English-Dutch translations for make

• maken
  Die vergissing moeten we niet maken. We must not make that mistake.
  Sta mij toe om echter één opmerking te maken. But let me just make a comment.
  Staat u mij toe hierbij een opmerking te maken. Allow me to make an observation.
• brengen
  Ik wil nog twee andere punten naar voren brengen. I wish to make two more points.
  Ik wil twee punten naar voren brengen. I should like to make two points.
  Hij is vastbesloten hier verandering in te brengen. He is determined to make a change.
• doen
  Welke voorstellen kunnen wij hiervoor doen? So what proposals can we make?
  Ik wil een paar beroepen doen.I want to make several appeals.
  De getallen doen ons duizelen. The figures make our heads spin.
• afstevenen
  Nu de woordvoerders van Frankrijk en Duitsland deze week nog hebben laten weten dat hun regeringen het vetorecht juist willen afschaffen, is het duidelijk dat we op een confrontatie afstevenen. We have heard the spokesmen of France and Germany this week make it clear that they want the veto to go and we are now on a collision course.
  In 1996 zei de Franse president, Jacques Chirac, in Turijn dat Europa op een mislukking zou afstevenen als het zich alleen in economisch opzicht zou ontwikkelen, via de handel. In 1996 in Turin, the French President, Mr Chirac, said that if Europe only makes progress along the economic route, the commercial route, it would be a failure.
• denken
  Dit zou ons te denken moeten geven. All that should make us think.
  Voorzitter, het geeft te denken.Mr President, it makes on think.
  We denken binnenkort een besluit te nemen. We expect to make a decision shortly.
• interpreteren
  Het is niet aan de Commissie om te interpreteren. It is not for the Commission to make an interpretation.
  Wij moeten oppassen dat wij de gebeurtenissen in Oekraïne niet al te simplistisch interpreteren. We need to make a non-simplistic interpretation of what is happening in Ukraine.
  Het is in zekere zin positief als wij het zo kunnen interpreteren dat de Eurogroep geen reële besluiten neemt. In some ways it is positive if it is saying that the Eurogroup does not make any decisions at all.
• klaarmaken
• laten
  Laten we dan een besluit nemen. Then we shall make a decision.
  Laten we ervoor zorgen dat het werkt. Let us make sure that it works.
  Laten wij ons tot zinvolle vergelijkingen beperken. Let us make comparisons which make sense.
• maaksel
• merk
  Om een merk, kennis, arbeidsplaatsen te verdedigen? To defend a make, know-how, jobs?
  Des te bemoedigender is de daad van mevrouw Merkel van gisteren! That makes Mrs Merkel's action yesterday all the more encouraging!
  Dan moet je een specifieke lader van een speciaal model en van een speciaal merk hebben. You then need to find a specific charger of a specific make and model.
• stevenen
  Nu staat het Europees Parlement tegenover een nieuwe situatie. Bekeken moet worden hoe het Parlement daarop kan reageren en wat de meest geijkte manier is om alsnog op vrede af te stevenen. The European Parliament is now faced with a new situation and has to decide how to react; how it can make a more helpful contribution to peace.
• uitrichten
• vormen
  Zij vormen het nieuws waarmee we dagelijks om de oren worden geslagen. They make up the news we are bombarded with.
  In 2100 zullen we 3 procent van de wereldbevolking vormen. In 2100, we will make up 3% of that population.
  Vrouwen vormen nog altijd de meerderheid van de bevolking. Women still make up the majority of the population.

Definition of make

• To create
• To behave, to act
• To tend; to contribute; to have effect; with ''for'or ''against''
• To constitute
• To add up to, have a sum of
• To interpret
• To bring into success
• To cause to be
• To cause to appear to be; to represent as
• To cause ; to compel (to do something
• To force to do
• To indicate or suggest to be
• To cover neatly with bedclothes
• To arrive at a destination, usually at or by a certain time
• To proceed (in a direction
• To cover by travelling.
• To move at .
• To appoint; to name
• To induct into the Mafia or a similar organization (as a made man
• To defecate or urinate
• To earn, to gain (money, points, membership or status
• To pay, to cover ;
• To compose verses; to write poetry; to versify
• To enact; to establish
• To develop into; to prove to be
• To form or formulate in the mind
• To perform a feat
• To gain sufficient audience to warrant its existence
• To act in a certain manner; to have to do; to manage; to interfere; to be active; often in the phrase ''to meddle or make''
• To increase; to augment; to accrue
• To cause to be , used after a subjective
• To take the virginity of
• To have sexual intercourse with
• Brand or kind; model
• Manner or style of construction ; form
• Origin ; manufacture; production
• A person's character or disposition
• The act or process of making something, especially in industrial manufacturing
• Quantity produced, especially of materials
• A software utility for automatically building large applications, or an implementation of this utility
• Identification or recognition , especially from police records or evidence
• Past, present or future target of seduction (usually female
• A promotion
• A home-made project
• Turn to declare the trump for a hand , or to shuffle the cards.if enough citations exist these should be split into separate senses--
• A made basket
• Mate; a spouse or companion; a match
• A halfpenny.
• An agricultural tool resembling a scythe, used to cut certain plants such as peas, reeds, or tares

Examples

• We made a bird feeder for our yard
• Ill make a man out of him yet
• He makes deodorants
• I made a poem for her wedding
• He made a will
• make war
• They were just a bunch of neer-do-wells who went around making trouble for honest men
• God made earth and heaven
• To make like a deer caught in the headlights
• They made nice together, as if their fight never happened
• He made as if to punch him, but they both laughed and shook hands
• They make a cute couple
• This makes the third infraction
• One swallow does not a summer make
• Two and four make six
• I don’t know what to make of it
• This company is what made you
• She married into wealth and so has it made
• The citizens made their objections clear
• This might make you a bit woozy
• Did I make myself heard?
• Scotch will make you a man
• Youre making her cry
• I was made to feel like a criminal
• The teacher made the student study
• Don’t let them make you suffer
• His past mistakes don’t make him a bad person
• We should make Cincinnati by 7 tonight
• They made westward over the snowy mountains
• Make for the hills! Its a wildfire!
• They made away from the fire toward the river
• The ship could make 20 knots an hour in calm seas
• This baby can make 220 miles an hour
• They hope to make a bigger profit
• He didnt make the choir after his voice changed
• She made ten points in that game
• Shell make a fine president
• make plans
• made a questionable decision
• make a leap
• make a pass
• make a u-turn
• In the end, my class didnt make, which left me with a bit of free time
• What make of car do you drive?
• The camera was of German make.

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