useful, at the adjective
to make sb do sth(cause to do sth)hacer a algn hacer algo;(force to do sth)hacer a algn hacer algo;obligar a algn a hacer algo
to make sb laugh/cryhacer reír/llorar a algn;now look what you've made me do!¡mira lo que me has hecho hacer!;what made you say that?¿cómo se te ocurrió decir eso?;¿por qué dijiste eso?;what makes you do it?¿qué es lo que te lleva a hacerlo?;it makes you think, doesn't it?da que pensar ¿no?
the film made her cryhe bumped into me and made me drop the tray
he made me apologize to the teacherme hizo pedir perdón or me obligó a pedir perdón al profesor;you can't make me (do it)no puedes obligarme (a hacerlo);I was made to wait for an hourme hicieron esperar una hora
they made her apologize
to make o.s. do sthobligarse a hacer algo
I have to make myself (do it)tengo que obligarme (a hacerlo);tengo que hacer un esfuerzo (por hacerlo);she made herself look him in the eyetuvo que obligarse a mirarle a los ojos
I tried to make myself believe it
to make sth do, make [do] with stharreglárselas or apañárselas con algo
I'll make do with what I've gotme las arreglaré con lo que tengo
there's not really enough material to make the curtains but I'll have to make it doyou'll have to make do with a cheaper car
12(in set expressions)
to make good[+promise]cumplir;[+accusation]hacer bueno;probar;[+claim]justificar;[+loss]compensar;[+damage]reparar;(pay)pagar
I don't know what to make of itno sé qué pensar;what do you make of Anna?¿qué piensas de Anna?;¿qué te parece Anna?;what do you make of this?¿qué te parece esto?
what did you make of the film?
I can't make anything of this letterno entiendo nada de lo que pone esta carta;no saco nada en claro de esta carta;(give importance to)I think you're making rather too much of what I saidcreo que le estás dando demasiada importancia a lo que dije
he made a lot of the accident but the car only had a scratch
suppose they came to and made after him, though it didn't seem very likely - he'd hit them really hard
he made as if tohizo como si;hizo ademán de
he made as if to strike mehizo como si me fuera a pegar;hizo ademán de pegarme
she made as if to protest, then hesitated
to make good[+ex-criminal]rehabilitar;reformar
he was making like he didn't have any money(US)hacía como si no tuviera dinero
it's make or break time for the England teamal equipo inglés le ha llegado la hora de la verdad
noun
(brand)marca (f)
what make of car was it?¿qué marca de coche era?;they are our own makeson de nuestra propia marca
this jam is our own make
they have rifles of Belgian maketienen fusiles de fabricación belga
to be on the make(for money)estar intentando sacar tajada (informal);(for power)ser muy ambicioso;(for sex)ir a la caza (informal);ir de ligoteo (informal)
the town is full of dealers on the makehe was never not earning. He had to be on the make, however triviallythe film's central character is a witty loner called Chili on the make in Hollywoodhe's seen as a yuppie on the make, a boy-wonder governor who wants to put 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue on his resume with Oxford and Yale Law School
