| Traduções complementares |
| make n | (brand) | marca sf |
| | What make of car do you drive? Toyota? What make is your computer? |
| | Qual marca de carro diriges? Toyota? |
| make n | (build, stature) | porte sm |
| | | estatura sf |
| | He is of a lean make, and could be an excellent athlete. |
| | Ele tem um porte magro e pode ser um excelente atleta. |
| make [sth] of [sth] v expr | (interpret) | pensar vt |
| | | achar vt |
| | I don't know what to make of his actions. What do you make of this car? |
| | Não sei o que pensar das suas ações. O que você pensa deste carro? |
| make for [sth] vi + prep | (move towards) | dirigir-se vp |
| | The fleet made for port. |
| | A frota se dirigiu ao porto. |
| make [sth]⇒ vtr | (bring into existence) | fazer vt |
| | Let's make a baby! |
| | Vamos fazer um bebê! |
| make [sth] vtr | (take: a decision, choice) | tomar vt |
| | It's a difficult choice, but someone has to make it. |
| | É uma escolha difícil, mas alguém tem que fazer isso. |
| make [sth] vtr | (utter) | fazer vt |
| | The politician made an impassioned plea for change. |
| | My colleague is always making unpleasant remarks. |
| | O político fez um apelo apaixonado por mudança. // Meu colega está sempre fazendo comentários desagradáveis. |
| make [sth] vtr | (enter into: agreement, deal) | fazer vt |
| | The parties involved made an agreement. |
| | As partes envolvidas fizeram um acordo. |
| make [sth] vtr | (fix: date, appointment) | marcar vt |
| | Please call first to make an appointment. |
| | Por favor, ligue primeiro para marcar uma consulta. |
| make [sth] vtr | (train, plane: reach in time) | pegar a tempo loc v |
| | I have to run if I want to make my train. |
| | Eu tenho que correr se eu quiser pegar a tempo o meu trem. |
| make [sth] vtr | (put down: a payment) | fazer vt |
| | Adam makes a payment on his car each month. |
| | Adam faz o pagamento do seu carro todos os meses. |
| make [sth] vtr | (bed: make tidy) | arrumar, fazer vt |
| | The girls must make their beds every morning. |
| | As meninas devem arrumar suas camas todas as manhãs. |
| make [sth] vtr | (establish: name) (figurado) | fazer vt |
| | Bill is trying to make a name for himself in the business. |
| | Bill está tentando fazer seu nome nos negócios. |
| make [sth] vtr | (appoint) | fazer vt |
| | The president is going to make Chris a vice-president. |
| | O presidente fará de Chris um vice-presidente. |
| make [sth] vtr | (achieve, reach) | alcançar vt |
| | The sales team hopes to make its numbers this month. |
| | A equipe de vendas espera alcançar suas metas este mês. |
| make [sth] vtr | (establish, set) | fazer vt |
| | Legislatures make laws. |
| | Legisladores fazem leis. |
| make [sth] vtr | (commit: a mistake, etc.) | cometer vt |
| | I made a mistake when I spent that money. |
| | Cometi um erro quando gastei esse dinheiro. |
| make [sth] vtr | (attain: position, rank) | ser promovido loc v |
| | Francis is trying to make Captain. |
| | Francis está tentando ser promovido a Capitão. |
| make [sth] vtr | informal (earn acceptance into) | entrar vt |
| | Only half of people at tryouts made the team. |
| | Apenas metade das pessoas nos testes entraram no time. |
| make [sth] vtr | (equal) | totalizar, somar vt |
| | Two and two makes four. |
| | Dois e dois totalizam quatro. |
| make [sth] vtr | (be the essence of) (figurado) | criar vt |
| | What makes a good writer? |
| | O que cria um bom escritor? |
| make [sb]⇒ vtr | US, slang (seduce) | seduzir vt |
| | He may try to make her, but he won't succeed. |
| | Ele pode tentar seduzi-la, mas não terá sucesso. |
| make [sth]⇒ vtr | (reach, form) | fazer vt |
| | Leanne is always quick to make judgments. |
| | Leanne é sempre rápida em fazer julgamentos. |
| make [sth] vtr | (arrive at) | chegar vt |
| | The ship made port early in the morning. |
| | O navio chegou ao porto cedo pela manhã. |
| make [sth] vtr | informal (appear on) | aparecer vt |
| | The disaster made the evening news. |
| | O desastre apareceu no noticiário da noite. |
| make [sth] vtr | (score: a goal, etc.) | fazer vt |
| | The player made a goal in the second period. |
| | O jogador fez um gol no segundo tempo. |
| make [sth] vtr | informal (manage to attend) | comparecer vt |
| | | atender vt |
| | | participar vt |
| | Sorry I couldn't make yesterday's meeting. |
| | Desculpe, não consegui comparecer à reunião de ontem. |
| make [sth] vtr | (earn) | ganhar vt |
| | Jeff makes $80,000 a year. |
| | Jefferson ganha $ 80.000 ao ano. |
Formas compostas:
made | make |
| bitch-made adj | pejorative, vulgar, offensive, informal, US (worthless) | imprestável adj |
| | (figurado, informal) | podre adj |
custom-made,
custom made adj | (bespoke, made to order) | feito sob medida, customizado adj |
| Nota: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| | The millionaire wore only custom-made suits. |
| | His office furniture was custom made. |
| | O milionário só usava ternos feitos sob medida. Até a mobília do seu consultório era customizada. |
| factory-made adj | (produced in factory) | feito em fábrica loc adj |
foreign made,
foreign-made adj | (manufactured overseas) | fabricado no exterior loc adj |
| Nota: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| | Why buy a foreign-made product when you can get a domestic one cheaper? |
| have it made v expr | slang (be successful) | ter sucesso vt + sm |
| have it made v expr | slang (have guarantee of success) | ter garantia de sucesso loc v |
| | Get a good degree at Oxford or Cambridge and you've got it made! |
homemade,
home-made adj | (made at home, handmade) (comida, feito em casa) | caseiro adj |
| | Home-made cakes always taste better than factory-made ones. |
homemade,
home-made adj | (made by self) (feito por alguém) | caseiro adj |
| | It looked to me like his furniture was all homemade. |
homemade,
home-made adj | (makeshift) | caseiro adj |
| | | artesanal adj |
| | | feito em casa loc adj |
| | The boys raced down the hill in their homemade go-kart. |
| made by adj | (manufactured or crafted by) (preço por item) | custo unitário loc sm |
| | | custo por unidade loc sm |
| | This beautiful cap was made by native Peruvians. |
| have [sth] made for [sb/sth] v expr | (request special creation) | feito para adj + prep |
| | | criado especialmente para expres |
| | She had a gown made for the gala. |
be made for each other,
be made for one another v expr | informal, figurative (be ideally suited to each other) (informal, figurado) | feitos um para o outro expres |
| | What a lovely couple; they're made for each other. |
| | Those two business partners are equally nasty; they're made for one another. |
| be made for [sth/sb] v expr | informal, figurative (be ideally suited to) | feito para expres |
| | This job matches your qualifications and experience perfectly; it's made for you! |
| made into adj | (turned or transformed into) (custo por item) | preço unitário loc sm |
| | | preço por unidade loc sm |
| | Re-cycled garden waste can be made into compost. |
made of,
made from,
made out of adj | (built out of) | feito de part pas + prep |
| | Those cabinets are made of oak while these cabinets over here are made of pine. |
| | Esses armários são feitos de carvalho enquanto esses armários aqui são feitos de pinho. |
| made of adj | informal (capable of, strong enough for) (figurado, informal.) | feito part pas |
| | In the army, young men find out what they're really made of. A crisis is an opportunity to show what you're made of. |
| | No exército, homens jovens descobrem do que realmente são feitos. Uma crise é uma oportunidade para mostrar do que você é feito. |
| be made of money v expr | figurative, informal (rich) (figurado) | nadando no dinheiro expres |
| | My daughter's Christmas list is four pages long; she must think we're made of money! |
made to order,
made-to-order adj | (custom made) | feito sob medida expres |
| | | feito sob encomenda expres |
| Nota: hyphens used when term is an adj before a noun |
| | Clothes that are made to order ought to fit better than off-the-rack clothes. |
| | Service is slow because each dish is made to order. |
made up,
made-up adj | (invented, imaginary) | inventado adj |
| | | mentiroso adj |
| | | imaginado adj |
| Nota: A hyphen is used when the term precedes the noun. |
| | Don't give me a made-up story. I want to know the truth. |
| | Não me dê uma história inventada. Eu quero saber a verdade. |
| made-up adj | (wearing cosmetics) (figurado, excesso de maquiagem) | montado adj |
| | | pesado adj |
| | She's so heavily made-up, you can't tell what she really looks like. |
| | Ela é tão pesadamente montada que você mal pode dizer como ela realmente é. |
| made-up adj | (mind: decided) | decidida adj |
| | | feita adj |
| | A meeting was held to discuss the plans, but most people arrived with already made-up minds. |
| made up of [sth] expr | (comprising) | feito part pas |
| | | composto part pas |
| | A computer is made up of many high-tech components. |
| | Um computador é feito de muitos componentes de alta tecnologia. |
| made up adj | UK, regional, informal (pleased) | contente adj |
| | It's great that you could come. I'm made up! |
| | É excelente que você tenha vindo. Eu estou contente! |
made up about [sth],
made up with [sth] expr | UK, regional, informal (pleased) | contente adj |
| | | feliz adj |
| | I'm made up about my new car! |
| | Eu estou contente com meu novo carro! |
man-made,
also US: manmade adj | (artificial or synthetic) (artificial, fabricado) | feito, fabricado adj |
| | Nylon is a man-made fibre used in the clothing industry. |
| pre-made adj | (ready-prepared) | pronto adj |
| | (comida) | pré-cozido adj |
| ready-made adj | (already made for sale) (BRA) | em pronta entrega loc adv |
| | (BRA) | pronto para venda expres |
| | | pré-fabricado adj |
| | | pré-preparado adj |
| | We eat ready-made meals almost every day for supper during the week. |
| ready-made adj | figurative (excuse, etc.: existing, available) | pré-fabricado adj |
| | Cathy's visiting sister provided a ready-made excuse for her not to go to her aerobics class. |
| self-made adj | (independently successful) | por esforço próprio expres |
| | Ross is a self-made businessman who started his life in poverty. |
| tailor-made adj | (custom produced, bespoke) (feito sob encomenda, alfaiataria) | feito sob encomenda loc adj |
| | | feito por alfaiate loc adj |
| | | feito sob medida loc adj |
| | Savile Row in London is the best place to get a tailor-made suit. |
| tailor-made for [sth/sb] adj | figurative (perfectly suited) (perfeitamente ajustado) | feito sob medida vt + loc adv |
| | | perfeito adj |
| | Jim has always loved trains, so his new job as a train driver is tailor-made for him. |
TV film,
TV movie,
telefilm,
made-for-television movie,
made-for-TV movie n | (movie intended for TV) | filme televisivo sm |
well made,
well-made adj | (sturdy, built to last) (resistente, feito para durar) | resistente adj |
| | | durável adj |
| | | bem feito expres |
| Nota: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun |
| | He was a very well-made young man indeed. |
well made,
well-made adj | (finely crafted) | bem feito expres |
| | | bem produzido adj |
| | Only master craftsmen can produce well-made furniture. |
work for hire,
work made for hire n | US ([sth] created for job) | prestação de serviços expres |
| | The piece is a work for hire, so the artist cannot collect royalties. |