English-Spanish Dictionary

Spanish Translation of “make”

make (meɪk Pronunciation for make

Word forms:   past tense past participle made Pronunciation for make

Translations

transitive verb

    1. (= create, prepare)
      1. [+ fire, bed, tea, will, remark, plan, suggestion] hacer
      2. [+ dress] hacer, confeccionar
      3. [+ shelter] construir
      4. [+ meal] hacer, preparar
      5. [+ record] grabar
      6. [+ film] rodar
    2. (= manufacture)
      1. [+ tool, machine] fabricar, hacer
     ⇒ I'm going to make a cake voy a hacer un pastel ⇒ I make my bed every morning me hago la cama cada mañana ⇒ he made it himself lo hizo él mismo ⇒ God made man Dios hizo al hombre ⇒ don't make a noise no 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 'em (informal) es de lo más astuto que hay ⇒ this car isn't made to carry eight people este coche no está pensado para ocho personas ⇒ they don't make songs like that any more ya no componen canciones como las de antes

    they were made for each other estaban hechos el uno para el otro ⇒ her shoes weren't made for walking llevaba unos zapatos poco adecuados para caminar

    we had the curtains made to measure nos hicieron las cortinas a medida

    it's made of gold es de oro, está hecho de oro

    see also show (sense 4)
  1. (= carry out)
    1. [+ journey, effort] hacer
    2. [+ speech] pronunciar
    3. [+ payment] efectuar
    4. [+ error] cometer
     ⇒ I'd like to make a phone call quisiera hacer una llamada ⇒ he made an agreement to pay off the arrears se comprometió a pagar los atrasos
  2. (= earn) ganar ⇒ how much do you make? ¿cuánto ganas? ⇒ he makes £350 a week gana 350 libras a la semana ⇒ the deal made him £500 ganó 500 libras con el negocio, el negocio le reportó 500 libras ⇒ the film made millions la película recaudó millones
  3. (= reach, achieve)
    1. [+ place] llegar a
     ⇒ will we make Paris before lunch? ¿llegaremos a París antes de la hora de comer? ⇒ Lara made a hundred (cricket) Lara hizo or se anotó 100 carreras ⇒ the novel made the bestseller list la novela entró en las listas de libros más vendidos

    we made it just in time llegamos justo a tiempo ⇒ can you make it by 10? ¿puedes llegar a las 10? ⇒ sorry, I can't make it lo 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 team consiguió entrar en el primer equipo ⇒ you've got the talent to make it con tu talento llegarás muy lejos ⇒ to make it with sb (informal) (sexually) hacérselo con algn (informal)

    to make land (nautical) llegar a tierra

    to make port (nautical) tomar puerto

    idiom: he's got it made (informal) tiene el éxito asegurado

  4. (= say, agree) ⇒ let's make it 9 o'clock pongamos las 9 ⇒ another beer, please, no, make that two otra cerveza por favor, no, que sean dos
  5. (= cause to succeed) ⇒ this film made her esta película la consagró ⇒ he was made for life se aseguró un porvenir brillante

    idiom: to make or break sth/sb ⇒ this deal will make or break him con este negocio o fracasa o se asegura el éxito ⇒ sex can make or break a relationship el sexo es determinante en una relación, el sexo puede afianzar una relación o hacer que fracase

  6. (= constitute) ⇒ this log makes a good seat este tronco va muy bien de asiento ⇒ he'll make somebody a good husband va a ser or hará un buen marido para algn ⇒ it'll make a (nice) change not to have to cook every day lo de no tener que cocinar cada día estará muy bien, ¡qué descanso, no tener que cocinar cada día!

    they make a lovely couple hacen muy buena pareja

    he'll make a good footballer será buen futbolista

    it makes pleasant reading es una lectura amena

    it still doesn't make a set todavía no completa un juego entero

    it made a nice surprise fue una sorpresa agradable

  7. (= equal) ⇒ two and two make four dos y dos son cuatro ⇒ this one makes 20 con este son or hacen 20 ⇒ how much does that make (altogether)? ¿a cuánto sube (en total)? ⇒ 8 pints make a gallon 8 pintas hacen or son un galón
  8. (= 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 17 calculo que hay 17 en total ⇒ what time do you make it, what do you make the time? ¿qué hora tienes? ⇒ I make it 6 o'clock yo tengo las 6
    1. (cards)
      1. [+ trick] ganar, hacer
    2. (bridge)
      1. [+ contract] cumplir
  9. (in set structures)

    to make sb sth (= cause to be) ⇒ to make sb king hacer rey a algn ⇒ he made her his wife la hizo su esposa ⇒ they've made Owen secretary han nombrado secretario a Owen ⇒ he made her a star hizo de ella una estrella

    to make sb/sth (+ adjective/past participle) ⇒ to make sb happy hacer feliz a algn ⇒ to make sb angry poner furioso a algn ⇒ to make o.s. heard hacerse oír ⇒ the noise made concentration difficult or made it difficult to concentrate con ese ruido era difícil concentrarse ⇒ why make things difficult for yourself? ¿por qué te complicas la vida?
    see also ill (sense 1), sick (sense 2), unhappy (sense 1)

    to make sth/sb into sth convertir algo/a algn en algo ⇒ we made the guest room into a study convertimos la habitación de los invitados en estudio ⇒ they have made him into a cult figure lo han convertido en un ídolo ⇒ the fibres are made into rope con las fibras se hace cuerda

    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/cry hacer 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? ⇒ he made me apologize to the teacher me 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 hour me hicieron esperar una hora

    to make o.s. do sth obligarse 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 eye tuvo que obligarse a mirarle a los ojos

    to make sth do, make do with sth arreglárselas or apañárselas con algo ⇒ I'll make do with what I've got me las arreglaré con lo que tengo

  10. (in set expressions)

    to make good [+ promise] cumplir [+ accusation] hacer bueno, probar [+ claim] justificar [+ loss] compensar [+ damage] reparar (= pay) pagar

    see also makeverb:intransitive

    to make sth of sth (= understand) ⇒ I don't know what to make of it no 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? ⇒ I can't make anything of this letter no 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 said creo que le estás dando demasiada importancia a lo que dije

see also issue (sense 1)

intransitive verb

  1. (in set expressions)

    to make after sb perseguir a algn, correr tras algn

    he made as if to (+ infinitive) hizo como si (+ subjunctive), hizo ademán de (+ noun) ⇒ he made as if to strike me hizo como si me fuera a pegar, hizo ademán de pegarme

    to make good [ex-criminal] rehabilitar, reformar

    he was making like he didn't have any money (US, informal) hacía como si no tuviera dinero

    idiom: it's make or break time for the England team al equipo inglés le ha llegado la hora de la verdad

noun

  1. (= brand) marca feminine ⇒ what make of car was it? ¿qué marca de coche era? ⇒ they are our own make son de nuestra propia marca ⇒ they have rifles of Belgian make tienen fusiles de fabricación belga

    idiom: to be on the make (informal) (for money) estar intentando sacar tajada (informal) (for power) ser muy ambicioso (for sex) ir a la caza (informal), ir de ligoteo (informal)

When make is part of a set combination, eg make an attempt, make a bow, make a case, make sure, look up the other word.

Similar Words

= produce, cause, create, effect, lead to, occasion, generate, bring about, give rise to, engender, beget
= perform, do, act out, effect, carry out, engage in, execute, prosecute
= reach, come to, establish, conclude, seal, settle on, determine on
= score, gain, amass, win, notch up, chalk up
= appoint, name, select, elect, invest, install, nominate, assign, designate, hire as, cast as, employ as, ordain, vote in as, recruit as, engage as, enlist as
= prepare, cook, put together, get ready, whip up, concoct, throw together, dish up, fix, jack up
= earn, get, gain, net, win, clear, secure, realize, obtain, acquire, bring in, take in, fetch
= be, become, form, represent, serve as, come to be, embody, develop into, grow into, act as, function as
= amount to, total, constitute, add up to, count as, tot up to
= gain a place in, achieve a place in, get into, attain a place in
= get to, reach, catch, arrive at, meet, arrive in time for
= calculate, judge, estimate, determine, think, suppose, reckon, work out, compute, gauge, count up, put a figure on

'make' in Other Languages

  • Arabic: مَاركَةٌPronunciation for مَاركَةٌ
  • Brazilian Portuguese: marcaPronunciation for marca
  • Chinese: 制造Pronunciation for 制造
  • Croatian: markaPronunciation for marka
  • Czech: značkaPronunciation for značkavýrobce
  • Danish: mærkePronunciation for mærke
  • Dutch: modelPronunciation for model
  • European Spanish: marcaPronunciation for marca
  • Finnish: tuotemerkkiPronunciation for tuotemerkki
  • French: marquePronunciation for marquemode
  • German: MachartPronunciation for Machart
  • Greek: μάρκαPronunciation for μάρκα
  • Italian: fatturaPronunciation for fattura
  • Japanese: ・・・製Pronunciation for ・・・製
  • Korean: 제품Pronunciation for 제품
  • Norwegian: merkePronunciation for merke
  • Polish: markaPronunciation for marka
  • Portuguese: marcaPronunciation for marca
  • Romanian: marcă confecționări
  • Russian: маркаPronunciation for маркаbrand
  • Spanish: fabricaciónPronunciation for fabricación
  • Swedish: märkePronunciation for märke
  • Thai: ผู้ผลิตPronunciation for ผู้ผลิต
  • Turkish: yapımPronunciation for yapım
  • Ukrainian: марка
  • Vietnamese: nhãn hiệuPronunciation for nhãn hiệu
  • Arabic: يَصْنَعPronunciation for يَصْنَع
  • Brazilian Portuguese: fazerPronunciation for fazer
  • Chinese: 发表Pronunciation for 发表
  • Croatian: učinitiPronunciation for učiniti
  • Czech: vyrobitPronunciation for vyrobit vyrábět
  • Danish: lavePronunciation for lave
  • Dutch: makenPronunciation for maken
  • European Spanish: hacerPronunciation for hacer
  • Finnish: tehdäPronunciation for tehdävalmistaa
  • French: fabriquerPronunciation for fabriquer
  • German: machenPronunciation for machen
  • Greek: κατασκευάζωPronunciation for κατασκευάζω
  • Italian: farePronunciation for fare
  • Japanese: 作るPronunciation for 作る
  • Korean: (…을) 하다Pronunciation for (…을) 하다
  • Norwegian: lagePronunciation for lage
  • Polish: zrobićPronunciation for zrobić robić
  • Portuguese: fazerPronunciation for fazer
  • Romanian: a face
  • Russian: изготавливатьPronunciation for изготавливать
  • Spanish: hacerPronunciation for hacer
  • Swedish: göraPronunciation for göra
  • Thai: ทำPronunciation for ทำ
  • Turkish: yapmakPronunciation for yapmak
  • Ukrainian: робити зробити
  • Vietnamese: chế tạoPronunciation for chế tạo
  • Arabic: يَصْنَعُ
  • Brazilian Portuguese: fazer
  • Chinese:
  • Croatian: stvarati
  • Czech: udělatvyrobit
  • Danish: lave
  • Dutch: maken
  • European Spanish: hacer
  • Finnish: valmistaa
  • French: faire
  • German: machen
  • Greek: φτιάχνω
  • Italian: fare
  • Japanese: ・・・を作る
  • Korean: 만들다
  • Norwegian: lage
  • Polish: robić
  • Portuguese: fazer
  • Romanian: a confecționa
  • Russian: сделать
  • Spanish: fabricar
  • Swedish: göra
  • Thai: ทำ สร้าง
  • Turkish: yapmak
  • Ukrainian: створювати створити
  • Vietnamese: tạo ra
  • Arabic: يَجْعَلُ
  • Brazilian Portuguese: obrigar
  • Chinese: 使
  • Croatian: natjerati
  • Czech: přimětkoho něco udělat
  • Danish: tvang
  • Dutch: dwingen
  • European Spanish: obligar
  • Finnish: pakottaa
  • French: faire inchoatif
  • German: zwingen
  • Greek: υποχρεώνω
  • Italian: fare
  • Japanese: させる
  • Korean: 시키다
  • Norwegian: tvinge
  • Polish: zmusić zmuszać
  • Portuguese: obrigar
  • Romanian: a obliga
  • Russian: заставить
  • Spanish: hacerpedir a alguien que haga algo
  • Swedish: få någon att
  • Thai: สั่งให้ทำ
  • Turkish: yaptırmak
  • Ukrainian: змушувати змусити
  • Vietnamese: khiến ai đó

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