make out
make
A. -transitive verb + adverb
1. (=write out)
[+cheque] hacer, extender
[+receipt, list] hacer
[+document] redactar
(=fill in)
[+form] llenar
·to make a [cheque] out to somebody
·hacer or extender un cheque a favor de somebody, someone
·the cheque should be made out to Pérez
·el cheque debe extenderse a nombre de Pérez
2. (=see, discern)
[+distant object] distinguir, divisar
3. (=decipher)
[+writing] descifrar
4. (=understand) entender, comprender
·I can't make her out at all
·no la entiendo or comprendo en absoluto
·can you make out what they're saying?
·¿entiendes lo que dicen?
·I can't make it out at all
·no consigo entenderlo
5. (=claim, imply)
·you make him out to be better than he is
·lo haces parecer mejor de lo que es en realidad
·he'noun not as rich as people make out
·no es tan rico como dice la gente
·the situation is not so bad as you make it out to be
·la situaciónoun no es tan grave como la pintas
·the play makes him out to be a fool
·en la obra aparece como una idiota
·to make out that
·dar a entender que
·they're making out it was my fault
·estánoun dando a entender que fue culpa masculineía
·all the time he made out he was working
·estuvo todo el tiempo haciéndonos creer que estaba trabajando
·she made out it was a wrong number
·hizo como que se había equivocado de nounúmero
B. -intransitive verb + adverb
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(=get on) (with person) llevarse
·how do you make out with your neighbours?
·¿cómo te llevas con tus vecinos?
·how did you make out at the audition?
·¿qué tal te fue en la audiciónoun?
·how are you making out on your pension?
·¿cómo te las arreglas con la pensiónoun?
·to make out with somebody
(United States) * (sexually) hacérselo con somebody, someone *