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Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

I. make [Brit meɪk, Am meɪk] N (brand)

make: marque f

what make is your car?: de quelle marque est ta voiture?

what make of computer is it?: quelle est la marque de cet ordinateur?

II. make <pret, pp made> [Brit meɪk, Am meɪk] VB trans

1. make (create):

make dress, cake, coffee, stain, hole, will, pact, film, sketch, noise: faire

to make the bed: faire le lit

to make a rule: établir une règle

to make the law: faire les lois

to make the law: édicter les lois form

to make sth from: faire qc avec

wine is made from grapes: le vin est fait avec du raisin

to make sth for sb, to make sb sth: faire qc pour qn

to be made for sb: être fait pour qn

to be made for each other: être fait l'un pour l'autre

to make room/the time for sth: trouver de la place/du temps pour qc

to make sth out of: faire qc en

what is it made (out) of?: en quoi est-ce fait?

it's made (out) of gold: c'est en or

to see what sb is made of: voir de quoi est fait qn

let's see what he's made of: voyons de quoi il est fait

show them what you're made of!: montre-leur de quel bois tu te chauffes! inf

to make A into B: faire B à partir de A

to make a house into apartments: transformer une maison en appartements

made in France/by Macron: fabriqué en France/par Macron

God made man: Dieu a créé l'homme

2. make (cause to be or become, render):

make friends, enemies: se faire

to make sb happy/jealous/popular: rendre qn heureux/jaloux/populaire

to make sb hungry/thirsty: donner faim/soif à qn

to make oneself available/ill: se rendre disponible/malade

to make oneself heard/understood: se faire entendre/comprendre

to make sth bigger: agrandir qc

to make sth better: améliorer qc

to make sth worse problem, situation: aggraver qc

to make sb's cold better: soulager le rhume de qn

to make exams easier, to make passing exams easier, to make it easier to pass exams: faciliter les examens

to make it easy/possible to do person:: faire en sorte qu'il soit facile/possible de faire

that made it easy for me to leave: cela a facilité mon départ

3. make (cause to do):

to make sb cry/jump/think: faire pleurer/sursauter/réfléchir qn

I made her smile: je l'ai fait sourire

to make sb do sth: faire faire qc à qn

I made her forget her problems/lose patience: je lui ai fait oublier ses problèmes/perdre patience

it makes me look fat/old: ça me grossit/vieillit

it makes me look ill: ça me donne l'air malade

to make sth do: faire que qc fasse

to make sth happen: faire que qc se produise

to make the story end happily: faire en sorte que l'histoire se termine bien

to make sth work person: machine etc: réussir à faire marcher qc

to make sth grow/burn person:: réussir à faire pousser/brûler qc

to make sth grow/burn chemical, product:: faire pousser/brûler qc

it makes your face look rounder: ça fait paraître ton visage plus rond

it makes her voice sound funny: cela lui donne une drôle de voix

4. make (force, compel):

to make sb do: obliger qn à faire

they made me (do it): ils m'ont obligé, ils m'ont forcé, ils m'y ont forcé

to be made to do: être obligé or forcé de faire

he must be made to cooperate: il faut l'obliger à coopérer

to make sb wait/talk: faire attendre/parler qn

5. make (turn into):

to make sb sth, to make sth of sb: faire de qn qc

it's been made into a film: on en a fait or tiré un film

to make sb a star: faire de qn une vedette

we made him treasurer: on l'a fait trésorier

we made Tom treasurer: on a choisi Tom comme trésorier

to be made president for life: être fait président à vie

to make sb one's assistant: faire de qn son adjoint

to make a soldier/a monster of sb: faire de qn un soldat/un monstre

it'll make a man of you hum: ça fera de toi un homme

he'll never make a teacher: il ne fera jamais un bon professeur

she'll make a good politician: elle fera une fine politicienne

to make sb a good husband: être un bon mari pour qn

to make sth sth, to make sth of sth: faire de qc qc

to make a habit/a success/ an issue of sth: faire de qc une habitude/une réussite/une affaire

do you want to make something of it? (threatening): tu veux vraiment qu'on en discute?

to make too much of sth: faire tout un plat de qc inf

that will make a good shelter/a good tablecloth: cela fera un bon abri/une bonne nappe

6. make (add up to, amount to):

make: faire

three and three make six: trois et trois font six

how much does that make?: ça fait combien?

that makes ten altogether: ça fait dix en tout

that makes five times he's called: ça fait cinq fois qu'il appelle

7. make (earn):

make salary, amount: gagner

to make £300 a week: gagner 300 livres sterling par semaine

he makes more in a week than I make in a month: il gagne plus en une semaine que je ne gagne en un mois

how much or what do you think she makes?: combien crois-tu qu'elle gagne?

to make a living: gagner sa vie

to make a profit: réaliser des bénéfices

to make a loss: subir des pertes

8. make (reach, achieve):

make place, position: arriver jusqu'à

make ranking, level: atteindre

make speed, distance: faire

to make the camp before dark: arriver au or atteindre le camp avant la nuit

to make the six o'clock train: attraper le train de six heures

we'll never make it: nous n'y arriverons jamais

to make the first team: entrer dans la première équipe

to make the charts: entrer au hit-parade

to make the front page of: faire la une de inf

newspaper to make six spades (in bridge): faire six piques

to make 295 (in cricket): faire or marquer 295

9. make (estimate, say):

I make it about 30 kilometres: je dirais 30 kilomètres environ

I make the profit £50: les bénéfices doivent s'élever à 50 livres sterling

I make it five o'clock: il est cinq heures à ma montre

what time do you make it?: quelle heure as-tu?

what do you make the distance (to be)?: quelle est la distance à ton avis?

let's make it six o'clock/five dollars: disons six heures/cinq dollars

can we make it a bit later?: peut-on dire un peu plus tard?

what do you make of it?: qu'en dis-tu?

what does she make of him?: qu'est-ce qu'elle pense or dit de lui?

I don't know what to make of it: je ne sais quoi en penser

I can't make anything of it: je n'y comprends rien

10. make (cause success of):

make holiday, day: assurer la réussite de

a good wine can make a meal: un bon vin peut assurer la réussite d'un repas

it really makes the room feature, colour:: ça rend bien

that interview made her career as a journalist: cette interview lui a permis de faire carrière dans le journalisme

it really made my day: ça m'a rendu heureux pour la journée

‘go ahead, make my day!’ iron: ‘allez, vas-y!’

to make or break sb/sth: décider de l'avenir de qn/qc

11. make (have sex with):

make inf: se faire sl

12. make (eat) form:

make meal: prendre

13. make ELEC:

make circuit: fermer

14. make GAMES (shuffle):

make cards: battre

15. make GAMES (win):

to make a trick: faire une levée

III. make <pret, pp made> [Brit meɪk, Am meɪk] VB intr

1. make (act):

to make as if to do: faire comme si on allait faire

she made as if to kiss him: elle a fait comme si elle allait l'embrasser

he made like inf he was injured: il a fait semblant d'être blessé

2. make (move) → make after

3. make (shuffle cards):

make: battre

IV. make [Brit meɪk, Am meɪk]

to be as clever as they make them: être malin comme pas un inf

to be on the make inf (gen): être intéressé

to be on the make (for profit): avoir les dents longues

to be on the make (for sex): être en chasse inf

to make it inf (in career, life): y arriver

to make it (to party, meeting): réussir à venir

to make it (be on time for train etc): y être

to make it (have sex): s'envoyer en l'air inf (with avec)

I'm afraid I can't make it: malheureusement je ne peux pas venir

if they don't make it by 10pm: s'ils n'arrivent pas avant 10h

See also

I. make towards VB [Brit meɪk -, Am meɪk -] (make towards [sth/sb])

make towards: se diriger vers

I. make for VB [Brit meɪk -, Am meɪk -] (make for [sth])

1. make for (head for):

make for door, town, home: se diriger vers

2. make for (help create):

make for easy life, happy marriage: permettre, assurer

II. make for VB [Brit meɪk -, Am meɪk -] (make for [sb])

1. make for (attack):

make for: se jeter sur

2. make for (approach):

make for: se diriger vers

I. make after VB [Brit meɪk -, Am meɪk -] (make after [sb])

make after: poursuivre

make-up [Brit ˈmeɪkʌp, Am ˈmeɪkˌəp] N

1. make-up (cosmetics):

make-up: maquillage m

to wear make-up: se maquiller

to put on one's make-up: se maquiller

2. make-up (character):

make-up: caractère m

to be part of sb's make-up: faire partie du caractère de qn

to be in sb's make-up: être dans le caractère de qn

3. make-up (composition):

make-up (of whole, committee): composition f

4. make-up TV, THEAT, CINE:

to work in make-up: travailler dans le maquillage

5. make-up TYPO:

make-up: mise f en page

I. make for VB [Brit meɪk -, Am meɪk -] (make for [sth])

1. make for (head for):

make for door, town, home: se diriger vers

2. make for (help create):

make for easy life, happy marriage: permettre, assurer

II. make for VB [Brit meɪk -, Am meɪk -] (make for [sb])

1. make for (attack):

make for: se jeter sur

2. make for (approach):

make for: se diriger vers

I. make at VB [Brit meɪk -, Am meɪk -] (make at [sb])

make at: attaquer (with avec)

I. make do VB [Brit meɪk -, Am meɪk -] (make do)

make do: faire avec

to make do with: se contenter de qc

II. make do VB [Brit meɪk -, Am meɪk -] (make [sth] do)

make do: se contenter de

I. make after VB [Brit meɪk -, Am meɪk -] (make after [sb])

make after: poursuivre

I. make up VB [Brit meɪk -, Am meɪk -] (make up)

1. make up (put make-up on):

make up: se maquiller

2. make up (after quarrel):

make up: se réconcilier (with avec)

3. make up:

to make up for (compensate for) lost time, lost sleep, missed meal, delay: rattraper

to make up for financial loss, deficit: combler

to make up for personal loss, bereavement: compenser

Phrases:

to make up to inf: faire de la lèche à inf

II. make up VB [Brit meɪk -, Am meɪk -] (make up [sth], make [sth] up)

1. make up (invent):

make up excuse, story: inventer

you're making it up!: tu inventes!

to make sth up as one goes along: inventer qc au fur et à mesure

2. make up (prepare):

make up parcel, bundle, garment, road surface, bed: faire

make up prescription: préparer

make up type: composer

she had the fabric made up into a jacket: elle s'est fait faire une veste avec le tissu

3. make up (constitute):

make up whole, personality, society: faire

to be made up of: être fait or composé de

to make up 10% of: constituer 10% de

4. make up (compensate for):

make up loss, time: rattraper

make up deficit, shortfall: combler

to make the total up to £1, 000: compléter la somme pour faire 1 000 livres au total

5. make up (put make-up on):

to make oneself up: se maquiller

6. make up (stoke up):

make up fire: alimenter, s'occuper de

Phrases:

to make it up (make friends): se réconcilier (with avec)

I'll make it up to you somehow (when at fault): j'essaierai de me faire pardonner

I'll make it up to you somehow (when not at fault): je vais trouver quelque chose pour compenser

I. make-believe N [Brit ˈmeɪkbɪliːv, Am ˈmeɪkbəˌliv]

make-believe: fantaisie f

it's pure make-believe: c'est de la pure fantaisie

it's only make-believe: ce n'est qu'une histoire imaginaire

the land of make-believe: le pays des contes de fées

II. make-believe ADJ [Brit ˈmeɪkbɪliːv, Am ˈmeɪkbəˌliv]

make-believe world, house, friend:

make-believe: imaginaire

III. make believe VB trans

make believe trans [ˈmeɪkbɪliːv] [ˈmeɪkbəˌliv]:

to make-believe that …: imaginer que …

to make believe (that) one is a pirate: imaginer que l'on est un pirate

to make believe (that) one is a pirate: jouer aux pirates

I. make out VB [Brit meɪk -, Am meɪk -] (make out)

1. make out (manage):

make out: s'en tirer inf

how are you making out?: comment ça marche? inf

2. make out Am (grope):

make out: se peloter inf

3. make out (claim):

make out: affirmer (that que)

he's not as stupid as he makes out: il n'est pas aussi bête qu'il (le) prétend

II. make out VB [Brit meɪk -, Am meɪk -] (make out [sth], make [sth] out)

1. make out (see, distinguish):

make out shape, writing: distinguer

2. make out (claim):

to make sth out to be: prétendre que qc est

3. make out (understand, work out):

make out puzzle, mystery, character: comprendre

to make out if or whether: comprendre si

I can't make him out: je n'arrive pas à le comprendre

4. make out (write out):

make out cheque, will, list: faire, rédiger

to make out a cheque Brit or check Am to sb: faire un chèque à qn, signer un chèque à l'ordre de qn

it is made out to X: il est à l'ordre de X

who shall I make the cheque out to?: à quel ordre dois-je faire le chèque?

5. make out (expound):

to make out a case for sth: argumenter en faveur de qc

III. make out VB [Brit meɪk -, Am meɪk -] (make oneself out to be)

make out rich, brilliant: prétendre être

make out stupid, incompetent: faire semblant d'être

I. make good VB [Brit meɪk -, Am meɪk -] (make good)

make good: réussir

a poor boy made good: un garçon pauvre qui a réussi

II. make good VB [Brit meɪk -, Am meɪk -] (make good [sth])

1. make good (make up for):

make good damage, omission, loss: réparer

make good lost time: rattraper

make good deficit, shortfall: combler

2. make good (keep):

make good promise: tenir

in the PONS Dictionary

I. make <made, made> [meɪk] VB trans

1. make (do):

make: faire

to make coffee/soup/dinner: faire du café/de la soupe/le dîner

I'll make you some tea: je te fais du thé

to make time: trouver du temps

to make sth (out) of sth: faire qc à partir de qc

made of plastic/paper: en plastic/papier

to show what one's (really) made of fig: montrer de quoi qn est fait

to make a call: passer un coup de fil

to make a decision: prendre une décision

to make a start on sth: commencer qc

2. make (create, change):

to make sb curious/ill: rendre qn curieux/malade

they made her vice-president: ils l'ont nommée vice-présidente

to make sth easy/public: rendre qc facile/public

that made the situation worse: ça a fait empirer les choses

to make oneself useful/look ridiculous: se rendre utile/ridicule

to make oneself heard/understood: se faire entendre/comprendre

to make oneself known to sb: se présenter à qn

3. make (earn, get):

make money, enemies: se faire

to make friends: se faire des ami(e)s

to make profits/losses: faire des bénéfices/des pertes

to make a living: gagner sa vie

4. make (force, cause):

to make sb/sth do sth: faire faire qc à qn

to make sb change their mind: faire changer d'avis qn

it makes me feel sick: ça me rend malade

5. make inf (get to, reach):

to make it: y arriver

I can't make it tomorrow: demain je ne peux pas

to make it to sth: arriver à qc

I made the team: j'ai été accepté dans l'équipe

we made the final: on est arrivés en finale

6. make (calculate, decide):

I make it 5000: je trouve 5000

we'll make it Friday/$30: disons vendredi/30$

Phrases:

to make sb's day: faire plaisir à qn

to make the grade: y arriver

to make sense: avoir du sens

to make sense of sth: arriver à comprendre qc

to make or break sb/sth: décider du sort de qn/qc

to be made of money: rouler sur l'or

II. make [meɪk] VB intr

make: aller

to make towards sth: se diriger vers qc

Phrases:

to make do with sth: faire avec qc

to make as if to +infin form: sembler vouloir +infin

to make like Am: faire comme si

III. make [meɪk] N

make: marque f

Phrases:

to be on the make pej: en vouloir

make over VB trans

1. make over LAW (transfer ownership):

make over: céder

2. make over Am (alter, convert):

to make over sth into sth: transformer qc en qc

3. make over (re-do, alter):

make over: reprendre

make-up N

1. make-up (constitution):

make-up: constitution f

2. make-up (character):

make-up: caractère m

3. make-up no pl (cosmetics):

make-up: maquillage m

to put on make-up: se maquiller

I. make out VB intr inf

1. make out (succeed, cope):

make out: s'en sortir

how are you making out?: tu t'en sors?

2. make out (have sex):

to make out with sb: se faire qn

II. make out VB trans

1. make out inf (claim):

make out: prétendre

to make sb/sth out to be sth: faire passer qn/qc pour qc

she makes herself out to be a genius: elle se fait passer pour un génie

2. make out (understand with difficulty):

make out: distinguer

make out writing: déchiffrer

make out fig: discerner

to make sb out: comprendre qn

3. make out (write):

make out a cheque: faire

the cheque's made out to me: le chèque est à mon nom

Phrases:

to make out a case for sth Aus, Brit: présenter des arguments pour qc

make believe VB trans

make believe: faire semblant

I. make up VB trans

1. make up (compensate):

make up: compenser

make up a deficit, loss: combler

make up the time, ground: rattraper

I'll make it up to you: je tâcherai de me rattraper

2. make up (complete):

make up a sum, team: compléter

to make up the difference: payer la différence

3. make up (settle):

make up: arranger

make up a dispute: régler

to make it up: se réconcilier

4. make up (comprise):

make up: composer

to make up the majority of sth: former la majorité de qc

to be made up of people: être composé de

to be made up of things: contenir

5. make up (put make-up on):

make up: maquiller

6. make up (invent):

make up: inventer

7. make up (prepare):

make up: préparer

8. make up JOURN:

make up: mettre en pages

9. make up (decide):

to make up one's mind: se décider

II. make up VB intr

1. make up (be friends again):

make up: se réconcilier

2. make up (put on make-up):

make up: se maquiller

make-over N

1. make-over (beauty treatment):

make-over: soin m de beauté

2. make-over (redecoration):

make-over: transformation f

make of VB trans

1. make of (understand, think of):

to make sth of sb/sth: penser qc de qn/qc

what do you make of it?: qu'est-ce que tu en penses?

can you make anything of it?: tu y comprends quelque chose?

2. make of (consider important):

to make too much of sb/sth: accorder trop d'importance à qn/qc

Phrases:

do you want to make something of it? inf: tu as quelque chose à redire?

make off VB intr inf

make off: se tirer

to make off with sth: partir avec qc

make for VB trans

1. make for (head for):

make for: se diriger vers

2. make for (result in):

make for: conduire à

in the PONS Dictionary

I. make <made, made> [meɪk] VB trans

1. make (do):

make: faire

to make coffee/soup/dinner: faire du café/de la soupe/le dîner

I'll make you some tea: je te fais du thé

to make time: trouver du temps

to make sth (out) of sth: faire qc à partir de qc

made of plastic/paper: en plastic/papier

to show what one's (really) made of fig: montrer de quoi qn est fait

to make a call: passer un coup de fil

to make a decision: prendre une décision

to make a start on sth: commencer qc

2. make (create, change):

to make sb curious/sick: rendre qn curieux/malade

they made her vice-president: ils l'ont nommée vice-présidente

to make sth easy/public: rendre qc facile/public

that made the situation worse: ça a fait empirer les choses

to make oneself useful/look ridiculous: se rendre utile/ridicule

to make oneself heard/understood: se faire entendre/comprendre

to make oneself known to sb: se présenter à qn

3. make (earn, get):

make money, enemies: se faire

to make friends: se faire des ami(e)s

to make profits/losses: faire des bénéfices/des pertes

to make a living: gagner sa vie

4. make (force, cause):

to make sb/sth do sth: faire faire qc à qn

to make sb change their mind: faire changer qn d'avis

it makes me feel sick: ça me rend malade

5. make inf (get to, reach):

to make it: y arriver

I can't make it tomorrow: demain je ne peux pas

to make it to sth: arriver à qc

I made the team: j'ai été accepté dans l'équipe

we made the final: on est arrivés en finale

6. make (calculate, decide):

I make it 5000: je trouve 5000

we'll make it Friday/$30: disons vendredi/30 dollars

Phrases:

to make sb's day: faire plaisir à qn

to make the grade: y arriver

to make sense: avoir du sens

to make sense of sth: arriver à comprendre qc

to make or break sb/sth: décider du sort de qn/qc

to be made of money: rouler sur l'or

II. make [meɪk] VB intr

to make do with sth: faire avec qc

to make as if to +infin form: sembler vouloir +infin

to make like: faire comme si

III. make [meɪk] N

make: marque f

Phrases:

to be on the make pej: en vouloir

I. make up VB trans

1. make up (compensate):

make up: compenser

make up a deficit, loss: combler

make up the time, ground: rattraper

I'll make it up to you: je tâcherai de me rattraper

2. make up (complete):

make up a sum, team: compléter

to make up the difference: payer la différence

3. make up (settle):

make up: arranger

make up a dispute: régler

to make it up: se réconcilier

4. make up (comprise):

make up: composer

to make up the majority of sth: former la majorité de qc

to be made up of people: être composé de

to be made up of things: contenir

5. make up (put makeup on):

make up: maquiller

6. make up (invent):

make up: inventer

7. make up (prepare):

make up: préparer

8. make up JOURN:

make up: mettre en pages

9. make up SCHOOL:

to make up an exam: rattraper un examen

Phrases:

to make up one's mind: se décider

II. make up VB intr

1. make up (be friends again):

make up: se réconcilier

2. make up (put on makeup):

make up: se maquiller

make of VB trans

1. make of (understand, think of):

to make sth of sb/sth: penser qc de qn/qc

what do you make of it?: qu'est-ce que tu en penses?

can you make anything of it?: tu y comprends quelque chose?

2. make of (consider important):

to make too much of sb/sth: accorder trop d'importance à qn/qc

Phrases:

do you want to make something of it? inf: tu as quelque chose à redire?

make believe VB trans

make believe: faire semblant

make for VB trans

1. make for (head for):

make for: se diriger vers

2. make for (result in):

make for: conduire à

I. make out VB intr inf

1. make out (succeed, cope):

make out: s'en sortir

how are you making out?: tu t'en sors?

2. make out (succeed sexually):

to make out with sb: se faire qn

II. make out VB trans

1. make out inf (claim):

make out: prétendre

to make sb/sth out to be sth: faire passer qn/qc pour qc

she makes herself out to be a genius: elle se fait passer pour un génie

2. make out (understand with difficulty):

make out: distinguer

make out writing: déchiffrer

make out fig: discerner

to make sb out: comprendre qn

3. make out (write):

make out a check: faire

the check's made out to me: le chèque est à mon nom

Phrases:

to make out a case for sth: présenter des arguments pour qc

make over VB trans

1. make over LAW (transfer ownership):

make over: céder

2. make over (alter, convert):

to make over sth into sth: transformer qc en qc

3. make over (redo, alter):

make over: reprendre

make off VB intr inf

make off: se tirer

to make off with sth: partir avec qc

make-believe N

make-believe: illusion f

make up for VB trans

make up for: compenser

make up for disappointment: rattraper

to make up for lost time: rattraper le temps perdu

Present
I	make
you	make
he/she/it	makes
we	make
you	make
they	make

Past
I	made
you	made
he/she/it	made
we	made
you	made
they	made

Present Perfect
I	have	made
you	have	made
he/she/it	has	made
we	have	made
you	have	made
they	have	made

Past Perfect
I	had	made
you	had	made
he/she/it	had	made
we	had	made
you	had	made
they	had	made

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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to make a plea for help/mercy: appeler à l'aide/la clémence

to be prepared to make a concession: accepter de faire une concession

to make profitable use of one's time: bien profiter de son temps

to make hay while the sun shines: battre le fer pendant qu'il est chaud

chercher des poux à qn: to be out to make trouble for sb

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