make out

make out

1) (manage) cavarsela

how are you making out? — come te la cavi?

2) AE colloq. (grope)

to make out with sb. — farsi qcn

3) (claim) dichiarare (that che); make out [sth.], make [sth.] out

4) (distinguish) distinguere [shape]; decifrare [writing]

5) (claim)

to make sth. out to be — far credere che qcs. sia

6) (understand) risolvere, fare luce su [mystery]

to make out if o whether capire se; I can't make him out — non riesco a capirlo

7) (write out) fare [cheque, will, list]

it is made out to X — è intestato a X

8) (expound)

to make out a case for — sostenere le ragioni di; make oneself out to be fare credere di essere [rich, brilliant]; fare finta di essere [stupid, incompetent]

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1) (to see, hear or understand: He could make out a ship in the distance.) scorgere

2) (to make it seem that: He made out that he was earning a huge amount of money.) far credere

3) (to write or fill in: The doctor made out a prescription.) compilare

4) ((slang) to kiss, hug and caress; to neck: They were making out in the back seat.) pomiciare

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1. vt + adv

1) (write out: cheque, receipt, list) fare, (document) redigere, (form) riempire, compilare

to make a cheque out to sb — intestare un assegno a qn

to make out a case for sth — presentare delle valide ragioni in favore di qc

2) (see, discern) riuscire a vedere, distinguere, (decipher) decifrare, (understand) (riuscire a) capire

I can't make out the address on the label — non riesco a decifrare l'indirizzo sull'etichetta

how do you make that out? — che cosa te lo fa pensare?

I can't make her out at all — non riesco proprio a capirla

3)

(claim, imply) to make out (that ...) — voler far credere (che...), darla ad intendere (che...)

to make sb out to be stupid — far passare qn per stupido

they're making out it was my fault — vogliono far credere che sia colpa mia

2. vi + adv

(fam: get on) cavarsela

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make out

1) (manage) cavarsela

how are you making out? — come te la cavi?

2) AE colloq. (grope)

to make out with sb. — farsi qcn

3) (claim) dichiarare (that che); make out [sth.], make [sth.] out

4) (distinguish) distinguere [shape]; decifrare [writing]

5) (claim)

to make sth. out to be — far credere che qcs. sia

6) (understand) risolvere, fare luce su [mystery]

to make out if o whether capire se; I can't make him out — non riesco a capirlo

7) (write out) fare [cheque, will, list]

it is made out to X — è intestato a X

8) (expound)

to make out a case for — sostenere le ragioni di; make oneself out to be fare credere di essere [rich, brilliant]; fare finta di essere [stupid, incompetent]