make

• Sustantivo que designa una marca, modelo o fabricante concreto de un producto, o bien el acto de crear o producir algo.

A noun referring to a particular brand, style, or manufacturer of a product, or to the act of constructing or producing something.

1. B1formal

   A particular brand or type of a product, especially a vehicle.

   Marca o tipo (de un producto)

   • What make of car do you drive?
   • This is a popular make of smartphone.
   • The make and model of the device are important for repairs.

   Sinónimosbrandlabelmarquetype

2. Construction or BuildB2formal

   The way something is constructed or built.

   Construcción o estructura

   • The make of this furniture is very sturdy.
   • The make of the watch shows high-quality craftsmanship.
   • They examined the make of the building for structural integrity.

   Sinónimosarrangementbuildcompositionconfigurationconstitutionconstructionformframeworkorganizationstructure

• Verbo que denota la acción de crear, producir, construir o causar algo.

A verb used to indicate the act of creating, producing, constructing, or causing something to happen.

verbo irregular

1. Create or produceA1formal

   To produce, construct, or cause something to exist.

   Crear o producir

   • She makes her own clothes.
   • The company makes high-quality furniture.
   • He made a delicious cake for the party.

   Sinónimosassemblebuildconstructcraftcreatefabricatefashionforgeformgeneratemanufactureproduce

   Antónimosbreakdemolishdestroyruin

2. Cause to happen or becomeA2formal

   To cause something to happen or to cause someone or something to become something else.

   hacer que algo ocurra o llegar a ser

   • The news made her happy.
   • Don't make me repeat myself.
   • The loud noise made the baby cry.

   Sinónimosbring aboutcauseconvertcreateeffectengendergenerateinduceoccasionproducepromptrendertransformtrigger

   Antónimospreventreverseundo

3. Earn or acquireB1formal

   To earn money or acquire something.

   ganar (dinero)

   • He makes a good living as a programmer.
   • She made a lot of new friends at university.
   • They made a huge profit from the sale.

   Sinónimosacquirebring inclearearngainnetobtainprocuresecuretake home

   Antónimoslosespendwaste

4. Force or compelB1informal

   To force someone to do something.

   Hacer que alguien haga algo

   • My parents made me clean my room.
   • The law makes everyone pay taxes.
   • Don't let them make you do something you don't want to.

   Sinónimoscoercecompeldriveforceimpelobligepresspressurerequireurge

5. Arrive or achieveB2informal

   To manage to arrive at a place or achieve something.

   llegar a tiempo / lograr

   • We barely made it to the train on time.
   • If you hurry, you can make the deadline.
   • He made the team after a tough tryout.

   Sinónimosachievearrive atattaincatchget tohitreach

6. Pretend or act as ifB2informal

   To pretend to be or do something.

   fingir, aparentar

   • He made like he didn't see me.
   • She made as if she was leaving, then stopped.
   • Don't make out you're an expert when you're not.

   Sinónimosactaffectfeignpretendshamsimulate

Variantes phrasalmake formake offmake outmake overmake up