Locuciones verbales
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| make [sth] up vtr phrasal sep | informal (invent, imagine) | inventar⇒ vtr |
| | You should be a writer, you make up such interesting stories. |
| | Deberías ser escritor, inventas historias muy interesantes. |
| make [sth] up vtr phrasal sep | (assemble, put together) | preparar⇒ vtr |
| | | armar⇒ vtr |
| | The Red Cross made up emergency kits for the earthquake victims. |
| | La Cruz Roja preparó botiquines de emergencia para las víctimas del terremoto. |
| make [sth] up vtr phrasal sep | (comprise) | constituir⇒ vtr |
| | | formar⇒ vtr |
| | The cast was made up of amateurs. |
| | El reparto estaba constituido por principiantes. |
| make up vi phrasal | informal (be reconciled) | hacer las paces loc verb |
| | | reconciliarse⇒ v prnl |
| | We had an argument, but later we kissed and made up. |
| | Tuvimos una discusión, pero lo hablamos e hicimos las paces. |
| make up with [sb] vi phrasal + prep | informal (be reconciled) | reconciliarse⇒ v prnl |
| | I haven't made up with Alex yet after yesterday's fight. |
| | Todavía no me he reconciliado con Alex después de nuestra pelea de ayer. |
| make up for [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (compensate) | compensar⇒ vtr |
| | | reparar⇒ vtr |
| | She made up for being rude to me yesterday by inviting me out for coffee. |
| | Compensó haber sido grosera conmigo ayer invitándome un café. |
| make up for [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (counter, outweigh) | compensar⇒ vtr |
| | He'll never be able to make up for his lack of natural ability. |
| | Nunca va a poder compensar su falta de talento natural. |
| make up to [sb] vtr phrasal insep | US, informal (fawn) | adular a alguien vtr + prep |
| | (ES: coloquial) | hacerle la pelota a alguien, hacerle la pelotilla a alguien loc verb + prep |
| | (CL, PE: coloquial) | lamerle las botas a alguien loc verb + prep |
| | (AR: coloquial) | chuparle las medias a alguien loc verb + prep |
| | That guy makes me sick; he's always making up to the boss. |
| | Odio a ese tipo: siempre está adulando al jefe. |