make

• Nom désignant une marque, un modèle ou un fabricant spécifique d'un produit, ou bien l'acte de créer ou de produire quelque chose.

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.

   Marque (type de produit)

   • 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.

   Synonymesbrandlabelmarquetype

2. Construction or BuildB2formal

   The way something is constructed or built.

   Façon dont quelque chose est construit ou fabriqué

   • 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.

   Synonymesarrangementbuildcompositionconfigurationconstitutionconstructionformframeworkorganizationstructure

• Verbe désignant l'action de créer, produire, fabriquer ou causer quelque chose, ou encore d'amener quelqu'un à faire quelque chose.

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

verbe irrégulier

1. Create or produceA1formal

   To produce, construct, or cause something to exist.

   Fabriquer, produire, créer

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

   Synonymesassemblebuildconstructcraftcreatefabricatefashionforgeformgeneratemanufactureproduce

   Antonymesbreakdemolishdestroyruin

2. Cause to happen or becomeA2formal

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

   faire, rendre, causer

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

   Synonymesbring aboutcauseconvertcreateeffectengendergenerateinduceoccasionproducepromptrendertransformtrigger

   Antonymespreventreverseundo

3. Earn or acquireB1formal

   To earn money or acquire something.

   Gagner (de l'argent)

   • 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.

   Synonymesacquirebring inclearearngainnetobtainprocuresecuretake home

   Antonymeslosespendwaste

4. Force or compelB1informal

   To force someone to do something.

   forcer, contraindre

   • 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.

   Synonymescoercecompeldriveforceimpelobligepresspressurerequireurge

5. Arrive or achieveB2informal

   To manage to arrive at a place or achieve something.

   atteindre, réussir à arriver

   • 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.

   Synonymesachievearrive atattaincatchget tohitreach

6. Pretend or act as ifB2informal

   To pretend to be or do something.

   faire semblant

   • 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.

   Synonymesactaffectfeignpretendshamsimulate

Variantes phrasalmake formake offmake outmake overmake up