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2 Translation results for makes in Spanish

verb | noun

make verb

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made, has made, is making, makes
hacer; fabricar; desarrollar, elaborar, formar; constituir; preparar; forzar, obligar

Example sentences of
make verb

  • •He works in a factory that makes jet engines.
  • •She made the curtains herself.
  • •He collected wood to make a fire.
  • •She used cheese and a mixture of other ingredients to make a delicious sauce.
  • •Someone was making a disturbance.
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  • •The car's engine has been making a strange noise lately.
  • •The rock made a dent in the car's fender.
  • •I'm not trying to make trouble.
  • •The typist made a mistake.
  • •I called the doctor's office to make an appointment.
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Synonyms of
make verb

form, shape, fashion, fabricate, manufacture, forge, build, construct, produce, compel, constitute, create, devise, earn, head, perform, prepare, render
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  • En inglés, make se usa principálmente para crear cosas, no hacerlas.

Detailed synonyms for make verb

Make, form, shape, fashion, fabricate, manufacture, forge, build, construct, produce significan causar que algo entre en existencia.
  • Make se aplica a cualquier acción de producir o crear, sea mediante una agencia inteligente o por fuerzas ciegas, y sin importar si el producto tiene una existencia material o inmaterial <the factory makes furniture>.
  • Form indica el generar un esbozo, una estructura o un diseño que es definitivo en la cosa que se produce <had time to form some ideas about the issue>.
  • Shape connota el imponer una forma sobre algún material mediante algún agente externo <trying to shape the mass of material into a book>.
  • Fashion connota el uso del poder de la inventiva o del ingenio <fashioned a chair out of old lumber>.
  • Fabricate connota el unir muchas partes en un todo, y a menudo la invención ingeniosa de algo falso <she fabricated a ridiculous story about where she had been>.
  • Manufacture indica el hacer repetidamente mediante un proceso fijo, a menudo con maquinaria <the company manufactures shoes>.
  • Forge indica el hacer, crear o ingeniar con gran esfuerzo físico o mental <forged an agreement after months of talks>.
  • Build connota hacer algo al ensamblar partes o materiales <building houses for poor people>.
  • Construct sugiere ensamblar algo al organizar o combinar partes <construct a barn> o al organizar ideas o conceptos <the author constructs all the stories around a single theme>.
  • Produce, un término amplio, puede implicar hacer algo por medios físicos <the factory produces steel> o por esfuerzo intelectual <she produced a new novel every year>, o simplemente al traer a existencia <these talks produced a settlement>.
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make noun

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makes
marca

Example sentences of
make noun

  • •“What make of car is that?” “I think it's a Ford.”
  • •"What make of car is that?" "I think it's a Ford."
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Synonyms of
make noun

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Reverse translation for makes

hacer  - to act, to make, to do, to perform, to force, to oblige 
fabricar  - to manufacture, to make 
desarrollar  - to develop 
elaborar  - to make, to produce, to devise, to draw up 
formar  - to form, to make, to constitute, to make up, to train, to educate 
constituir  - to constitute, to make up, to form, to establish, to set up 
preparar  - to prepare, to make ready, to teach, to train, to coach 
forzar  - to force, to compel, to force open, to strain 
obligar  - to force, to require, to oblige 
marca  - mark, brand, make, trademark, record (in sports) 
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