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mak·ing
(mā′kĭng)n.
1.
a. The act of one that makes: the making of a cake; the making of excuses.
b. The process of coming into being: trouble in the making.
2. The means of gaining success or realizing potential: That job will be the making of you.
3. Something that is made, especially a quantity made at one time.
4. often makings The abilities or qualities needed for development: You have the makings of a fine teacher.
5. makings
a. The material or ingredients needed for making something: all the makings for an apple pie.
b. Informal The paper and tobacco for rolling a cigarette.
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making
(ˈmeɪkɪŋ)n
1.
a. the act of a person or thing that makes or the process of being made
b. (in combination): watchmaking.
2. be the making of to cause the success of
3. in the making in the process of becoming or being made: a politician in the making.
4. something made or the quantity of something made at one time
5. make-up; composition
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mak•ing
(ˈmeɪ kɪŋ)n.
1. the act of a person or thing that makes.
2. structure; constitution; makeup.
3. the means or cause of success or advancement: His first job at the factory was the making of him.
4. Usu., makings. capacity; potential: He has the makings of a first-rate officer.
5. makings, material of which something may be made.
6. something made.
7. a quantity made; batch.
[before 1150]
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| Noun | 1. |  making - the act that results in something coming to be; "the devising of plans"; "the fashioning of pots and pans"; "the making of measurements"; "it was already in the making"production - the act or process of producing something; "Shakespeare's production of poetry was enormous"; "the production of white blood cells" cartography, mapmaking - the making of maps and charts |
| 2. |  making - an attribute that must be met or complied with and that fits a person for something; "her qualifications for the job are excellent"; "one of the qualifications for admission is an academic degree"; "she has the makings of fine musician"fitness, fittingness - the quality of being suitable; "they had to prove their fitness for the position" eligibility - the quality or state of being eligible; "eligibility of a candidate for office"; "eligibility for a loan" ineligibility - the quality or state of being ineligible | |
| 3. | making - (usually plural) the components needed for making or doing something; "the recipe listed all the makings for a chocolate cake" constituent, element, component - an artifact that is one of the individual parts of which a composite entity is made up; especially a part that can be separated from or attached to a system; "spare components for cars"; "a component or constituent element of a system" |
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making
noun
1. creation, production, manufacture, construction, assembly, forging, composition, fabrication a book about the making of the movie
plural noun
1. beginnings, qualities, potential, stuff, basics, materials, capacity, ingredients, essence, capability, potentiality He had the makings of a successful journalist.
in the making budding, potential, up and coming, emergent, coming, growing, developing, promising, burgeoning, nascent, incipient Her drama teacher says she is a star in the making.
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Translations
صُنْع، إنْشاء، تَكْوين
výrobavýrobní
=-fremstillingfremstilling
framleiîsla
výrobný
making
[ˈmeɪkɪŋ] N1. (= production) → fabricación f; (= preparation) → preparación f; (= cutting and assembling) [of clothes] → confección f
I wasn't involved in the making of the film → no colaboré en el rodaje de la película
the building has been five years in the making → llevan cinco años construyendo el edificio
it's a disaster in the making → es un desastre en potencia
it's history in the making → esto pasará a la historia
the mistake was not of my making → no soy yo el responsable del error
she was caught in a trap of her own making → había caído en su propia trampa
it was the making of him → fue lo que lo consagró
I wasn't involved in the making of the film → no colaboré en el rodaje de la película
the building has been five years in the making → llevan cinco años construyendo el edificio
it's a disaster in the making → es un desastre en potencia
it's history in the making → esto pasará a la historia
the mistake was not of my making → no soy yo el responsable del error
she was caught in a trap of her own making → había caído en su propia trampa
it was the making of him → fue lo que lo consagró
2. makings → elementos mpl (necesarios), ingredientes mpl
a chain of events that had all the makings of a Hollywood epic → una cadena de acontecimientos que tenía todos los elementos or ingredientes de una epopeya de Hollywood
I have the makings of a meal in the fridge → con lo que tengo en la nevera puedo hacer una comida
he has the makings of an actor → tiene madera de actor
a chain of events that had all the makings of a Hollywood epic → una cadena de acontecimientos que tenía todos los elementos or ingredientes de una epopeya de Hollywood
I have the makings of a meal in the fridge → con lo que tengo en la nevera puedo hacer una comida
he has the makings of an actor → tiene madera de actor
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
making
[ˈmeɪkɪŋ] n
(= production, creation) → réalisation f
a book about the making of this movie → un livre sur la réalisation de ce film
cake making → préparation de gâteaux
a book about the making of this movie → un livre sur la réalisation de ce film
cake making → préparation de gâteaux
to be of one's own making [problem, trouble, crisis] → être de sa faute
The university's financial troubles are entirely of its own making → Les problèmes financiers de l'université sont entièrement de sa faute.
BUT L'université est seule responsable de ses problèmes financiers. makings
The university's financial troubles are entirely of its own making → Les problèmes financiers de l'université sont entièrement de sa faute.
BUT L'université est seule responsable de ses problèmes financiers. makings
npl (= potential) to have the makings of sth → avoir l'étoffe de qch
He has the makings of an actor → Il a l'étoffe d'un acteur.
He has the makings of an actor → Il a l'étoffe d'un acteur.
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
making
n
(= production) → Herstellung f; (of food) → Zubereitung f; in the making → im Werden, im Entstehen; the film was three months in the making → der Film wurde in drei Monaten gedreht; here you can see history in the making → hier hat man den Finger am Puls der Geschichte (liter); a star/dictator in the making → ein werdender Star/Diktator; it’s a civil war/a disaster in the making → es bahnt sich ein Bürgerkrieg/eine Katastrophe an; the mistake was not of my making → der Fehler war nicht mein Werk; many of her problems are of her own making → an vielen ihrer Probleme ist sie selbst schuld; it was the making of him → das hat ihn zum Mann gemacht; (= made him successful) → das hat ihn zu dem gemacht, was er (heute) ist
makings pl → Voraussetzungen pl → (of zu); he has the makings of an actor/a general etc → er hat das Zeug zu einem Schauspieler/General etc; the situation has all the makings of a strike → die Situation bietet alle Voraussetzungen für einen Streik
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
making
[ˈmeɪkɪŋ] na. (Comm) (gen) → fabbricazione f; (of dress, food) → confezione f
it's still in the making → non è ancora finito
it's history in the making → è un momento storico
it was the making of him → ha fatto di lui un uomo
it's still in the making → non è ancora finito
it's history in the making → è un momento storico
it was the making of him → ha fatto di lui un uomo
b. he has the makings of an actor (qualities, potential) → ha la stoffa dell'attore
the makings of a good film → quello che ci vuole per fare un buon film
the makings of a good film → quello che ci vuole per fare un buon film
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
make
(meik) – past tense, past participle made (meid) – verb1. to create, form or produce. God made the Earth; She makes all her own clothes; He made it out of paper; to make a muddle/mess of the job; to make lunch/coffee; We made an arrangement/agreement/deal/bargain.
2. to compel, force or cause (a person or thing to do something). They made her do it; He made me laugh.
3. to cause to be. I made it clear; You've made me very unhappy.
4. to gain or earn. He makes $100 a week; to make a profit.
5. (of numbers etc) to add up to; to amount to. 2 and 2 make(s) 4.
6. to become, turn into, or be. He'll make an excellent teacher.
7. to estimate as. I make the total 483.
8. to appoint, or choose, as. He was made manager.
9. used with many nouns to give a similar meaning to that of the verb from which the noun is formed. He made several attempts (= attempted several times); They made a left turn (= turned left); He made (= offered) a suggestion/proposal; Have you any comments to make?
noun a (usually manufacturer's) brand. What make is your new car?
ˈmaker noun a person who makes. a tool-maker; a dressmaker.
ˈmaking noun the process of producing or forming something. glassmaking; (also adjective) the road-making industry.
ˌmake-beˈlieve noun the act or art of pretending and imagining. a world of make-believe; (also adjective) a make-believe world.
ˈmake-ˌover noun a (complete) change in a person's appearance made by cosmetic treatment, new hairstyle, new clothes etc.
ˈmakeshift adjective temporary and usually of poor quality. a makeshift garden shed.
ˈmake-up noun1. cosmetics applied to the face etc. She never wears any make-up.
2. the set, or combination, of characteristics or ingredients that together form something, eg a personality; composition. Violence is just not part of his make-up.
have the makings of to have the clear ability for becoming. Your son has the makings of an engineer.
in the making being made or formed at this very moment. A revolution is in the making.
make a/one's bed to tidy and straighten the sheets, blankets etc on a bed after it has been used. The children make their own beds every morning.
make believe to pretend (that). The children made believe they were animals.
make do (with with) to use something as a poor-quality or temporary alternative to the real thing. There's no meat, so we'll have to make do with potatoes.
make for to go towards. We're making for home.
make it to be successful. After twenty years, we've finally made it.
make it up1. to become friends again after a quarrel. It's time you two made it up (with each other).
2. to give compensation or make amends for something. I'm sorry – I'll make it up to you somehow.
make (something) of (something) to understand (something) by or from (something). What do you make of all this?
make out1. to see, hear or understand. He could make out a ship in the distance.
2. to make it seem that. He made out that he was earning a huge amount of money.
3. to write or fill in. The doctor made out a prescription.
4. (slang) to kiss, hug and caress; to neck. They were making out in the back seat.
make over (American) to change something or turn it into something else. They made over the room as an office; The plastic surgeon made her face over.
make up1. to invent. He made up the whole story.
2. to compose or be part(s) of. The group was made up of doctors and lawyers.
3. to complete. We need one more player – will you make up the number(s)?
4. to apply cosmetics to (the face). I don't like to see women making up (their faces) in public.
5. to become friends again (after a quarrel etc). They've finally made up (their disagreement).
make up for to supply a reward, substitute etc for disappointment, damage, loss (of money or time) etc. Next week we'll try to make up for lost time.
make up one's mind to make a decision. He finally made up his mind about the job.
make up to to try to gain the favour or love of by flattery etc. She's always making up to the teacher by bringing him presents.
made of is used in speaking of the material from which an object is constructed etc: This table is made of wood/plastic/steel .
made from is used in speaking of the raw material from which something has been produced by a process of manufacture: Paper is made from wood/rags .
made from is used in speaking of the raw material from which something has been produced by a process of manufacture: Paper is made from wood/rags .
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